What does good public space for Coburg look like today, and how do we measure it? How do we ensure different voices can contribute, and how can contemporary urban innovators advocate for and guide improved outcomes? This participatory design project aims to convene and amplify diverse voices, serving to balance private interests with community wellbeing and environmental stewardship.

An investigation into how residents of the City of Melbourne furnish their homes, the opportunities to minimise waste and the potential to rethink furniture lifecycles.

We’re exploring Cardigan Street’s potential to transform into a more inclusive, collaborative and wild ‘greenscape’ with a focus on community perspectives and aspirations.

We’re out to collect, consolidate and cultivate a shared understanding of what gives Brunswick its unique character amid transformative infrastructure change across the Brunswick Design District.

An exploration into methods of fashion “rewilding” in Brunswick. Gathering locals, retailers, and researchers to learn about and encourage practices that mend, repair and share clothing to build a local response towards a new fashion system.

An investigation into socially sustainable housing in Brunswick. Housing affordability and sustainability is examined with architects, developers, and residents through sharing their experiences.

An exploration of how creative practitioners are responding to the ongoing challenges facing the arts through hybrid and digital approaches.

A collaboration between RMIT researchers and international students to understand how Melbourne can be a more welcoming and inclusive city.

A conversation that brings communities together to assemble sensory moodboards that capture the feeling of their city to inspire future planning.