“Our design strategies and methods are informed by the latest research into biophilic design through closer collaboration with experts such as Dr Phillip B. Roös and Lana Van Galen from Deakin University. They’re giving us new language around generous, multi-layered interiors that deploy natural patterns, textures, tones and, where possible materials (deployed judiciously given OH&S …
The Live+Smart Research Laboratory, School of Architecture & Built Environment and Deakin Sustainable Health Network wish to congratulate Georgina de Beaujeu for her 2022 AILA VIC Future Leader Award recognition. Georgina’s contributions span advocacy, academia, volunteering, and artistic endeavours, all aimed at exploring and elevating the role of landscape architecture in responding to the climate …
Screening on the 24th July, at 13:30, Shorts Session 4, at Cinema Nova. (https://www.mdff.org.au/films/living-structures-the-architecture-for-life) A documentary that will challenge your current worldview on design, architecture, and our human-nature relationship. In this film Dr Phillip B. Roös, Associate Professor in Architecture and Director of the Live+Smart Research Lab, ask the critical question: “How can our global …
‘The biophilia hypothesis posits an innate biological and genetic connection between human and nature, including an emotional dimension to this connection’. In this pioneering and insightful work Jason S. Gaekwad, Anahita Sal Moslehian, Phillip B. Roös (from the Live+Smart Lab, Deakin University) and Arlene Walker (from the School of Psychology, Deakin University) analyse 49 experimental …
It’s with great excitement we welcome Lana Van Galen as our new Deputy Lead for the Live+Smart Research Lab. Lana is a Teaching Scholar at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, and has been a practicing architect for more than 20 years. As an architect and lecturer, with an interest in ethics in professional …
We are excited to welcome Anahita Sal Moslehian as a new team member of the Live+Smart Research Lab. Anna is a postdoctoral research fellow who works in the emerging field of biophilic design to investigate the impacts of healthcare design on occupants’ health and wellbeing. In her new position, Anna will employ systematic thinking and …
Celebrating the theme taur, which means belonging in local Wadawurrung language, Geelong Design Week will celebrate all things connecting us to people and places and the role design can play in enhancing our sense and lived experience of belonging. You’ll find more than 60 events over 10 days from 17–27 March. We can’t wait to …
We are pleased to welcome Dr Zaheer Allam’s appointment as a Honorary Fellow at the Live+Smart Research Laboratory, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University. “I’m so happy with this new appointment! The Live+Smart Research Lab is at the forefront of nature-informed propositions in urban discourses by …
The Live+Smart Research Laboratory at the School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University invites you to join this free online masterclass. The event includes a public lecture by Associate Professor Dr Phillip B. Roös, followed by keynote presentations and a panel discussion including Jefa Greenaway (Greenaway Architects), Nick Griffin (McGregor Coxall) and Eduard Ross …
Architecture in Transition: New Findings from the Sciences An INHAF Habitat Forum Webinar Series – Rethinking Cities In the last few years, surprising new developments in neuroscience, environmental psychology, biology, mathematics, and other fields have begun to challenge designers to think differently about their role, particularly as we seek to transition to a world of …
The Live+Smart Research Laboratory at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University is collaborating with industry partners – The School of Lost Arts, Creative Geelong Makers Hub, GHD and Vidler Gallery in various Geelong Design Week 2021 exhibitions and events to promote biophilia and the importance of bringing nature back into our cities. …
A landmark research partnership between Deakin University and global design and engineering firm SMEC will underline Australia’s position at the forefront of urban sustainability. In a rapidly-urbanising world where cities largely contribute to climate change, they can also be an integral part of the solution if systems are implemented to reduce resource consumption and waste …
Researchers from across the Live+Smart Lab at Deakin University are tapping into their innovative thinking and expertise to find ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. From dynamic systems modelling, pattern identification and dynamic scenario modelling to emergency response planning, biophilic designed home-work spaces and post COVID-19 liveability, the L+SLab is working across disciplines, connecting …
Deakin University’s Dr Phillip Roös, an expert in environmental design and architecture, gives a fascinating explanation of biophilia – the concept of our innate connection to nature in design – in a new video on Australia’s Science Channel. Dr Roös, from Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment and Director of the Live+Smart Research Lab, says …
To celebrate World Environment Day, Dr Phillip Roös, Director of Deakin’s Live+Smart Research Lab spoke about Biophilic design and of the need to put nature first in the future design of our city. Dr Roös covered the fundamentals for creating healthy liveable places that enhance wellbeing. He emphasised the need to inject nature into our …
The book Geelong’s Changing Landscape, which has been described as the most comprehensive investigation of the history of the development and planning of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, has now been published. Working with publishers CSIRO, David Jones and Phillip Roös recently compiled and edited Geelong’s Changing Landscape, a 344 page publication that offers an insightful investigation of the …