Research

A collection of design related research projects from around the world.

Investingating how the distinctive ‘feel’ - or atmosphere - of the Queen Victoria Markets is linked to its design and built environment.

The most authentic experience yet of being a passenger in a fully autonomous vehicle using a combination of real world driving and augmented reality visualisation.

This study proposes to differentiate bicycles to provide a clear language for further research. It introduces differentiation by wheel count as a distinguishing variable.

Establishing new ways of developing modern vehicles and smart cities for a sustainable social environment.

Investigating how people make sense of and perceive national commemorative events and what meanings are ascribed to them.

Developing a modern take on the iconic W-Class Tram.

Unique interdisciplinary approaches to understanding gendered spatial equity in the urban environment.

Considering older women’s housing needs through an architectural perspective.

Research that responds to the problem of providing re-charge docks for e-scooters when left outside stations and transportation hubs.

Helping City of Melbourne policymakers understand how residents perceive, value, and use emerging technologies in the urban environment.

Co-designing with people on the autism spectrum to develop richer, more inclusive spaces.

The Commission engaged the Monash University XYX Lab to deliver an impact workshop as part of the June 2022 Community of Practice.

Design for a modular bus stop and shelter that promotes connection, reducing waiting anxiety and enhancing the overall travel experience.

Drawing attention to the experiences of women, girls and LGBTQI+ communities by presenting data and intersectional narratives of gender.

Re-designed to amplify the experiences of women*, girls and LGBTQI+ communities through new mediums revealing existing data sources globally and locally to spectacular effect both inside the gallery and on the streets of Fremantle.

Keep Running is a call to action for communities to develop an understanding of safety and risk in our city and an opportunity for audiences to consider their own lived experience and/or to develop understanding and empathy.

Deferring to more lights and brighter cities does not create safer spaces for women and girls. Lighting design is vital for gender-sensitive cities.

Improving road sharing in the Alpine Shire through human stories.

Women’s Safety Audits: A transformative approach to safety in the city.

Helping cities and urban regions reach net zero emissions by taking the precinct as an optimal scale for urban transition.

Understanding the bikes people park, and how they park them.

Investigating how rail carriage interior design influences passenger boarding and alighting times using agent-based modelling techniques.

Highlighting alarming levels of harassment and abuse of girls and young women in cities.

Designing the world’s fastest solar bicycle – running purely on sunshine.

Field work in the Mobility Design Lab has revealed that there are bicycle types not represented in AS2890.3. This document provides information about these new vehicles.

Creating a city for women living and working in Sydney.

Improving the safety of women and girls on public transport.

A comprehensive review of cutting-edge design work addressing key contemporary themes in mobility.

A new look for Australia’s transition to electric route buses.

Easier bike parking means easier bike transport.

Making recreational areas safe for women, girls and gender-diverse people.

Breathing new life into asthma treatment using the PALM of their hand.

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ways social workers help families and keep children safe.

Inspired by Singapore, a cross-cultural, cross-generational student project.

Improving the usability and user experience of cochlear implant devices.

Portable designs to temporarily convert subacute hospital rooms into palliative care rooms.

A co-design investigation into Emergency Department waiting rooms.

Bringing together an interdisciplinary team to investigate what Future Hospital means in a time of innovation, change and disruption.

Creating prototype headgear designs for MVG’s Gennaris bionic vision system.

Addiction treatment through collaborative design.

Positive behaviour change through design.

Designing an improved hospital discharge experience.

Creating an intelligent shoe to monitor the symptoms of people with diabetes.

Trialling ‘smart’ home technologies with older participants who are living at home to greater understand their accessibility and utility.

Improving blood donor retention through design.

Improving the lived experience of residents, families, and staff in the Aged Care sector.

A lightweight mobile stroke imager designed to fit into standard ambulances and provide faster stroke diagnosis at the point of care.

Understanding the transport needs for children with disabilities to assist in their support of safe transport.

Examining how design can help public transport companies address disability access compliance for a more equitable and accessible rail network.

Providing respect, engagement, and intergenerational understanding.

Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of a wearable device that monitors blood glucose in patients with diabetes and the effectiveness of real time physician feedback in modifying health behaviour.

Developing commercial opportunities in the areas of endotracheal tube holders and sharps removal and containment.

Aircraft cabin design research to improve the in-flight sleep of long haul economy passengers.

Family planning in Papua New Guinea.

Improving brain stimulation devices for use in the home.

Improving the efficacy and experience of Venous Access.

Queer representation in the media is vital for promoting a respectful and knowledgable society.

Establishing new ways of developing modern vehicles and smart cities for a sustainable social environment.

Improving the usability and user experience of cochlear implant devices.

Understanding and forecasting changing digital lifestyle trends and their impact on future household electricity demand, including at peak times.

Creating prototype headgear designs for MVG’s Gennaris bionic vision system.

A significant, accessible, and interdisciplinary resource for researchers interested in the geographies of memory, nostalgia, and identity.

Positive behaviour change through design.

Creating an intelligent shoe to monitor the symptoms of people with diabetes.

Bringing together academic colleagues from around the globe to discuss how we re-humanise automated decision making to the benefit of society and everyday lives.

Highlighting alarming levels of harassment and abuse of girls and young women in cities.

Creating a city for women living and working in Sydney.

Improving brain stimulation devices for use in the home.

This research project sought to speculate on how different types of mobility from bicycles to cars could share a re-charge station.

Breastfeeding mothers in public space: Interiority and spatial tactics

Investigating how design can improve public trust and comfort in shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs).

Creating design systems for non-verbal communicators and cognitive diversity

Introducing urban design qualities to improve the physical and functional dimension of cycling infrastructure.

Enhancing user experience of mobility as a service ecosystem.

Adventures with sustainable vehicles for positive social change.

Design interventions in farm equipment for Indian small farmers

Harnessing the co-benefits: how safe mobility can support liveable cities.

Supporting the creation of ‘smart’ roads and pavements and their interface with road users.

Meet me at the Intersection: Defining the role of light on perceptions of safety in cities through marginalised and intersectional urban experiences