Projects

XYX Lab is grounded in feminist and queer theory and activated through real-world projects. Equal parts qualitative and quantitative research, we regularly work to collect and analyse data and experiences to generate deeper understanding and support our design projects.

Our approach is inclusive of all gender and sexual identities. Building equity into urban life requires long-term vision and a strategic – often radical – approach to the design process. We do not seek quick-fix design solutions, but rather seek to offer insights and create moments that contribute towards a larger movement for change.

A Design Guide for Older Women’s Housing

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

Consenting Cities

Consenting Cities endeavours to reveal gender-specific safety data to its audience through an interactive augmented reality triggered by the iconography of geometric shapes, images and icons that cover the wall of the Palazzo Mora passageway.

Consenting Cities Symposium 2023

An invitation-only three-day symposium in September 2023 at the Monash University Prato Centre in Tuscany provided a unique opportunity for international authors to engage in stimulating discussions and workshops, shaping the forthcoming book from the XYX Lab.

Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space

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

Designing Dignity

Civic equity through public bathroom architecture as “Infrastructures of Care”.

Gender-Sensitive Training for Safe and Inclusive Communities Microcredential Course

A pilot online training module for public sector staff in Victoria focused on gender-sensitive approaches for placemaking to support local councils in meeting Gender Equality Act 2020 obligations.

Greater Cities Commission: Women’s Safety Charter Workshop

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

HyperSext City

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

HyperSext City 2

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

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.

Lighting Cities: Creating Safer Spaces for Women and Girls

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

Merri Creek, Coburg Safety Audit

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

Put Her Name On It (PHNOI) Evaluation [2020-2026]

Evaluating gender equity in public place naming and public art across Victoria

Safe Spaces: Understanding and enhancing safety and inclusion for diverse women

Strategies to improve safety must come from women’s experiences.

Safer Cities

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

She City: Designing Out Women’s Inequity in Cities

Rooted in feminist political thought, She City illuminates how gender shapes our urban spaces and city design.

Sydney After Dark

Creating a city for women living and working in Sydney.

TramLab Toolkits

Improving the safety of women and girls on public transport.

Uncovering Queer Stories in Public Space

A pilot online training module for public sector staff in Victoria focused on gender-sensitive approaches for placemaking to support local councils in meeting Gender Equality Act 2020 obligations.