Join us for the second event of the CFRC seminar series on 9th April 2021 via MS teams and at the City Analytics Lab, Red Centre - West Wing, UNSW Sydney. The event will include talks from CFRC HDR students Josephine Roper and Hyungmo Yang.

• Date: Friday, 9th April 2021
• Time: 04:00pm - 05:00pm (Sydney)
• Venue: Online & City Analytics Lab, Basement, Red Centre - West Wing, UNSW, Sydney 2052
• Virtual Event: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODMzYzFiODAtNzUyZi00MjdlLWI1MzctNTZhMjM3M2YzMzJm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223ff6cfa4-e715-48db-b8e1-0867b9f9fba3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2253ebcdee-74ae-4db6-9747-739810574870%22%7d

Please register here to attend the event physically at the campus and virtually through MS Teams. For further queries contact the event coordinator - Dr Balamurugan Soundararaj at s.bala@unsw.edu.au or 0434569141.

Note: We currently have a restriction of 16 people at the venue so please register here to reserve you space. There is no limit on attendance via MS Teams.

Talks

The effect of walkability on property values in Sydney by Josephine Roper

Josephine is a civil engineer with experience in transport infrastructure construction. She is undertaking a PhD with the CFRC, working with the Value Australia CRC project to create data driven automatic valuation products. Her work focuses on accurately modelling transport infrastructure related attributes such as network accessibility, with applications to accurately capturing value uplift and more informed project selection.

Abstract: Typical hedonic price modelling for residential properties includes property attributes such as size, and blunt location attributes such as distance to the CBD and the coast. Yet walkable neighbourhoods with a rich range of nearby destinations also appear to be attractive to residential property buyers. This work integrates the presence and diversity of walkable local destinations into hedonic price modelling, using Sydney as a case study.

Designing Better Apartments: Spatial layouts of units for families with children by Hyungmo Yang

Hyungmo is currently pursuing a PhD and working as a research assistant in City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. His current research interest is the spatial layout of housing and its implications for humans. Previously, he worked as an architect for 12 years participating in diverse national and international projects in South Korea. He also worked as a senior researcher at Korea Institute of Registered Architects.

Abstract: As increasing numbers of apartment buildings are developed domestically and internationally, longstanding concerns about the liveability of apartments for families with children become more pressing. My research explores how the quality and choice of apartment designs might be improved to better meet the needs and desires of families with children. It focuses on the spatial layout of units in Sydney, Australia. This talk presents the main findings of this research and discusses the implications for designing and delivering units that better meet the needs of families with children.