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Public Panel Discussion: Designing Diversity for 2030+

A thought-provoking public discussion on the built environment as a regenerative force, hosted in ARM’s new Melbourne studio. Representing government, research, community housing, and design, the panelists are people with skill sets and diverse experience in managing - and living with - the tensions, challenges and opportunities in addressing housing system stress.

Event date and time: Wednesday 20 May, 5pm (for 5.30 start) – 7pm (ticketed, refreshment on arrival))

Panelists

Jack Panton, Managing Director, Affordable Housing Solutions (moderator)
Marjorie Kennedy, Head of Homelessness & Housing Pathways, Homes Melbourne
Michele Morrison, Chief Development Officer, Homes Victoria
Prof Rebecca Bentley, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, University of Melbourne
Contessa von Barron, Senior Manager Affordable Homes & Retirement Living, VMCH
Jesse Judd, Director, ARM Architecture

Proceeds from $10 ticket sales will be donated to a relevant charitable cause.

Video Wall

During business hours across the entire festival, visitors to ARM’s new studio in Melbourne will encounter an immersive video-wall installation in the lobby on Level 27. The video wall loops short films, animations and interviews drawn from the ARM's key housing projects – including Viv’s Place (supportive housing for women and children escaping family violence) and Bellfield (flexible social housing with dual-key layouts), both with Launch Housing. Through data, imagery and storytelling, the installation visualises ideas of adaptability, affordability and collective living.

Video Wall access dates and times: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm during Melbourne Design Week (14-24 May)

This two-part activation celebrates ARM’s 40th year of design leadership, showcasing architecture that shapes equitable, resilient and culturally aware urban futures. Through Housing Tomorrow in Motion, ARM invites you to imagine how design can transform the way we live – today and for decades to come.

Contact the host of Home Re-imagined: Housing Tomorrow in Motion