Sebastien’s article, written with Yanto Browning and John Willsteed from the School of Creative Practice (QUT), talks about the evolution of the Brisbane punk and goth subcultures. It is part of a special issue on ‘Storying Counter-Cities’ and has been published in the prestigious journal CITIES. Read the full article here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1hPuMy5jOr5vI Continue reading
Sebastien Darchen’s article on greyfield regeneration and placemaking was just published in Built Environment. The article examines how the concept of ‘place’ could be integrated in the regeneration process for the industrial suburb of Salisbury and how the three Bs can be used as a framework to study the evolution and the possible futures of … Continue reading
Pop: the history makers‘ podcast by Steve Blame (the former MTV presenter) is having a special Electronic Cities week based on Sebastien Darchen’ s book ‘Electronic Cities’! Listen to Sebastien’s full interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/id1571131713 Continue reading
One UG and one PG position available on the #2032BrisbaneOlympics, applications close June 19th: SSP Project 22R3 – New site linked to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as a case study for Advanced Planning Studio (PLAN3000/PLAN7126) (3995623) – UQ Student-Staff Partnerships Continue reading
This article critically reviews the edited collection Music Cities: Evaluating a Global Cultural Policy Concept published in 2020 as well as two Australian policy documents. We review how the music city paradigm has influenced the latest music-related policies in the Australian context with a focus on Brisbane and Melbourne. Melbourne and Brisbane have developed contrasting … Continue reading
Matthew Paetz says: “Overall, Electronic Cities is a valuable addition to the literature on the linkage between music scenes, urban policy and governance, socio-economic and cultural dynamics and economic development.” Read the full review and check out the book: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08111146.2022.2042052 Continue reading
This article studies the low-cost strategy associated with the provision of temporary spaces for start-up companies in the ‘Quartier de la Création’, a project within the large regeneration scheme: Ile de Nantes. The method, ‘transitory urbanism’, combines urban redevelopment and economic development strategies. We analyse the factors enabling the implementation of this method in practice. … Continue reading
Last Wednesday in West End, three groups of students from the Plan-making course led by Sebastien Darchen proudly presented their work in front of the West End community. Read the full story and check out students reports here: https://kurilpafutures.org/events/boundary-street-precinct/ Continue reading
University students love to study Brisbane’s West End. Some even like to consult local people, but they seldom report back their findings or discuss their ideas in person. This semester a group of postgraduate and undergraduate students of Urban Planning and Design from The University of Queensland are closing the circle and presenting the findings … Continue reading
This article analyzes the evolution of a small electronic music scene in Brisbane from the mid-1980s to the present. Drawing upon the concept of scene and highlighting its local and trans-local dimensions, we assess how the place-bound attributes of Brisbane (cultural and political history, climate, built form) are still relevant when analyzing the emergence and … Continue reading
Sebastien Darchen was invited to talk about music and place at ‘Bartzz in the Belfry‘ a radio program by Andrew Bartlett on 4zzz on Monday 4th. He discussed with Andrew his latest edited collection Electronic Cities. Listen in: https://4zzz.org.au/program/bartzzz-in-the-belfry/2021-10-04%2000:00:00?fbclid=IwAR0Y8k519KU53VDuaufD6ItAswBERzBfZ4IQKT4VqiPltRjlRdTHEhiyzzE Continue reading
This ACRN webinar will take the form of a panel discussion and it will feature a great line up of urban studies scholars from across Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand. UQ|UP’s Sebastien Darchen will part of the panel. See the link below for details of speakers, registration and even some recommended readings that speak to the … Continue reading
Sebastien Darchen (UQ) and John Willsteed (QUT) will discuss their new book “Electronic Cities” published by Palgrave Mc-Millan. The whole UQ|UP community is invited! When: Wednesday 14 July, starting at 6:30pm Where: on Zoom (link to be sent upon registration) or in person (Avid Reader book store, West End) Register: avidreader.com.au/events/s%C3%A9bastien-darchen-and-john-willsteed-electronic-cities Buy book: Amazon AU … Continue reading
The Urban Design Challenge Winter School challenges multidisciplinary teams of planners, architects, engineers and others, to create new urban developments that are more liveable, sustainable, resilient and resource efficient. The challenge takes place over 5 days, comprising information sessions on water, energy, planning, and urban design. In a fast-paced competitive environment, eight teams of four … Continue reading
Join Sebastien Darchen and John Willsteed as they discuss “Electronic Cities” a new edited volume on Electronic Music in Cities Register here: https://avidreader.com.au/events/s%C3%A9bastien-darchen-and-john-willsteed-electronic-cities Continue reading
This book examines Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scenes in 18 cities across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. It focuses on the historical development of these scenes, with an emphasis on the post-2000 context, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching effects. Expert contributors highlight the influence of geographical contexts, as … Continue reading
Planning students in the 2020 Urban Design Studio coordinated by Dr. Sebastien Darchen developed a regeneration plan for Salisbury, through background research, site investigations and consultation with local residents and business owners. The final report prepared by Mario Shllaku and Julia Randle-Miller at Ethos Urban and UQ|UP’s Dr. Sebastien Darchen is available for download below. … Continue reading
Urban planning and cultural policies often neglect electronic dance music (EDM). Now the pandemic is forcing the EDM world to come up with new strategies to survive. Read the full story in Sebastien Darchen in The Conversation. Continue reading
This panel highlights the most striking results of the book Electronic cities: Music Policies and Space in the 21st Century (Palgrave McMillan, Forthcoming in March 2021) edited by Sébastien Darchen, Damien Charrieras, and John Willsteed. The book looks at Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scenes in 18 cities across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America, and … Continue reading
To address densification challenges in West End, Kurilpa Futures, a local community association, is taking on board planning solutions proposed by UQ|UP students in the advanced planning studio PLAN-MAKING coordinated by Dr. Sebastien Darchen. Read the full story in the Westneder: westender.com.au/uq-students-plan-west-end-with-a-human-face Continue reading
“Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Spaces in the 21st Century” is a welcome contribution to the ‘urban turn’ in popular music studies. It moves beyond the analysis of styles and venues, setting musical practice within complex networks of policy, economic history and metropolitan politics. These fascinating case studies take us beyond the self-proclaimed ‘capitals’ of … Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen will be part of the CTM festival transformation which will take place in Berlin, Germany, from 24 January 2021 to 2 February 2021. Sebastien will present the results of his latest book on “Electronic cities: Music, policies and space in the 21st Century” (Palgrave McMillan, forthcoming in March 2021). More information on … Continue reading
This article analyses how social sustainability is implemented in private-led regeneration processes and which understanding of the “social” foregrounds the implementation of sustainability in Montreal. The case studies are two new residential projects led by the private sector participating in the transformation of the Southwest Borough in Montreal. Read the full article. Continue reading
Home-based work is becoming an increasingly popular form of work in cities, fuelled by technological advances, lifestyle preferences, demographical change and rapid evolution of the knowledge economy. In many cities, particularly those planned and developed with intentional separation of land uses, this return of economic activities to residential neighbourhoods brings along both lifestyle opportunities and … Continue reading
Paul Sparshott has successfully completed his PhD on “An integrated strategic planning process for developing sustainable master-planned communities and towns” Supervision team: Dr. Sebastien Darchen, David St-John and Lynda Cheshire. Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how just 2 degrees of warming will change our cities and regions? How we will cope with more frequent extreme weather events, such as flooding, cyclones or heat stress? What does this mean for future placemaking? Engage with a diverse mix of leaders in climate adaptive planning and design and gain actionable insights … Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen and Dr. John Willsteed (QUT) collaborated on a small piece for the Conversation: Lakes of kohl in danger of smudging in the humidity. Black clothes soaking up the sun. It took commitment to be a Goth in 80s Brisbane – here are some of the influences that shaped the scene. Full article here Continue reading
Dr. Sébastien Darchen (The University of Queensland), Dr. Damien Charrieras (City University, Hong Kong) and Dr. John Willsteed (QUT) have just signed a book contract with Palgrave McMillan for an edited collection entitled “Electronic cities: Music, Policies and Space in the 21st century” to be published in 2021. This edited volume analyses the governance of … Continue reading
A student is sought who can film and edit: A community co-design workshop. Time & place: August 5th 9-11am, AHEPA Hall, 128 Boundary St, West End. ~20 hours. UQ Placemaking Summit. Time & place: November 20th, UQ. ~20 hours. Pay scale: HEW level 3.4 (approx. $40/hour). If you have the relevant skills, please contact Dr. … Continue reading
As part of the Myer Foundation Grant on Placemaking, UQ planning students will be working in the advanced planning studio (coordinated by Dr. Sebastien Darchen) on the regeneration of West End town centre with Landscape Architect John Mongard and the West End community Article published in the Westender here: Continue reading
Dr. Darchen presents on “Local planning innovations and governance for water sensitive cities” as part of the Urban Design Challenge organized by the CRC for water sensitive cities. Read the full story here Continue reading
The article entitled “Contextual and external factors enabling planning innovations in a regeneration context: the Lyon Confluence project (France)” has just been published in International Planning Studies. Read the full article. Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen will present a paper entitled “Governance Innovation for Urban Regeneration: A focus on Nantes (France)” at the Transformative Urban Governance Conference, hosted by RMIT in Melbourne. The paper focuses on the Ile de Nantes regeneration project. This is one of the largest regeneration initiative in Europe: 330 hectares of former industrial land … Continue reading
Our regional population is growing. How do we ensure new developments are more liveable, efficient, sustainable, resilient and resource efficient? How do we integrate water and energy systems into existing infrastructure while taking advantage of the benefits distributed systems offer? Your multidisciplinary team will work on a case study to solve this problem! Register as … Continue reading
The UQ Placemaking Summit 2018 was held on Tuesday, 27 November. The full report is available here https://uq.placeagency.org.au/2019/02/22/future-suburbs-for-a-new-world-city-placemaking-summit1/ Continue reading
This paper examines the implementation of sustainability into urban communities that includes the use of sustainability assessment tools such as Green Star Communities (Green-Star). Paul Sparshott is a UQ|UP PhD candidate (principal advisor: Dr. Sebastien Darchen). Title: Do sustainability rating tools deliver the best outcomes in master planned urban infill projects? City to the Lake … Continue reading
Has the concept of urban sustainability made a difference in planning practice? The answer is yes. This article presents the benefits of local planning innovations to solve sustainability challenges for Australian cities. Read the full article on The Conversation page: theconversation.com/our-cities-fall-short-on-sustainability-but-planning-innovations-offer-local-solutions-107091. The concept of planning innovations is further developed in a recent book by the … Continue reading
By 2038, the population of South East Queensland is expected to grow to over 5.0 million people. How will this impact on how we move, live and work in the middle and outer suburbs? How will urban planners, designers and city managers respond? A leading event in the planning industry, the #UQ Placemaking Summit offers … Continue reading
This edited volume interrogates innovative solutions for sustainability in cities around the world. The book draws on a group of 12 international case studies, including Vancouver and Calgary in Canada, San Francisco and Los Angeles in the US (North America), Yogyakarta in Indonesia, Seoul in Korea (South-East Asia), Medellin in Colombia (South America), Helsinki in … Continue reading
New book edited by Glen Searle (UQ/University of Sydney) “Compulsory property acquisition for urban densification” featuring a chapter by Sebastien Darchen as well as a chapter by SEES PhD student Long Chen. The book summarizes international experiences of the extent to which property rights have or have not been protected in the use of compulsory … Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen in collaboration with Professor Claire Poitras (INRS-UCS, Montreal) published a chapter titled “Accommodating densification and social sustainability in the inner city: Case study of Griffintown in Montreal” in the recent edited volume “Compulsory acquisition for urban densification” Edited by Associate Professor Glen Searle. The book also includes a chapter by Long Chen … Continue reading
Crime and insecurity are deeply entrenched in some cities. While we have rankings of the most dangerous cities in the world, this does not give a clear picture of how and why dangerous spaces develop in cities. We are analysing case studies from cities in France, Colombia, Brazil and Australia to understand the factors that … Continue reading
Article published this week in the Conversation by Dr. Sebastien Darchen (UQ) and Dr. Gwendal Simon (Universite Paris-Est, Marne-La-Vallee, UPEM) has reached 15 000 readers and is the most read article this week in the “Cities” section. This confirms that the debate on densification is a hot and controversial topic in Australia. Read the full … Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen (UQ) and Dr. Gwendal Simon (Universite Paris-Est Marne-La-Vallee) present the planning instruments and financing mechanisms leading to good regeneration outcomes in France. The examples of large-scale regeneration projects of Ile de Nantes, Lyon Confluence and Paris Rive Gauche are presented. If “New Built Gentrification” cannot always be avoided, regeneration processes in France … Continue reading
Associate Professor (UQ), Dr. Mateo-Babiano (UMelbourne) and Dr. Sebastien Darchen explain about the possibilities of 3D modelling and simulation for Planning practice and planning education. The article titled “How virtual 3D modelling and simulation can help us create better cities” has been published in the Conversation. Full article here Continue reading
Dr. Sebastien Darchen and Dr. Thomas Sigler in collaboration with Dr. Damien Charrieras (City University, Hong Kong) have been published in top- ranked journal Cities. In the paper titled “The Shifting spaces of creativity in Hong Kong” we argue that top down ‘planning’ is insufficient to make creative spaces function effectively. Full article Continue reading
Research by Dr. Sebastien Darchen initially published in Urban Studies is included in the LSE US CENTRE BLOG Facing increasing population pressures, many US urban centers are turning to novel methods, such as adaptive re-use, in order to encourage more intense land use. Sébastien Darchen writes that while adaptive re-use is often employed as a regeneration … Continue reading