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Welcome to Issue #09 of Habitat for 2013

Course Planning: Structural Environments

ENVS10009 Structural Environments is a new Level 1 Environments subject being offered for the first time in Semester 2 this year. It introduces engineering and construction principles with a mix of design projects, interactive workshops and lectures.

It is intended that Structural Environments will only be offered in Semester 2 each year, instead of both Semester 1 and 2.

Should I enrol in Structural Environments in Semester 2?

B Envs students are required to take ENVS10009 Structural Environments if they intend on completing any of the following majors or subjects (unless they have already completed ENVS10003 Constructing Environments in 2012 or earlier):

  >  Civil (Engineering) Systems major
  >  Construction major
  >  Environmental Engineering Systems major
  >  ENGR20003 Engineering Materials
  >  ENGR20004 Engineering Mechanics
  >  ABPL20042 Residential Construction and Structures in 2014*

*Structural Environments will be a prerequisite for the 2014 offering of Residential Construction and Structures. Students are recommended to plan ahead for this change.

If you intend to take Structural Environments in Semester 2, enrol now through your my.unimelb student portal. More information about the subject, including prerequisite requirements, is available in the Handbook.

Do you need course planning advice? Book a student advice appointment online.

ABP Agenda: Angus Farquhar

Date: Monday 15 July 2013
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Open Stage, 757 Swanston Street
Registrations: Register here

Angus Farquhar is Creative Director of NVA, a registered Scottish arts charity. NVA's vision is to make powerful public art articulating the complex qualities of a location through collective action. The organisation has produced award winning and dynamic projects in challenging landscapes, including temporary lighting animations on the mountains of Skye, permanent spaces such as the Hidden Gardens in Glasgow and major urban festivals.

In this exciting ABP Agenda Angus will develop a discussion across art, culture, politics, landscape, geography and architecture with examples of NVAs work.

Reusing Industrial Heritage

Date: Monday 15 July 2013
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: The Open Stage, 757 Swanston Street
Registrations: Register here

What are the opportunities in our industrial heritage? How can reusing these fascinating places and spaces help to reinvigorate our cities, towns and landscapes? What roles might they play in twenty-first century Victoria?

The Heritage Council of Victoria and the Melbourne School of Design invite you to participate in an afternoon of discussion and debate around the adaptive reuse of our industrial heritage.

This event launches and celebrates 12 case studies and an issues paper, which have been prepared by the Heritage Council to inspire us and to challenge us to make better use of the state’s rich industrial heritage.

The afternoon is organised into two panel discussions, one looking at the new uses and users, the other exploring urban opportunities and challenges. Speaker will be announced shortly.

ABP Dean's Lecture Series: Alan Greenberger

Cities, Growth and Design: Perfect Together

Date: Tuesday 6 August
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Registrations: Register here

Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia, will discuss urban governance and designing for economic vitality through issues of American sprawl.

Under his leadership, the City of Philadelphia has rewritten the Philadelphia Zoning Code and has initiated a five-year long comprehensive plan for the city, entitled Philadelphia 2035. Both intitiatives are the first of their kind for the city in over 50 years and are the recipient of the American Planning Association's National Award for City Planning in 2013.

Cities, Growth and Design: Perfect Together discusses the inherent interplay between place, ambition and character, and how successful cities balance these sometimes competing objectives.

Final release of results: Friday 12 July

The final date for release of Semester 1 results is Friday 12 July. Some results may become available prior to this date on a subject-by-subject basis but will not be considered final until the evening of Friday 12 July.

You will be able to access your results via my.unimelb.

What should I do if I cannot see my results?
If you are not able to access your results after Friday 12 July, check my.unimelb to see whether your enrolment has been sanctioned. Any sanctions will appear as an icon at the top of your home page. You will be able to click on the icon for details. Sanctions may be imposed if, for example, you have fees, library fines or other debt owing to the University. Once your debt is cleared, your sanction will no longer be displayed in my.unimelb and you will be able to access your results.

If you have no sanctions but still have missing results after Friday 12 July, please contact the Environments and Design Student Centre.

University emails during the mid-year break

Please continue to check your University email account during the mid-year break to make sure you do not miss any critical information from the University.

You may be contacted about academic progress, timetabling, subject changes or other issues relating to your studies.