SRD764 - URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

UNIVERSITY

Deakin University

TEAM

Chair: Dr John Rollo

Design tutors: Dr Carlos Bartesaghi Koc,

Sam Honey, Tom Barker

PROGRAMME

Master of [Landscape] Architecture

PERIOD

Trimester II-2019

STUDENTS WORK

Ellie Camera, Matt Gobbo, Shaun Paul,

Mitch Brown, Sophie Gill, Jennifer Yong,

Claire Grant, Konstantinos Iakovidis,

Isaac Mortimner, Brendan Marcello

The Urban Heart Surgery

Hoppers Crossing and the 21st Century: ‘Connect Inspire Create’

Given that the City of Wyndham is anticipated to experience a 40% increase in growth over the next 30 years, taking the population to 400,000 + by 2050, it is timely that we begin to explore the challenges of these forecasted growth projections and give definition to some of the inner city areas along the Werribee spine .

This year Urbanheart Surgery will focus on Hoppers Crossing, exploring opportunities for the area from a transit-oriented development (TOD) perspective. The ‘Urban Heart Surgery’ is a design based research studio that attempts to facilitate a landscape of decision-making stimulating an integrated approach to design within the urban context. The subject allows students to work on high profile strategic planning and design issues in three areas critical to Victoria’s future growth: Metropolitan Urbanism, Urbanism on the periphery and Regional Urbanism.

The studio is being steered to produce a large range of generic urban design scenarios, has developed into a very successful teaching, research and public/community relations program. It has not only secured an ongoing relationship with various planning authorities, but its core of industrial partnerships has expanded to include four regional councils (Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and Warrnambool), three metropolitan municipalities (Melbourne City, Port Phillip, Wyndham and Maribyrnong) and close links with various Victorian State government departments.