Unbeating the Bounds of Australia’s Colonial Commons

Not even the oldest inhabitant remembers where they were, but the Lands Department knows […][1] This chapter, and the drawings, … More

The Book of Common Spells: Dispelling the Unquiet Bounds of Australia’s Colonial Commons

Image: Eleanor Suess. Stills from ‘beating the bounds: Melbourne Town Common Fragment 1 and Fragment 2’, 2025 …and here are … More

A series of commons-related things I’ve been up to in the last year or so: – this is another Masters … More

Bringing my commons research into the Australian context has been exciting and, at least at first, baffling. Many things which … More

A series of commons-related things I’ve been up to in the last year or so: – some pedagogical like this … More

The book of our AHRC funded research project Wastes and Strays is out! It’s called English Urban Commons The Past, … More

I’ve been in Australia for nearly 4 weeks now and although there are many things about the UK I miss … More

Lately I’ve been thinking about what my ‘practice’ is and how it aligns or misaligns with other things that I … More

This is the title of my and Ioanni Delsante‘s Special Issue of The Journal of Architecture – just out – … More