As we prepare to join the School of Architecture, Design and Planning on 1 July, we met to celebrate SEES, the School we’re leaving behind. We’ve shared many adventures with our old colleagues and promise to stay in touch! Continue reading
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Dorina Pojani advising QLD Youth Parliament Members on strategies to densify Brisbane
The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament (QYP) is a unique opportunity for young people to create real change in Queensland. QYP participants, known as Youth Members, are the voice of youth in their electorates, advising politicians and decision-makers across the state. Every year, new Youth Members engage in a six-month program, where they’ll work in a small … Continue reading
Stephanie Wyeth on ABC Radio talking about the housing conundrum
Integrating taller apartment blocks into low-rise neighbourhoods is a difficult political task for governments around Australia. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has made clear his intention to build upwards in established suburbs. But with growing resistance from some residents, finding the right balance could be tricky. Listen to this ABC Radio segment featuring: Continue reading
Augustin Bauchot passes first thesis milestone
Augustin Bauchot, a UQ|UP PhD student, has just passed the first PhD milestone at UQ. Congratulations, Augustin! His PhD thesis is about urbanisation and climate change adaptation in Suva, Fiji. While Pacific Islands have become symbols of climate change vulnerability worldwide, counter-narratives valorising community resilience and Indigenous knowledge have been pushed forward in Pacific studies. … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman on Inside Indonesia discussing the social impacts of Indonesia’s new capital development
New article published in Inside Indonesia by UQ|UP Sonia Roitman, Peter Walters (UQ, Sociology), Imam Ardhianto (Anthropology, UI), Rusli Cahyadi (Anthropology, LIPI and UQ|UP Alumni) about the social impacts of the development of the new capital city (Nusantara, also known as IKN -Ibu Kota Nusantara) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The development of the IKN is … Continue reading
Silvia Micheli and Antony Moulis launch new book on design strategies for productive cities
Yesterday, our Architecture colleagues Silvia and Antony celebrated the international launch of their book House Precinct Territory: Design Strategies for the Productive City published by ORO Editions. The event, hosted by Urbis, featured presentations by the authors, and a panel discussion on the implementation of manufacturing and agricultural production within cities. With buildings and cities one of … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman guest lecturing on social planning in Ecuador
Last week Sonia Roitman was invited to give an online guest lecture to the students in the Master of Urban Planning, at the University of Cuenca, in Ecuador. This is a new master program in one of the oldest universities in the country. Most of the students are currently working in urban planning departments at … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on JOY Drive talking about Australia’s housing woes
JOY Media is a multimedia media company based in Melbourne. It represents the diverse LGBTIQA+ rainbow. JOY Drive, hosted by Warren, is one of its flagship podcasts, running every weekday (4-6pm). UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani was invited to share her thoughts on the deepening housing crisis in Australia. Listen to the full interview on Spotify. Continue reading
Article on greyfield regeneration and placemaking in Built Environment by Sebastien Darchen
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
Dorina Pojani on The Cosmos Podcast talking about the impact of electric cars
The Cosmos Podcast is the flagship podcast of The Royal Institution of Australia. It investigates the key intersection of science and the community, cutting through the inaccuracies and alternative facts that flood the digital domain. Hosts invite leading researchers all over Australia to talk about the impact of their work. In the latest episode, Cosmos … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani comments on the housing budget in UQ’s Contact magazine
The 2023 federal budget was delivered on Tuesday night. The Australian Government spruiked a $4 billion surplus – the first of its kind in 15 years. But what does this mean for families and the nation’s most vulnerable communities? Contact spoke to a range of UQ experts who shared their opinions about how the 2023 … Continue reading
New Conversation article on the housing crisis, by Dorina Pojani
Australia’s housing crisis is engulfing both renters and owners who are struggling to find homes they can afford. Many are looking to the government to provide relief when the federal budget is handed down this evening. But there are no easy ‘silver bullet’ solutions for housing. This crisis has been decades in the making, and … Continue reading
New article on geodesign in International Planning Studies, co-authored by Scott Lieske
Since the mid-2000s, geodesign has become recognized as a synthesis discipline providing integrative, technology-based based solutions to scalable, place-based problems. As an emerging field, geodesign theory and practice may be informed and strengthened by studying contrasts between contemporary perspectives and historical urban and landscape design processes. In this paper we disaggregate contemporary geodesign into three … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani wins READ Fellowship from AADF
The Research Expertise from the Academic Diaspora (READ) Fellowship Program was founded in 2021 by the Albanian-American Development Foundation to provide a formalized and structured opportunity through which the Albanian academic diaspora can contribute to the development of scientific research in Albania. Dorina’s one-year project, to be conducted in collaboration with colleagues at the Polytechnic … Continue reading
UQ|UP students on urban design tour of St Lucia campus
This week, Stephanie Wyeth’s first year Planning students put on their ‘urban design’ goggles and explored the St Lucia Campus. We talked about what works and what doesn’t, how the campus continues to change – just like the city – and how the built environment influences our connections to people, place and opportunity. Big thanks … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on 7News talking about public transport service to stadiums
As Brisbane revamps its stadiums – partly in preparation for the 2032 Olympic Games, and partly to accomodate its local teams – questions emerge around transport access. Are our large sports venues well-served by high-capacity public transport? Dorina Pojani pitches in on 7News (21 April, 6pm): https://7plus.com.au/seven-news-brisbane (minute 25). Continue reading
Dan Luo giving public talk on data-driven urban design
Dan Luo, our colleague in Architecture is giving a public talk on data driven urban design, in collaboration with Arup. All UQ|UP members are invited to attend. To learn more, read on and visit the event’s Meetup page. Speakers: Dr. Dan Luo and Jaime Traspaderne Title: Big Data and Urban Design Summary: The recent emergence … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani speaking at The Greens’ forthcoming forum ‘The Case for Free and Frequent Public Transport’
The Australian Greens invite you to a forum entitled: ‘The Case for Free and Frequent Public Transport’. The purpose of the forum is to try to introduce the public to the idea that we should see transport in the city as a universal right, not as a privatised, user-pays system. Making public transport free will … Continue reading
BRTP/MURP site visit: Green Bridges engagement plan
Last week UQ students enrolled in PLAN3005/7121 Community participation in Planning did a site visit to the four landing locations of the Green Bridges that will be connecting West End to Toowong and West End to St Lucia in inner city Brisbane. We visited the four sites by the Brisbane River. In the former ABC … Continue reading
BRTP fieldtrip: March Madness ‘Go Big, Go West’
At UQ|UP we take the task of developing the next generation of urban strategists and planning practitioners seriously. Working with our Planning Education Advisory Board, Stephanie Wyeth has been reshaping our final year program to include a greater emphasis on the essential skills, capabilities and experiences required in a graduate’s planning toolkit. The Western Corridor … Continue reading