Redesigning the Housing System: Radical Renewal

Cities are transforming to make way for communities that invite medium density housing and new life. From daily frictions like roadworks to the vital question of housing accessibility, urban renewal holds as much promise as it does contention, leaving no-one unaffected by its evolution.

Assemble Papers brings together leading voices in housing, urban politics, and placemaking to ask: How can we reconcile preservation and gentrification in city shaping? How can we produce much-needed housing alternatives and cultivate a sense of belonging for both new and enduring communities?

To mark the launch of our next editorial series dedicated to these questions, join Assemble Papers to discuss new and global perspectives on how we can redesign more equitable, inclusive cities. Joining us will be Carolyn Viney from Super Housing Partnerships, Jocelyn Chiew from the City of Melbourne, Hannah Harvey from Housing Choices Australia, Nemesia Kennett from Gill Family Corp, and Ingrid langtry from Assemble.

Doors open from 6:00 pm with light refreshments and an editorial hand-out for attendees

Meet our panelists:

Carolyn Viney | Super Housing Partnerships

Carolyn is the CEO at Super Housing Partnerships, a specialist housing fund manager focused on creating capital flows into affordable housing through institutional investment partnerships. With a career spanning over 25 years, Carolyn has held senior roles across construction, property development and real estate investment. An influential and experienced leader in Australian housing, Carolyn is a member of the Government’s National Housing Affordability and Supply Council, is the Non-Executive Director of the Big Issue, and sits on the board of the Women’s Property Initiative.

Jocelyn Chiew | City of Melbourne

Jocelyn Chiew is an Architect, Landscape Architect and Urban Designer. As Director City Design at the City of Melbourne, she plays a key role in creating and enabling inclusive, sustainable and enduring public spaces. Jocelyn leads the city’s in-house multidisciplinary design practice. City Design plans, designs and delivers council strategies and public works, and provides design review for significant development proposals. Jocelyn also leads the city's Design Excellence Program and is Deputy Chair of the Melbourne Design Review Panel. Her industry appointments include member of the Victorian Design Review Panel, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, member of Gender Equity Victoria's Put Her Name on It Reference Group, and former State and National Councillor at the Australian Institute of Architects

Hannah Harvey | Housing Choices Australia

Hannah is the Customer and Community Services Executive at Housing Choices Australia, one of Australia’s largest community housing providers. A recognised thought-leader and expert in social and community housing, Hannah’s work centres upon improving resident-driven outcomes, building operational capacities, and strengthening communities in multi-residential projects and neighbourhoods. A Women in Housing Award (UK) recipient, a board member to the UK’s Your Own Place and Chartered Insititute of Housing, which provides those working in the housing sector with the tools to enhance their profession, as well as LGBTQIA+ advocate, Hannah arrives to her new role to impart her rich experience and knowledge into the Australian community housing sector.

Nemesia Kennett | Gill Family Corp

Nemesia is one of Australia’s leading voices in the development and construction industries. The current Development Director at Gill Family Corp, Nemesia’s career track record has seen her conceive and deliver a wide portfolio of developments spanning across residential, social infrastructure and mixed-use asset classes. Nemesia has overseen urban regeneration and heritage restoration in key pockets of Melbourne’s CBD via mixed use and public realm developments. She is the former Executive Head of Development at Nightingale Housing and an Executive Board Member at Baptcare Affordable Housing.

Ingrid Langtry | Assemble (Moderator)

Ingrid Langtry is Head of Place and Experience at Assemble Communities. She brings over 15 years of experience in retail strategy and sustainability to guide the placemaking strategies for all Assemble projects. A former restaurateur, a member of the Urban Design Forum Australia and an Assemble Papers contributor, Ingrid’s career’s work is all about exploring ways to balance thoughtful design of spaces and places for everyone in the community to thrive.