Events

Amidst the growing housing crisis and rising urban heat, prioritising nature in city planning is vital.
As cities grapple with housing shortages and urban heat challenges, it's crucial that nature is centred in the transformation of expanding urban spaces. Our urban planning approaches and regulations often prioritise human needs at the expense of the environment. This oversight in acknowledging the diverse species cohabiting these environments has led to the mismanagement of natural resources, missing the opportunity to enhance human well-being through the creation of vibrant urban spaces. In partnership with the Henry Halloran Trust, a panel of experts will discuss how concepts of multispecies justice can inform planning for nature-based solutions, striving to rebalance the relationship between human development and the environment.

Thu 20th Jun 2024, 5:30 pm - 7 pm AEST
The Sybil Centre, The Women's College, The University of Sydney

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With planners and planning increasingly in the public spotlight, how do new graduates navigate a planning career, and what do senior practitioners wish they’d known? Join us to launch Planning Better Cities: A practical Guide featuring insights by author and esteemed planner Halvard Dalheim as well as a panel of early career and senior practitioners.

6th June 2024, 4:00-5:00pm AEST.
Wilkinson Building, Lecture Theater 250

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Join us for the "Public Designing with People" event, an open forum for exploring collaborative design processes.

10th April 2024, 5:00-6:00pm AEST.
The Michael Spence Building (F23)

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Join us for the Henry Halloran Research Trust address with Dr Rowan Arundel from the University of Amsterdam.

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• Lecture Slides (pdf, 6.6MB)

Join us for the launch of Dr Cameron K. Murray’s book, The Great Housing Hijack 

Join us for a Henry Halloran Research Trust address with Professor Richard Ronald from University of Amsterdam. 

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• Lecture Slides (pdf, 3.1MB)

Melbourne / Tasmania / Perth / Canberra / Sydney:
11- 15 September 2023

Sydney:
16 - 22 September 2023

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Join us for a panel discussion with Dr Catherine Gilbert, Lucy Fokkema and David Borger. 

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Join us for a Henry Halloran Research Trust address with Associate Professor Declan Redmond from University College Dublin. 

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Join us for the Henry Halloran Research Trust address with Professor Mark Stephens from the University of Glasgow.

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Join us for the launch of Dr Justine Humphry’s book, Homelessness and Mobile Communication – Precariously Connected.

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Join us for an evening of design excellence with the Designers in Government Showcase and the announcement of the winners of the Australian Urban Design Awards.

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The 9th Festival of Urbanism asks how our future cities and regions will change, and what interventions are needed to address the mistakes of the past.

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Join us for a series of panels as experts discuss threats to our cities, from the global pandemic to social division, economic turmoil, and deepening climate risk.

See the program and panel recordings for the 2021 Festival of 'endangered' Urbanism.

Henry Halloran Trust Director Nicole Gurran spoke as part of the Symposium “Living in the city: exemplary social and affordable housing design”, curated by Lacaton & Vassal, 2021 Pritzker Prize Laureates.

Watch the symposium

Below are two recent webinars from The Network for Research in the Built Environment and Mental Health. Both webinars are available to watch through the Matilda Centre's YouTube channel.

Watch 'The Natural Environment and Mental Health' webinar

Watch the 'Built Environment and Mental Health' webinar presented by Dr Laura McGrath from Open University UK

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