Queensland celebrates World Architecture Day (7 October 2013) with a week-long program (7–13 October) of events, parties, exhibitions and talks, culminating in the Brisbane Open House Weekend. There are lots of things to do and take part in. For information and booking details, or to see the full program, visit ArchitectureAU. Continue reading
We are announcing two very exciting events for next Monday afternoon, 8th October 2018. As part of the Development Practice Program we are hosting an information session for all students interested in doing a thesis in 2019 – and any potential supervisors who are interested in supervising these fascinating projects. After this information session we … Continue reading
The workshop includes representatives from local, state and federal government, universities, industry and industry bodies who have come together to: * Explore the challenges for vulnerable road users * Identify areas for collaborative research and development projects to assist these users Solutions will be the focus of follow up workshops. When: Tuesday 2 October, 10am … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Laurel Johnson attended a selection of Chinese Normal Universities last week to exchange research interests and promote UQ’s urban planning programs. Other UQ|UP members in attendance included Dr Yan Liu and Prof Jonathan Corcoran. UQ|UP continues to attract Chinese students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The trip included workshops with prospective students. Ms … Continue reading
Dr Colin Taylor was an Associate Professor in Planning at the University of Queensland, retired in 1993. Our sincere condolences to his family. Continue reading
We seek a dynamic person to join our team as Professional Planner in Residence. This is a two-year position. For more details and to apply, visit UQ Jobs: jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/505025/lecturersenior-lecturer-professional-planner-in-residence To discuss this role please contact Professor Neil Sipe on +61 7 3365 6671 or n.sipe@uq.edu.au Continue reading
ArkomJogja is a local NGO in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that works with local communities to design and build housing and improve living conditions of marginalised and poor groups. Arkom is one of the partners in the UQ Indonesia course. UQ|UP has been working with them since 2015. Arkom also works in post-disaster reconstruction and is currently … Continue reading
The University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning is hosting on Symposium on Informal Urbanism in the Asia-Pacific region on 25 September 2018. The event will discuss the work of researchers in Australia and overseas in relation to urban informality, bottom-up approaches and the New Urban Agenda. The program is available here. Sonia … Continue reading
A UQ|UP academic, Dorina Pojani, is going on sabbatical during the second half of 2019. Her house in West End is available for rent during that period. The house is within 1km of the UQ St Lucia campus. To obtain further details and to contact Dr Pojani, visit: SabbaticalHomes: www.sabbaticalhomes.com/125891 or UQ Rentals: uqrentals.com.au/listings/detail/302685 Continue reading
The sharing economy has been gaining traction through platforms such as Uber, Airbnb and Airtasker as a novel way of connecting people as small-scale consumers and producers.This event brings together various leaders in Brisbane’s sharing economy to discuss the benefits, and potential obstacles and challenges, to the sharing economy. Speakers will present a range of … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman was invited by the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo, where she did her first degree in Sociology) to give an informal presentation. It was a presentation to discuss and share experiences about urban planning in Mendoza (Argentina) and other cities in the Global South as well as her experiences of living and working overseas. … Continue reading
The event will be jointly run by PolisPlan and Jason Hilder, a UQ|UP researcher. Please register via Eventbrite. Continue reading
Andri Supriatna has received his PhD degree by The University of Queensland. Congratulations Andri! Andri’s thesis analyses land tenure security of urban kampung in Jakarta. The thesis attempts to understand what tenure security entails (especially concerning de facto or de jure tenure forms) and to assess the impacts of tenure security in a specific local context and … Continue reading
The significance of optimization cannot be overstated. It is literally relied upon or responsible for much of what we see and do on a daily basis. This paper explores in particular spatial optimization and its formalization to support geographic analysis, planning, management and understanding. It is highlighted that geographic information systems (GIS) often represent a … Continue reading
Politics in the Pub on the 28th August is fast approaching! Please feel free to share the poster below with your networks. Here’s a link to the Facebook event page, if you’d like to engage with the online discussion prior to the event. A Live recording of the event is available on Facebook – please … Continue reading
Self-driving vehicles offer new opportunities for door-to-door travel for a wider range of the population than the present, particularly for people without a driving licence like children. The future operating conditions for self-driving vehicles in cities, such as where (and when) they are allowed to travel and how they are connected to other transport modes, … Continue reading
UQ|UP member Laurel Johnson was interviewed on ABC radio Sunshine Coast to share her insights into the community’s mobilisation against perceived over-development in that part of the south east Queensland region. Laurel spoke of the significance of a recent rally of 1,000 residents at Coolum. She also spoke about the challenges associated with accommodating 191,600 … Continue reading
Our Wakka Wakka research partners invited SEES researchers David Pullar, Sonia Roitman and Laurel Johnson to attend their cultural camp at Maidenwell and the Bunya Mountains on the weekend of 28/29 July. The cultural camps see traditional owners return to their country to share cultural knowledge and stories with each other. This camp had over … Continue reading
Australia at Twenty Five Million: How did we get there? 16 August 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm Room 229, Steele Building (#03) Abstract Australia’s population is set to reach 25 million on the 7th of August. This projection is based on the estimated resident population at 31 December 2017 and assumes growth since then of: one birth every 1 minute … Continue reading
The competition will be held today (Tuesday 31 July 2018) from 2pm until 5pm in Room 228/229 of the Steel Building, and will be followed by an early dinner. The 3MT is an academic competition that challenges HDR candidates to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience and the UQ|UP HDR students participating in … Continue reading