Kirsten Bevin

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I research and write about social and urban issues and their policy and industry intersections.

Alongside my research I work in urban renewal, helping government, developers and institutions shape the strategies and outcomes of long-term large-scale precinct development to achieve economic, social and sustainability goals.

In both my research and practice I transform complex projects and problems into clear ideas and directions.

Publications

Density longevity
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Panel talk at the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (2025)
Building buffers
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Talk for the DADo Film Society (2024)
Housing aspirations for precariously housed older Australians
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James, A., Crowe, A., Tually, S., et al. AHURI Final Report No. 378 (2022)
Alternative housing models for precariously housed older Australians
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Tually, S., Coram, V., Faulkner, D., et al. AHURI Final Report No. 378 (2022)
Making housing, shaping old age
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PhD Thesis, RMIT University (2021)
Shaping the Housing Grey Zone
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Urban Policy and Research, Volume 36 (2018)
Summary of PhD thesis
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The story of retirement housing in Victoria
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Case study within the thesis
Diversity and disparity: Retirement housing in age-friendly cities
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Future Housing: Global Cities and Regional Problems AMPS Proceedings, pp. 93-99 (2016)

Experience

Design lead working across investment cases, precinct development strategies, and competitive tender processes to meet state government sustainability, employment and housing policy. Experience in project and consultant management, state and local government stakeholder engagement, brief preparation, problem definition and succinct communication of project objectives and impacts.
Researcher: Part time research role in an Australia-wide team conducting an inquiry for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)

Lecturer: Course coordination of the Housing Policy module, part of the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies' Masters of Environment and Planning.
Client-facing role in creative technology studio operating within engineering firm Aurecon. Direction of digital communication tools to help explain built environment and infrastructure projects to industry, government, and community stakeholders.
2012–2016
Fender Katsalidis Architects
Urban Designer
2011
Architecture for Humanity
London (pro bono)
2008–2011
Studio Egret West
Urban Designer, London

Education

The thesis Making housing, shaping old age: Industry engagement in older persons housing explored the housing industry response to an ageing population and the mechanisms of housing provision that shape expectations and options for old age.
2015
Graduate Certificate
Environment and Planning, RMIT
2005
Masters of Architecture
University of Tasmania
2001
Bachelor of Environmental Design
University of Tasmania

Contact

0410 772 545