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Work–Life Balance Gold Medals for Corrigan and Burgess Paul Carter 2004 atriumfaculty of architecture building and planning the university of melbourne issue three Work–Life Balance Gold Medals for Corrigan and Burgess Paul Carter Safe Spaces Seachange and Development Rare Architecture Books Online Books Photo: Andrew Saniga Andrew Photo: Graduates Refl ect John Maidment with rare books from the Architecture and Planning Library. Photo: Paul Richiardi Paul Photo: and Planning Library. the Architecture books from John Maidment with rare FROM THE DEAN KEVIN O’CONNOR PRIZE FOR TOP Professor Ruth Fincher APPOINTED PROFESSOR YOUNG PLANNERS by Professor Ruth Fincher Doloi and Ms Sarah Wilkinson. Dr Sidh guests was the architect and urban have been infl uential: The Economic Sintusingha will be a new lecturer in designer Professor Claire Parin, of Role of Cities: Economic Change and Landscape Architecture. As you will L’École d’Architecture et de Paysage in City Development (K. O’Connor and R. see elsewhere in Atrium, the research Bordeaux, France. Stimson, 1995, AGPS), Population and achievements of our academic staff are Employment Growth in Australia: Regional expanding and becoming more diverse. Professor Parin was at the University as Hot Spots and Cold Spots 1986–1996 (R. part of a group of students and staff from As I write this message to you, classes This is attributable in no small part to Professor Kevin O’Connor took up a Stimson, F. Shuaib, K. O’Connor, 1999, A prestigious new annual prize for her University in France, participating in have just fi nished for the 2004 academic those who have joined our ranks in the position as Associate Professor in the UQ Press), Community Opportunity and the top graduate in the University what we refer to as the ‘BMB’ Project. year and our students are about to last few years. Urban Planning Program of the Faculty Vulnerability in Australia’s Cities and Towns of Melbourne’s Bachelor of Urban BMB stands for Bangkok-Melbourne- enter the examination period. Members of Architecture Building and Planning. (S. Baum, R. Stimson, K. O’Connor, P. Planning and Development program One outcome of our growing size is Bordeaux, representing a three- atrium of the academic staff are engaged in This appointment followed a long and Mullins, R. Davis, 2000, UQ Press), and was launched in July 2003 by the Dean that we now have additional buildings university collaboration in teaching and the important but time-consuming successful career at Monash University, Australia’s Changing Economic Geography: of Architecture Building and Planning, allocated to us on the central campus. learning. During 2004, staff and students process of end-of-year assessment. Our where he began as a Lecturer in 1975. A Society Dividing (K. O’Connor, R. Professor Ruth Fincher. In 2002 the Faculty took occupancy of from the three universities came to administrative staff are gearing up for Professor O’Connor had encountered Stimson, M. Daly, 2001, Oxford UP). most of the Baldwin Spencer Building, Melbourne for a week-long program, The Ledgar Prize in Urban Planning the processing of examination results, the University of Melbourne previously, people to the north-west of our main building. having previously been to Bangkok for In Melbourne, Professor O’Connor’s the selection of new students and re- taking out a Bachelor of Commerce commemorates the contribution of the Students from our coursework Masters the same purpose (see page 14). In April research has assessed patterns and enrolment of continuing students for (Hons) in 1966, a Diploma of Education in late pioneer and academic-leader in 2 programs in design are located there, 2005 the program will conclude with a causes of suburban development, 3 2005. The rhythms of the new academic 1967, and a Master of Commerce in 1971, urban and regional planning, Frederick along with staff teaching design in the workshop in Bordeaux. industrial change, and the links between year are starting even as the present one all at this University. His PhD in the fi eld William Ledgar, to both the education postgraduate programs of Architecture employment and housing markets. His of planners at the University and to the is yet to be completed. Singling out events of particular note of urban economic geography is from and Landscape Architecture. In the next voice is often heard and read in the media profession of urban planning. in the past year or so is diffi cult, as McMaster University in Canada. At the end of 2004 the Faculty has a total two months, we will also be occupying in Melbourne, for journalists rely on his there have been so many. Close to my atrium of 1793 students enrolled in its programs, the Old Commerce building immediately Professor O’Connor’s work on the expert interpretations of a wide range of Professor Ledgar was Victoria’s, heart was the launch of the Ledgar of which 1429 are undergraduates. Most to the west of the Architecture and urban economic trends. and the University of Melbourne’s, Prize in Urban Planning, a student prize Of particular interest have of these are full-time students. More Planning building. Clusters of staff been his investigations fi rst Professor of Town and Regional established in perpetuity to honour the Over many years Professor O’Connor than 30 per cent of the undergraduates from the Urban Planning and Property of international trade Planning. foundation Professor of Town Planning has contributed his work to governments enrolled in the Faculty are international and Construction programs will have in services, and of the in the Faculty, Professor Fred Ledgar and to groups within the planning, Key guests at the launch of the prize students; our Faculty has the second offi ces there, along with a group of airline and global fi nance (see page 3). Staff and alumni of the property and construction professions, included members of the Ledgar family, highest percentage of international administrative staff. A new Faculty industries. Faculty’s planning program worked hard an important role for a senior academic who travelled from interstate, friends, undergraduates in the University, its reception desk will be placed on the to raise funds for this prize, and we were economic structure and planning of in urban planning. He has been evaluated staff and work colleagues of the late percentage in this regard exceeded only ground fl oor. To this set of expansions delighted to meet Professor Ledgar’s cities has focussed on changes in the as a magnifi cent teacher by scores Professor Ledgar and members of the by that of the Faculty of Economics and are to be added the fi rst steps in wife, Renee, and other members of his character and location of manufacturing of undergraduate and postgraduate planning profession. Commerce. In 2004 we had 55 members refurbishment of the Architecture and family at the launch. Another event I and services industries and how students and was awarded the Faculty’s of academic staff and 32 administrative Planning building. We have worked with Professor Fincher, whose fi eld is urban want to mention is the inaugural meeting these have infl uenced urban form and inaugural Faculty Teaching Award. He staff. So the Faculty is growing, and one Bates Smart on the Master Plan and its planning, said generous support for the of Universitas21 deans of faculties and employment patterns. Internationally, has been a consistent high achiever of our ambitions in the next few years is implementation for the past six months. Ledgar Prize in Urban Planning led to schools of the built environment, which is he is best known for his research on in competitive research grant rounds, to increase the number of academic staff a total of $58,000 being raised over the Once again the Faculty’s Dean’s Lecture to be held at the University of Melbourne producer services industries—he has and his contributions to academic in relation to the number of students we past two and a half years, which was Series has been a huge success. We are this month. Universitas 21 is a network led most expertly the establishment management are consistent, generous teach. “well over target”. all grateful to Dr Greg Missingham for of universities around the world whose of international working groups on and effective. He is a longstanding this topic, collaborating with a large We have made some exciting new planning this major series which draws interest is in furthering collaborative contributor to international and “Support has come from various work number of fi ne scholars. Of particular appointments to the academic staff of our current and past students, together learning, research and benchmarking. national professional organizations in colleagues who knew Fred and from interest have been his investigations of the Faculty in the past year. The eminent with members of the local community of We have high hopes that this meeting, planning, regional science and economic planning fi rms and organisations. international trade in services, and of the writer and artist Paul Carter has joined built environment professionals, to our which we have initiated, will begin to geography. Particularly generous have been the City airline and global fi nance industries. us for a fi ve-year term as a Professorial Faculty in the evenings to hear wonderful establish additional, useful networks for of Melbourne, the Urban and Regional The Faculty of Architecture Building and Fellow (Paul’s work is discussed on page lecturers. This year, as in the past, the Faculty’s staff and students around Land Corporation and the Melbourne Within Australia, his writing on economic Planning applauds the contribution of 9). Rob Adams, the well-known urban speakers from universities and practices the world. company Ausvest Holdings. performance in our country’s regional Professor Kevin O’Connor to the fi eld designer and architect from the City of far and wide have made presentations, I will close by expressing my appreciation cities and towns, his comparisons of of urban planning, and celebrates his “The prize provides for the winning Melbourne, has become an Honorary as have our own eminent staff and some for the Faculty’s wonderful staff and Australian regional labour markets, and promotion to professor in 2003.
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