Presented by Monash Urban Lab
The post-war growth patterns of Melbourne and Sydney are revealed through common housing types – like weatherboard and brick veneer houses, walk-up flats and garage houses. But this existing housing has become a commodity that is wastefully erased and rebuilt, with no consideration for its potential to contribute to a more sustainable urban fabric and equitable communities. An alternative approach considers how these dwellings could be re-valued, and systemically adapted to twenty-first century modes of living – this involves picking apart the key features and elements of each type and designing simple strategies that could make these dwellings able to be retrofitted at scale.
This panel discussion will be recorded and available on this website after the session and on the Henry Halloran Research Trust Youtube channel.
Panel
Nigel Bertram is Practice Professor, Department of Architecture, Monash Art, Design and Architecture.
Maryam Gusheh is Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Monash Art, Design and Architecture.
Olivia Hyde is the director of design excellence at the Government Architect NSW and a professor of practice in architecture at The University of Sydney.
Tom Morgan is Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Monash Art, Design and Architecture.
Catherine Murphy is Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Monash Art, Design and Architecture.