Project team
Dr. Jordan Lacey
Research Fellow in the School of Architecture and Design RMIT
Mrs. Nadine Samaha
Principal Architect level-ak, LEED Green Associate, Sustainability Lecturer RMIT
World Architecture Community Awards, 38th Cycle September 2021
Category: Architecture - Designed
Presentation for ACT4SDGs (2020)
As ‘ecological buffers’ the new system will protect local residents and drivers from noise and air pollution, as well as improve their mental and physical well-being.
As ‘ecological corridors”, this system will encourage biodiversity with its native and low maintenance vegetation. It will address the urban “Heat Island Effect” and improve the livability of our suburbs.
Our team of experts, including architects, soundscape designers and researchers from RMIT University, have begun researching a modular system (Figure 1 and 2) that will involve retrofitting existing motorways’ sound barriers to meet the following outcomes:
Dr. Jordan Lacey | Research Fellow in the School of Architecture and Design RMIT
Mrs. Nadine Samaha | Principal Architect level-ak, LEED Green Associate, Sustainability Lecturer RMIT