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Rob Adams

About

Professor Rob Adams is currently the Director City Design and Projects at the City of Melbourne and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization. With over 46 years’ experience as an Architect and Urban Designer and 35 years at the City of Melbourne, Rob has made a significant contribution to the rejuvenation of central Melbourne. His recent focus has been on how cities could be used to accommodate and mitigate rapid population growth and the onset of climate change.

 

Past Events

Reading the City: Urban Sprawl

Sally Warhaft, Rob Adams, Michael Buxton, Elliot Fishman, Jane-Frances Kelly

Past event

14 Mar

The Deakin Lectures 2010

Innovating the Cities: Design, Planning and Architectural Solutions in the Urban Environment

David Owen, Rob Adams, Melinda Dodson, Sue Holliday, Bruce Taper

Past event

12 Jun

Ideas for Melbourne

City and Urban Planning

Jill Garner, Rob Adams, Jane-Frances Kelly, Trevor Dance

Past event

15 Feb

This is Not a Drill with Ali Moore

A Hypothetical Supercity, 2033

Ali Moore, Bernard Salt, John Brumby, Rob Adams, Lucinda Hartley, Shara Evans, Ishaan Nangia

Past event

8 Nov
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