International Urban Design Conference 2012 PROGRAM

8.00 – 9.00am	Registration with arrival tea and coffee
9.00 – 9.15am	Official Opening Justine Clark, Architectural Writer, Editor, Critic and Curator
9.15 – 9:45am	Andrew Tongue, Departmental Secretary, Department of Planning and Community Development, Victorian Government Topic: Grounding the Future - Heritage, Place and Urban Design
9.45 – 10.30am	Alexandros Washburn, Director of Urban Design, Department of City Planning, New York City USA Topic: *In Public: Urban Design NYC*
10.30 – 11.00am	Morning Tea in the Display area
11.00 – 11.45am	John Suckling, Chairman, ReStart the Heart, Christchurch, New Zealand Topic: Post Christchurch Earthquake - Re:STARTING the Heart
11.45 – 12.30pm	Marcus Westbury, founder Renew Australia, Melbourne, Victoria Topic: *Creating cities: process, possibility and renewal*
12.30 – 1.30pm	Lunch and Trade Displays
Each session includes 10min Q&A	National Design Approaches	Political Strategies	International Open	International Design Approaches
	Room: Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Caroline Stalker	Room: Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Kelvin Walsh	Room: Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Geoff Barker	Room: Stradbroke Session Chair: Craig Gillette
1.30 – 2.00pm	Dr Julian Bolleter, Assistant Professor, Australian Urban Design Research Centre/ University of Western Australia, WA Re-settling Australia	Mr Munir Vahanvati, Unit Manager Urban Design, City Strategy and Design, Moreland City Council, VIC Liz Nairn, Major Projects Strategic Planner, City Strategy and Design, Moreland City Council Toward Better Buildings - A Design Code for Moreland	Mr Tim Church Principal Urban Designer, Boffa Miskell Limited, New Zealand Initiatives for a Transitional City	Mr Craig Pocock, Director, Pocock Design Environment Limited, New Zealand The Carbon Landscape -Using the Free Market to Fight Climate Change
2.02 – 2.32pm	Ms Lee-Anne Khor, Research Associate, Monash Architecture Studio, Monash University, VIC Thinking Outside the Big-Box: Design Strategies for Intensification of Melbourne’s Regional Shopping Malls	Dr Sebastien Darchen, Lecturer in Planning, School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management, UQ, QLD Does place-making lead to socially sustainable communities? Study of the Fortitude Valley Renewal Plan	Gobi Krishna Sinniah, Tutor Dept Urban & Regional Planning, Univerisity of Technology Malaysia The Needs for New Paradigm in Travel Behaviour towards a Low Carbon Society	Prof Thomas Sammons, Professor of Architecture, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Urban Design Possibilities and Barriers for Mid-size American City
2.34 – 3.04pm	Mr Jonathan Knapp, Director, SJB Urban, NSW How much is enough? Defining the shape and scale of suburban regeneration’	Mr Larry Parsons, Director Urban Design, Department of Planning and Community Development, VIC Urban Design Opportunity in the Spanish Planning System	Mr Ron Omilian, Founder, 42nd Parallel Group, USA Brush Park Gardens - A Conceptual Demonstration Project Sustainable Urban Agriculture In a historic Detroit Neighborhood * Initiators & Entrepreneurs	Mr Rasmus Frisk, Instructor, Architecture and Urban Design,Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Denmark Temporary Use, A tool for planning and developing the new urban context
3.04 – 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea and Trade Displays
Each session includes 10min Q&A	National Design Approaches	Initiators & Entrepreneurs	International Open	International Design Approaches
	Room: Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Helen Wilkins	Room: Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Susie Moloney	Room: Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Malcolm Snow	Room: Stradbroke Session Chair: Tim Church
3.30 – 4.00pm	Mr David Lennox, Associate Urban Designer and Architect, HASSELL, QLD, Catalyst – Infrastructure : Urban Design : Public Realm	Ms Kylie Legge, Director, Place Partners, Sydney, NSW Urban Trends in City Making	Mr Richard Reid, Director, Richard Reid & Associates Ltd, New Zealand The whole business of what can and should be done * Initiators & Entrepreneurs	Dr Rebecca Kiddle, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, China Developing Sustainable Urban Design Principles through the Analysis of Maori performance
4.02 – 4.32pm	Mrs Aida Leon, Graduate Master of Sustainable Design, University of SA, Adelaide SA Innovative strategies to foster spatial and social resilience in high vulnerability suburban environments.	Mr Christoph Begert, Senior Associate, Sustainable Built Environments, VIC Cross-pollinating Urban Design Approaches - Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to Urban Developments	Phillip Roos, Practice Leader Sustainable Design, Sinclair Knight Merz, VIC Opportunistic Destinations: Transforming Railway Stations into Sustainable Urban Centres.	Mr Bayezid Choudhury, University of Sydney , NSW, Why the 1917 Geddes Plan did not materialise: Planning for Planning Sake in the case of Dhaka
4.34 – 5.04pm	Mr Thomas Rivard, Director, Lean Productions, NSW Performative Urbanism: Fiction and Narrative as Instruments for Civic Engagement	Mr Elliot Fishman, The Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland University of Technology, VIC Public bike share: Understanding the impacts on cities	A/Prof Keong gu Hong, Associate Professor, Daegu University, South Korea The time series effects of traditional retail market renewal projects in small and mid-sized cities in South-Korea.	Dr Sunny Choi, Research Fellow, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom Public spaces in the advanced hi-technology infrastructure of the U-City: lessons from Seoul
5.10 – 7.00pm	Welcome Reception - Conference Foyer, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne

Tuesday 11^th September 2012
8.30am – 9.00am	Registration with arrival tea and coffee
Each session includes 10min Q&A	National Design Approaches	Political Strategies	Open Papers	International Design Approaches
	Room: Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Mike Scott	Room: Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Jonathan Knapp	Room: Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Craig Pocock	Room: Stradbroke Session Chair: Thomas Sammons
9.00 – 9.30am	Ms Caroline Stalker, Director, Architectus Brisbane, QLD Urbanism for the Torrid Zone	Dr Helen Wilkins, Councillor, Warringah Council, NSW Irresistible force and immovable objects: Challenges faced by local councils in increasing residential densities whilst maintaining urban flexibility and amenity	Dr Lee Beattie, Deputy Head Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Auckland, New Zealand Delivering Quality Intensification in the Suburbs: A Case Study of University Hill, Melbourne, Australia * Design Approaches	Professor Jeanne Crespo, Historian in Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil City, Urban Policy, Cultural and Urban Design in Itacarambi, Minas Gerais, Brasil
9.32– 10.02am	Ms Emma Appleton, Director, Victorian Design Review Panel, Office of the Victorian Government Architect, VIC Adopting a formal process of design review for Victoria: the opportunities	Mr Timothy Williams, Architect, Campement Urbain & Tim Williams Architects, NSW Local initiatives & metropolitan opportunities The Penrith Project. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Mr Dan Barr, Senior Project Officer - City building & economic program, Gold Coast City Council, Southport QLD Opportunity beckons – realising the potential of the Gold Coast post light rail and Commonwealth Games preservation. * Political Strategies	A/Prof Seemantini Soraganvi Asst Professor, SMAID New Vallabh Vidyanagar Gujrat, India Transforming Historic City Centres An Integrated Approach of Urban Design & Historic preservation preservation.
10.04– 10.32am	Donald L. Bates, Chair - Architectural Design, University of Melbourne, VIC Opportunistic Urbanism: Birrarung Pools and B1 - Veloway, Melbourne	Mr Michael Neustein, Michael Neustein Planning - Design - Architecture, NSW State of flux - planning reform proposals for NSW	Mr Paul Pholeros, Architect, Healthabitat, Newport Beach, NSW Avoiding evidence and making change? * Political Strategies	Mr William Thornton, University of Auckland, New Zealand The Idea of Small Urban Space
10.34– 11.00am	Morning Tea and Trade Displays
Each session includes 10min Q&A	National Design Approaches	Finance & Funding	National Design Approaches	National Open Stream
	Room: Ballroom 1 Session Chair: Jeanne Crespo	Room: Ballroom 2 Session Chair: Sebastien Darchen	Room: Ballroom 3 Session Chair: Phillip Roos	Room: Stradbroke Session Chair: David Lennox
11.00– 11.30am	Dr Susie Moloney, Research Fellow, RMIT University, Australian Housing and Urban Research Centre, Melbourne, VIC Placemaking as an Approach to Collaborative and Participatory Urban Design	Mr Stephen Holmes, Director, Connor Holmes, Adelaide, SA Opportunistic Urban Design - Development to Meet the Financial Consequences of the GFC	Ms Silvija Smits, Principal - Planning, Hassel, NSW Dealing with the Impact of Cars on Urban Design	Dr Marieluise Jonas, Lecturer, R.M.I.T. University, VIC Interstitial Natures: The Alternative Production of Space
11.32– 12.02pm	Ms Jackie Ross, Director - Urban Design, Places Victoria, VIC A Placemaking Journey: Why Places Victoria is embedding placemaking into its Urban Renewal agenda	Mr Paul Walter, Director, City Plan Services, Sydney, NSW A Tale of Three Cities: Sydney, Melbourne competition and the emergence of Brisbane	Mr Tim Biles, Director, Message Consultants, Collingwood, VIC Regenerating our regional towns: A case study of Bairnsdale	Mr Gareth Collins, Manager, Centre for Urban Design, Roads and Maritime Services, Sydney, NSW The opportunites in an Urban Design approach to major infrastructure to contribute to the productivity of Cities and Regions
12.04 – 12.34pm	Mr Geoff Barker, PM+D Architects, Perth, WA Three angles and two examples of OPPORTUNISTIC URBAN DESIGN: Rottnest Island Western Australia and Galiwinku Community, Northern Territory	Mr Deon White, Managing Director, Roberts Day, Perth WA Great Places - Harnessing Creative Capital	Mr Chris Tucker, Lecturer, University of Newcastle, School of Architecture and Built Environment, NSW Mapping urban residual space and exploring opportunities for the re use of existing buildings	Mr Jeremy Schluter, Research Student in Masters of Architecture, School of Architecture and Building, Deakin Universityy, Geelong VIC Urban Informality in the Developing World: Opportunistic Urban Design Processes and Prototypes for the Developed World
12.34 – 1.30pm	Lunch and Trade Displays
1.30 – 2.15pm	Chris Bailey, Head of Partnerships & Innovation, Westway Development Trust, London UK Topic: Making a purse from a sow's ear - how imaginative regeneration can create added value from neglected spaces
2.15 – 3.00pm	Dorte Ekelund. Executive Director, Major Cities Unit, Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Sydney, NSW Topic: *Urban Design: Isn’t that a local issue?*
3.00 – 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea and Trade Displays
3.30 – 5.00pm	Forum Panel moderated by Justine Clark, Architectural Writer, Editor, Critic and Curator Professor Rob Adams, Director of City Design at the City of Melbourne, VIC Mr Giovanni Cirillo, Executive Director, Urban Renewal & Major Sites, Department of Planning and Infrastructure, NSW Government Caroline Stalker, Director, Architectus, Brisbane, QLD Chris Bailey, Head of Partnerships & Innovation, Westway Development Trust, London UK Alexandros Washburn, Director of Urban Design, Department of City Planning, New York City USA
Official Close	Melbourne CBD at Night Tour
Poster Presentations - displays will be available to view in the foyer for the duration of the conference.

Optional Tours - can be booked on the registration form, limited number of places available on each tour.

Poster Presenters

Poster displays will be available to view in the foyer for the duration of the conference.

Urban Density – An Activity Centre Panacea or Placebo?
Mrs Yogeshwari Biju, City of Casey, Australia

Why the 1917 Geddes Plan did not materialise: Planning for Planning Sake in the case of Dhaka
Mr Bayezid Choudhury, Dr Peter Armstrong and Dr Paul Jones, University of Sydney, Australia

The Revival of Shiraz Khoshk River as an Effective Cultural, Historical Icon
Dr Mohammad Mehdi Kalantarzadeh and Miss Elham Hashemi, Asa Gostaran Consulting Group, Iran

The Low-carbon Eco-city Policy and its Practice in the Future City of Science and Technology in Hangzhou
Ms Xuan Li, Dr Lei Xu and Dr Ka Wang, Zhejiang University, China

Do we Equate Big with Better? Dwelling Design Standards and a Reappraisal of Modernist Design Principles. Mr Nicholas Loder , Architect and Annalisa Capurro, Sydney Institute Design Centre Enmore, Australia

The Valley as Conceived, Perceived, and Lived
Dr Iderlina Mateo-Babiano and Sebastien Darchen, The University of Queensland, Australia

Slips of the Tongue: Alternative Occupations of Power Structures
Ms Freya Robinson and Ms Zoe Fehlberg, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Creating an Interactive City Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mrs Somayeh Yarali , Timenho Architecture and Miss Zahra Salamatian, Ur Chineh, Australia

An Exciting Bicycle System In The New Tourist City
Dr Jianying Yuan, Tongji University, China

The Renewal Strategy in Chinese Characteristic Vanity Project
Ying Cai, Zhejiang University, China

The Theory and Practice of Rural Residential Construction based on the Villagers’ Participation in China
Dazhi Lang, Zhejiang University, China

Mental Reconstruction of the Public Keyi Mao, Zhejiang University, China

Concept of "Mend" Pattern for Activating Old City and Community in Urban Renewal and Transformation
Li Wang, Zhejiang University, China

The Research in Landscape Style Design along Crane Creek River in Jingning, Zhejiang
Jieqiong Wu, Zhejiang University, China

Reserve and Remodel the Characteristic----The Primary Problem that Contemporary China Urban Design Need to Resolve
Guolei Shi, Master of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Zhejiang University, China

Occupant Comfort, The Housing Industry and Electricity Infrastructure: Understanding the Synergies
Ms Wendy Miller and Ms Hoda Shah Nazari, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

On the City Space Pattern and Organic Renewal Design of Jingning, Zhejiang Province
Miss Xiaodi Xu and Assoc. Prof Yuheng Zhu, Zhejiang University, China

Designing Community Cherished Urban Public Spaces: undefined “emotional connection” vs. defined “place attachment”
Miss Aisan Kazerani, University of Melbourne, Australia

A Case for Healthy, Green and Affordable, Community Buildings
Dr Vyt Garnys and Mr Jack Noonan, CETEC Pty Ltd and Mr Charles Nilsen City of Monash, Australia

The Vibrant and Inclusive City Neighbourhood
Mr Sanjay Sridhar, Urban Development and Accessibility, EMBARQ, India

Architectures Influence the Destiny of the City
Ms Miansi Bao, Zhejiang University, China

Chinese Urban Design Statute Guarantee System and Australian Experience
Mr Xiaodong Zhan, Zhejiang University, China

Investigating Spatial Linkages of Construction Prices in Australia’s Regions
Mr Heng Jiang and Chunlu Liu School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Australia

Melbourne: Urban Design and the Public Realm
City of Melbourne's approach to contemporary challenges of urban growth and climate change
City Design Division, City of Melbourne, Australia

Do Masterplanned Communities Deliver on their Promise?
Mr Paul Turner, Landlink Ltd, New Zealand