Join us for the RACE for 2030 Pathways to Net Zero Precincts Urban Design Forum, where researchers, industry practitioners and emerging scholars come together to explore how urban design can enable the transition to a low-carbon built environment.
Through industry perspectives, case study research, panel discussion and audience Q&A, we’ll dig into the connections between sustainability ambition, project feasibility, and precinct-to-corridor planning.
🗓️ Thursday 1 October
⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM (AWST)
🌐 Hybrid – in person and online
Speakers and panellists include:
🔹 Brendan McRae – Victorian Department of Transport and Planning
🔹 Sarvenaz Norouzy – Planning Director, Curtin University
🔹 Ross Donaldson – Australian Institute of Architects National President Elect
🔹 Prof Josh Byrne (MC) – Dean, Sustainable Futures, Curtin University
🔹 Dr Giles Thomson – DECRA Fellow, Curtin University
🔹 Assoc Prof Dusan Mills – Hawaiian
🔹 Gemma Cook – RACE for 2030
🔹 PhD Candidates Faz Ikram, Jia Zhang and Patrick Bendall, Curtin University
Full program available here
The forum is part of Curtin University’s School of Design and the Built Environment ‘Spring Graduate Research Exchange’ (GRX) which is being held over three days from Tuesday 29th to Thursday 1st October.
Meet the team of industry, government and academic partners collaborating on this research project
Curtin’s support includes the CISCO Curtin Centre for Networks
Support for Tranche 2 Case Studies includes The Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria State Government;
The Centre for New Energy Technologies (C4NET); Department for Environment and Water (DEW), South Australia;
City of Adelaide; Power Tech Energy Pty Ltd; and Sustainable Energy Commitment Pty Ltd.