Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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"Where in the world is 'Western Sydney'?" How identities and boundaries can shape urban inequality and segregation: an empirical experiment
Published 2025-08-15In Greater Sydney, Australia’s largest urban region, ‘Western Sydney’ as a spatial imaginary is shorthand for the ‘other’ part of the city – its working class, multicultural and multilingual populations, industrial-based ...Open AccessThesis -
Media Architecture Compendium Volume 2: Concepts, Methods, Practice
Published 2023Media architecture has evolved from illuminating iconic building façades at night to characterising all life in cities. This compendium draws on academic research and global studies to present an evolutionary account of ...Book -
Looking at things strangely: Defamiliarisation as a design approach for media literacy education
Published 2024Design methods have long been proposed as educational devices and, increasingly, as approaches for engaging with societal issues. While media, cultural and political narratives continue to debate best practices for challenging ...Open AccessArticle -
Disability in the Metaverse
Published 2024-09-30This research investigates the accessibility challenges and opportunities for people with disabilities in Virtual Reality (VR) environments. Conducted from June 2023 to June 2024, the study involved 102 survey respondents ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Restorative experience in semi-outdoor spaces: from thermal pleasure to psychological well-being
Published 2024Biophilic design holds great potentials for improving built environment occupants’ psychological wellbeing through its restorative benefits. However, several limitations exist in current biophilic design research and ...Open AccessConference paper