Byera Hadley research reports

This report presents polykatoikias as another apartment typology to consider when addressing the lack of medium-density housing in Sydney and offers an alternative of urban sprawl.

This report explores the resilience of our communities and the ecosystems that support us, offering a compelling examination of how urban landscapes can be designed to work with, rather than against, natural systems.

This report poses a clearly defined question: ‘How can we design the spaces around primary schools to encourage more children to walk to school?', which focuses on the specific challenge of designing for children walking to primary school.

The goal of this research was to discover the role fine grain urban form plays in city equity and vibrancy, and to deliver these findings from Seoul, South Korea to Sydney, Australia for future policy and design decision making.

‘Simple Dwelling’ is an architectural research project that focuses on drawing the plan of the non-planned.

This report summarises the insights gained by the author in their visits to several international prisons and consideration of their design principles.

This report aims to investigate how Sydney’s suburbs could learn from Beijing’s hutong neighbourhoods to enable healthy, engaged and socially-connected communities, and also offer more diverse, desirable and affordable housing, investigating barriers to implementation along the way.

The goal of this research is to outline the strengths, weaknesses and potential for establishing a new manufactured housing industry in Australia as a means of providing more affordable housing options for low income families.

This following report seeks to situate small public buildings and articulate their value firstly through a review of the literature exploring the concept of ‘public’ in the context of architecture and urbanism, and secondly through first hand case studies of projects visited during the author's travel in Japan.

The goal of this research was to explore new approaches to teaching and learning environments comparatively with measures of student engagement and academic success in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore; with the view of inspiring success in Australia.

Lucy's BHTS research catalyses a shift in practice that now spans climate action networks, creative advocacy and teaching.

This research explores how the intersection of architecture and urban design offers an opportunity to not only re-imagine contemporary design approaches to mosques, but also contribute to the continuing conversation on how these disciplines can foster inclusivity.

This report details the findings of a research trip which aimed to look beyond institutionalised teachings of architecture by exploring beyond the urban areas of Australia and towards the ‘red centre’.

This project aimed to investigate contemporary approaches to curating and exhibiting architecture; to connect with key institutions and individuals working in this field; and to develop an understanding of international best practices and how they could potentially inform and support initiatives to display, discuss and share architecture in Sydney.

The aim of this study was to attend the Urban Affairs Association conference in San Diego and dive deep into Teddy Cruz’s “Living Rooms at the Border” project to gather perspectives relevant to Sydney’s urban planning and architectural practices.

This report considers observations and insights gained during a research trip covering regional sustainability.

This report explores the importance of physical models in architecture and offers strategies for preserving contemporary model-making through digital archives.

This report explores the profound impact of digital media, particularly the screen, on architectural production and representation.