5 Mar 2018
Appointment of New Student Precinct architect design team
The University of Melbourne has appointed a team of architects and designers, led by Lyons Architecture, to design the $229 million New Student Precinct on the Parkville Campus.
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14 Feb 2018
Prefab schools of the future, miles away from old portables
University of Melbourne researchers are working with BHA Project Management and the Victorian Government to improve the design and delivery of 100 prefabricated schools in Victoria over a four-year period.
8 Dec 2017
New report raises concerns about West Gate Tunnel Project
The West Gate Tunnel Project could worsen Melbourne’s traffic congestion, increase car dependency and should be rolled back, according to a new report from leading planning academics at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.
14 Nov 2017
Millions of city trees at risk from rising temperatures
A new study has found that almost one quarter of trees in Australian cities are at risk from increasing temperatures in urban environments due to climate change and urban heat islands, posing a threat to some tree species in our cities.
24 Oct 2017
International exhibition puts sustainability at the heart of design
The University of Melbourne is launching an exhibition of international work on sustainable urban design, in a program known as Eco-Acupuncture, helping communities ‘future-proof’ their cities for the impact of climate change.
24 Oct 2017
Re-inventing our cities to be greener, smarter and more cultured
Sustainability and urban transformation to improve people’s lives, is the focus of this week’s Future Cities National Forum, held at the University of Melbourne.
15 Mar 2017
Why apartments fail the heat stress test
If a heat wave hit Melbourne and the power blacked out, most of the city’s apartment buildings would simply bake as air conditioners failed and indoor temperatures exceeded international health standards, according to a new University of Melbourne study.
9 Dec 2016
How to beat the housing affordability crisis
University of Melbourne urban planning experts have produced an action plan to tackle Victoria’s housing affordability crisis.
23 Nov 2016
Generous gift to bring the world’s top design thinkers to Melbourne
The University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning has received a gift of $1 million from Creative Futures, supported by Professor Daryl Le Grew and alumnus Dr Robert Treseder.
11 Nov 2016
A sleeping giant awakes: Melbourne's booming Airbnb market
University of Melbourne researchers have conducted the first in-depth analysis of the Airbnb property market in Melbourne, showing the number of monthly bookings has rocketed 600 per cent in the past two years.
21 Sep 2016
Pholiota unlocked: ‘most perfect and cheapest house’ reborn for Cultural Collisions
A full-scale replica of Walter Burley Griffin and Marian Mahony Griffin’s cutting-edge home is being constructed by Melbourne School of Design students as part of the Melbourne Festival’s Cultural Collisions precinct at the University of Melbourne.
17 Aug 2016
Bower Studio builds for 50th anniversary of Wave Hill walk-off
In August 1966, Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari led a walk-off of 200 Aboriginal stockmen, house servants and their families from Wave Hill as a protest against the work and pay conditions.
8 Aug 2016
New Chair in Resilient Cities for world’s most liveable city
The University of Melbourne and City of Melbourne today announced internationally recognised scholar Lars Coenen as the inaugural Chair in Resilient Cities.
2 Aug 2016
Seems like only yesterday: Tee Vee at Sixty
The Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne will host an exhibition, Tee Vee at Sixty, to mark the 60th anniversary of television in Australia.
18 Jul 2016
New Dean for Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Professor Julie Willis has been appointed the new Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne.
14 Jul 2016
Do-it-yourself and citizen-led digital heritage
Melbourne is in the midst of a new wave of thinking about how we look at the past, also known as the ‘heritage industry’.
20 Jun 2016
Housing affordability crisis creates spiral of disadvantage
Millions of Australians move house each year, but new research has highlighted that while many are upgrading their homes and living standards, housing affordability problems are sorting many of the nation's most disadvantaged into areas with fewer opportunities.
18 May 2016
Declining residential rental yields suggest caution in the Melbourne market
University of Melbourne researchers have created a system to model and predict house values and rental rates at the individual property level.
9 Mar 2016
A new approach to design teaching at Melbourne
The University of Melbourne has announced a new undergraduate degree that will equip students with the design thinking and creative processes to tackle complex problems.
2 Mar 2016
Looking upwards for transport solutions
Level crossing removals should be viewed as part of a total picture for an effective transport system and the best way to achieve this is to incorporate elevated lines or ‘skytrains’, according to Melbourne researchers.