Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy is a research leader in the Monash Urban Lab in the Department of Architecture at Monash University, where she co-develops projects that combine practice-based design research with policy studies towards the regeneration of cities and regions. She was a researcher with the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities where she focused on better integration across water planning, urban planning and design. She collaborates with architectural researchers on research projects on alternative processes for developing inclusive housing and ecological cities, the outcomes of which include industry reports and public exhibitions. She is co-editor (with Nigel Bertram) of the book In Time with Water: Design Studies of 3 Australian Cities.