This report invites you to explore the unique ‘reworlding’ methodology and its impact on urban design policy. It outlines how the work of the lab directly translates into strategies for teaching and learning, play design methods, policy and strategies for Melbourne’s future development.

The Life Chances Study followed 167 infants from two inner-Melbourne suburbs from birth until early 2024. Over the course of the study, researchers have identified multiple and intersecting social policy, infrastructure and service improvements that could make a difference to the life chances of those living with economic insecurity and disadvantage. This report provides a...

One aim of this paper is to test whether people experiencing various forms of disadvantage are more likely to live in an area with a high urban heat island (UHI) effect.

This report outlines a vision for enabling denser, more lively streetscapes across all of Melbourne. It would be achieved through the report's signature recommendation: enabling six-storey, mixed-use development on all residential land within one kilometre of a train station and 500 metres of a tram – stopbuilding an interconnected network of 1,992 high-amenity, walkable neighbourhoods.

The case studies presented in this report show that councils are providing an invaluable social infrastructure by managing neighbourhood centres and offering programmed activities.