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What does the ‘new normal’ look like for women’s safety in cities?
Women’s safety in public space is very complex. Women’s perception of safety – as opposed to their risk of experiencing gendered violence or crime – very much determines how they interact with public space. This issue of perception makes measuring and evaluating women’s experiences difficult.
16 Jul 2020
Artist Manon van Kouswijk awarded the $300,000 Southern Way McClelland Commission 2021
The new sculpture will be sited along the Peninsula Link freeway in Melbourne’s South East as part of a unique and award-winning commitment to public art.
14 Jul 2020
Renovation rescue: 6 ways to ensure HomeBuilder helps consumers, the climate and the economy
The federal government’s new HomeBuilder scheme offers eligible Australians money to renovate or build a home. While it’s attracted controversy, HomeBuilder does offer a much-needed opportunity to make old homes more energy-efficient.
26 Jun 2020
Manufacturing an opportunity: Will COVID-19 change city life for the better?
An expanded manufacturing sector could boost local employment and provide benefits across the economy. Urban planner and designer Carl Grodach suggests that an audit be done of what’s being imported, of what we have the capacity to manufacture here, to decide what products are most needed.
17 Jun 2020
Returning confidence in public transport in a post-COVID-19 world
Public transport is essential because it's by far the most spatially efficient way to move large numbers of people about the city. However, the notion of sharing confined public spaces for potentially extended periods of time will play heavily on the minds of a public learning to maintain physical distance.
3 Jun 2020
Major research project looks to examine and support the work-related wellbeing of architects and architecture students
A ground-breaking research project investigating the work-related wellbeing of architects and architecture students, as linked to professional cultures and professional identity, has been funded in the most recent round of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme, in May 2020.
25 May 2020
Call for Architecture Studio Proposals and Architecture Tutors
Are you interested in teaching Architecture at Monash University? Join us to help shape the future of architecture and architectural education.
11 May 2020
Monash Solar Decathlon Team win international design challenge
Monash students win first place in the Suburban Single-Family home division and finished as finalists in the Attached Housing and Mixed-Use Multifamily divisions at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge.
21 Apr 2020