Queen Victoria Gardens

Come reflect on the sensorial and social value of housing at the launch of the 10th volume of Inflection journal.

Australia has a proverbial attachment to dwellings—an ‘Australian dream’ of home ownership and a legacy of bush-born rationalism. Domestic memories, particularly outside cities, can often be characterised by an expansive spirit of adventure and outdoor life. As cities and suburbs continue to grow, the commodification of land and the growing inaccessibility of the housing market has shown renewed interest in the challenges for the domestic realm.

This issue looks at evolving memories of housing as both a primitive yet complex assembly of contemporary living and urban conditions. Are there alternative patterns of living that tackle these issues, as well as nurture the memories? Come contemplate and celebrate the past and future of our daily lives.

Inflection is the annual student-run journal from the Melbourne School of Design. Now in its 10th year and distributed internationally, Inflection explores themes relevant to contemporary architectural discourse through the contributions of students, scholars and practitioners.

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Inflection is the annual student-run journal from the Melbourne School of Design. Now in its 10th year and distributed internationally, Inflection explores themes relevant to contemporary architectural discourse through the contributions of students, scholars and practitioners.

Rory Hyde is a designer, curator, writer and educator. He is an associate professor of architecture at The University of Melbourne. He has recently established the ArchitectureAU Award for Social Impact, which aims to celebrate ‘good design doing good’.

Carey Landwehr is an architect and educator based in Melbourne, Victoria, working at Jackson Clements Burrows Architects and teaching architectural history and design at the University of Melbourne. He is an elected committee member of Professional Architects Australia and an accredited Living Future Institute of Australia member. Carey received the 2018 DesignInc Positive Legacy Design Award and a commendation for his master’s thesis, ‘An Exploration of Architectural Temporality,’ and has presented at the Architectural Association, London and CEPT University, Ahmedabad. His research explores housing, regenerative design, public policy, and the intersection of architecture with political economies.

Djordje Stojanovic is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. He has been a RIBA/ARB registered architect in the UK since 2001 and has gained professional experience in London before co-founding 4of7 Architecture, a research-oriented practice in Belgrade.