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The Melbourne Liveability Strategy has created a city that is inclusive and, some would say, a happy
and welcoming place full of local shopkeepers and citizens. The renewal of the laneways has created
an intimate gathering and shared space for the city’s inhabitants, where people meet, connect, eat and
play in one of the most creative street art scenes in the world. Distinct neighborhood cultures make
popular public squares and meeting places unique with a diversity of places to sit, rest, talk and dine.

The world’s largest tram network, which is free in the central business district, allows every citizen to
quickly access all parts of the city day and night.

The concept of place-making has also generated a new way of designing green buildings that use locally
sourced, sustainable and resilient materials. The city has implemented macro-scale master planning
to detailed design micro-scale that is high quality, site specific, and people focused.

References

• The Economist Intelligence Unit. ‘The Global Liveability Index’ at http:// www .eiu .com/
topic/liveability
• http:// www .villagewell .org

• https:// www .pps .org/ article/ australia -placemaking

List of discussion partners/interviews

• Professor Donald Bates, Chair of Architectural Design, Melbourne University School of Design
• Kirsten Bauer, Director, Aspect Studios

• Professor Rob Adams, Director of City Design, City of Melbourne

• Ian McDougall, Founder and Director, ARM Architecture
• Chris Razzell, CEO, Aspect Studios
• Jill Garner, Victorian Government Architect

• Jane Homewood, Executive Director, Statutory Planning, Department of Environment, Land, Water
and Planning
• Lachlan Cameron, Principal, The GPT Group

• Simon Dick, Principal, Woods Bagot
• Andrew Low, Principal, Hassell Studio

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