Session spotlight: The 'other' housing crisis? Quality and performance

Poor housing quality and design can weaken household wellbeing, security and health. It can also lead to environmental and financial risks. With the race on to deliver more housing and transform our cities through densification, how are we tracking in the delivery of better, healthier housing? What approaches are working and where are we doing well?

This plenary session will delve into how quality and design is impacting the development of social and affordable housing. It looks at the commercial considerations and constraints in developing housing quickly and profitably.

You will hear from leading First Nations organisation, a large community housing provider, the Government Architect of WA and an architect and urban designer who has spent years advocating for better outcomes in our built environment.

This is a session not to be missed.
 

Session speakers

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Dr Jefa Greenaway, Greenaway Architects

Dr Jefa Greenaway is a founding Director of Greenaway Architects (est. 1998), an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinburne University, an Honorary Fellow of Design at Deakin University and a registered architect in both NSW and Victoria. His current projects include the 240 bed UTS National First Nations College in Ultimo NSW, the Garma Institute project in Gunyangara NT, and Yaitya Ngutu Wardli, at the University of SA, Adelaide. Recently Jefa has been a member of the Ministerial Advisory Board of Homes Victoria in support of the $5.3B 'Big Housing Build'.
 

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Nicola Middleton, BHC

Nicola Middleton is a Senior Design Manager at BHC with over 35 years’ of architectural experience. She has managed the design of major multi-residential projects, including 2,500 student beds for Student One and architectural compliance documentation for National COVID quarantine facilities in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Passionate about creating sustainable, user-focused spaces, Nicola now leads the design management of BHC’s 1,500-apartment pipeline, ensuring quality, longevity, and resident wellbeing.

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Liam Wallis, HIP V. HYPE

Liam Wallis is the Founder and Managing Director of HIP V. HYPE. Trained in Architecture and Urban Design and following over a decade of private sector property development experience, Liam founded HIP V. HYPE in 2015 to influence and build the more equitable, resilient and prosperous future we deserve. Liam is a strong advocate for better outcomes in our built environment, participating in advisory panels and discussions to support the sustainable growth of our cities and regions.

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Emma Williamson, Government Architect of Western Australia

Emma Williamson is the Government Architect of Western Australia and has nearly thirty years of experience working in practice and as an advocate for social issues related to the profession. She is recognised for her skills in project critique and as the Government Architect is the Chair of the State Design Review Panel. In 2022, Emma was named a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects in recognition of her contribution to the profession beyond architectural practice and in 2023, was awarded the RAIA Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize.