Australian cities are some of the lowest density and most car-dependent on the planet: intensified urban development and improved public transport to meet the imperatives of population growth and a low-carbon future is a major challenge. Despite decades of compact city policy there has been little change to the practice of ever-expanding suburban fringe development...

This paper explores how urban design and transport opportunities can be explored for urban transformation of cardependent cities.

Through a design-led investigation, this paper explores the types of spatial assemblies and development approaches that could potentially achieve the 20-minute city in metropolitan Melbourne.

This paper reports on a design research project that analyses patterns and types of intensification along 8 Melbourne tram routes and then sought industry and resident feedback on a 3D simulation of the potential effects of adhering to a set of codes on built form on a 1km segment of tram corridor in Lygon St...

This paper, using Brunswick in Melbourne as a case study, examines place identity and how this embodies different meanings for different people.