Bite-sized research, big impact.

RMIT PlaceLab is informed by community collaboration, knowledge, and expertise.

Our projects are hyper-local and site-specific, seeking answers to the vital urban challenges of Brunswick and Melbourne. RMIT PlaceLab aims to create real-world, place-based solutions for liveability, resilience, and inclusivity that can be delivered by local government and place-making partners.

Bite-sized research, big impact.

RMIT PlaceLab is informed by community collaboration, knowledge, and expertise.

Our projects are hyper-local and site-specific, seeking answers to the vital urban challenges of Brunswick and Melbourne. RMIT PlaceLab aims to create real-world, place-based solutions for liveability, resilience, and inclusivity that can be delivered by local government and place-making partners.

Active Projects

Brunswick 3
CYCLE 02 - 2023

Wear & Care

Wear & Care
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.

Previous Projects

Brunswick 1
CYCLE 01 - 2022

Living Together

Living Together
An Orange file with the title 'Living Together'
An architect's drawing of an angular white building against the blue sky.
A father and young daughter in the front yard, viewed through a window. Filming at Davison Collaborative, Brunswick.
A photo of a living room corner showing bookshelf and timber ceiling.
Two women walking along a red brick walkway.
An overhead photo of a communal dinner.
A 3D architectural model of a townhouse.
An investigation into socially sustainable housing in Brunswick. Housing affordability and sustainability is examined with architects, developers, and residents through sharing their experiences.
Brunswick 2
CYCLE 01 - 2022

Creatives, Communities & Economies

Creatives, Communities & Economies
Hayden Stuart, gallery owner and Emma Nixon, Haydens gallery assistant
Blurry photo of a bird at the merri creek. Blurry photo of a bird at the merri creek.
Pots of clay paint and painted bark.
A pictogram covering key topics of discussion during the workshop
Two indigenous peoples wearing t-shirts with honouring country slogans.
A woman stares at the camera with her hands in her pockets.
A sign on a grass lawn says public reading as resistance #1.
A close-up photo of a camera lens that turns what you're looking at upside down. A photo of a studio with a dog.
An artist and group of people are looking at a map.
An exploration of how creative practitioners are responding to the ongoing challenges facing the arts through hybrid and digital approaches.
Melbourne 1
CYCLE 01 - 2022

Voices From The Margins

Voices From The Margins
A Green file with the title 'Voices From the Margins'
Students walking towards the camera, most wearing protective face masks.
A group of 4 people sit around a round table talking.
Two smiling figures stare off camera.
A group plays volleyball.
4 Students playing and smiling
A portrait of a woman smiling
3 people standing at the whiteboard.
A crowd below mingles.
3 figures stand together talking. A person smiles at the camera.
A student and staff member talk over some paperwork during international student week.
Students sitting in an auditorium.
A collaboration between RMIT researchers and international students to understand how Melbourne can be a more welcoming and inclusive city.
Melbourne 2
CYCLE 01 - 2022

In The Mood

In The Mood
A Purple file with the title 'In the Mood'
Coloured card arranged as a rainbow.
Moodboard
Moodboard using slices of paper overlayed in pink, red and grey.
Portrait of a smiling man.
Hands moving over yellow, red and black materials.
A conversation that brings communities together to assemble sensory moodboards that capture the feeling of their city to inspire future planning.