Projects
Urban questions explored through design, fieldwork, collaboration and evidence.
2019 · 2 min read
There is increasing recognition of the substantial role of urban green space in placemaking for cities. Green spaces provide the physical locations for community participation, social cohesion and neighbourhood exchanges. More…
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2018 · 4 min read
Researchers Georgia Warren-Myers Franz Fuerst Timeframe 2017-2019 Keywords Energy efficiency ratings Housing markets Mandatory disclosure Information asymetry Themes Overview of the Research This research provides a comprehensive…
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2018 · 2 min read
The Living Pavilion is a collaboration between the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub, Thrive Research Hub, The Living Stage, AILA Vic and The University of Melbourne’s New Student Precinct. It will be a temporary event space for…
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Newport Placemaking Sandbox Studio Exhibition Download Place Week Agenda Place Week Victoria Place Week is a week‐long series of activities that support and celebrate the work of those seeking to transform our public spaces into places…
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A recyclable, biodegradable, edible and biodiverse performance space created with the Lorne community.
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2018 · 2 min read
For over 50 years research has demonstrated that plants deliver benefits for urban citizens by reducing air pollution and supporting well-being. As cities in Australia increase their density it is important to understand how plants can…
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Cross-cultural analysis and capacity building in construction management practices focusing on housing and infrastructure sectors in Assam and Australia – An initiative of ‘Smart Villages” research While the ‘Smart Villages’ concept…
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Construction of affordable housing and related infrastructure for ‘Smart Villages’ Communities in Assam, India Development of smart villages framework based on a bottom up data-driven approach by keeping the community at the core for…
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The Seacombe West, is a 680ha, the site is significantly degraded as a result of salt water entering the Gippsland Lakes system in the late 1800s. The conservation approach is failing in this region with disastrous results for land…
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Running Wild was conducted in collaboration with Polyglot Theatre and Mahogany Rise Primary school to reveal social and ecological narratives of ‘place’. The project culminated in a collaborative and interactive art installation and…
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This project aims to investigate the environmental impacts of construction in Australia through the development of a sophisticated hybrid environmental assessment model. The project will assist in identifying the most significant…
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2017 · 2 min read
Co-seeding our future: children’s agency in rewilding urban spaces – a proposed project for 2017 “Young people are rarely invited to have their voice heard on things that matter. We are described as having potential, as though our power…
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Bull Street Terraces by Crosby Architects is a medium density development in the Victorian town of Castlemaine. It has been designed to achieve the Living Building Challenge certification. Thrive is involved through supporting the…
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This research will provide a unique understanding of how the new home volume builders’ operate as a market, acting effectively as a demand-side stakeholder, changing the concept of who is the empowered consumer in the new housing…
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Research into apartment overheating, heatwave resilience and practical retrofit strategies for Melbourne homes.
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An applied inquiry into restorative and deliberative approaches to urban conflict, planning and social justice in Yarra.
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Five short films showing how regenerative development can strengthen systems, places and communities through design, business and education.
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A pilot study combining field monitoring and numerical modelling to examine how buildings influence exposure during severe air-pollution events.
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A national collaboration combining placemaking theory, co-design, teaching and real-world public-space interventions.
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Landscape infrastructure research for sea-level rise, inundation and coastal erosion on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.
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2016 · 2 min read
The energy associated with the construction and operation of buildings could represent more than 50% of the total energy demand (Anderson et al. 2015) and associated environmental impacts. Reducing building energy use and related…
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