Dr Julian Bolleter is an Assistant Professor at the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia. His role at the AUDRC includes teaching a master’s program in urban design and conducting urban design related research and design projects.

Julian is an experienced landscape architect and urban designer and has w­orked in design offices in Australia, the USA, the UK and the Middle East. He has completed a PhD concerning Dubai’s urban development and has commercially published four books- including ‘Made in Australia: The future of Australian cities’ (with Richard Weller), ‘Take me to the River: A history of Perth’s foreshore,’  ‘Scavenging the Suburbs: auditing Perth for 1 million infill dwellings’ and ‘The Ghost Cities of Australia. In addition Julian has a signed agreement with Routledge for a further book ‘Desert Paradises: A critical survey of landscape architecture in Dubai’ which will be in press in early 2018.    

In 2014 Julian was awarded the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects WA gold medal award (in conjunction with Richard Weller) for ‘Made in Australia’ and in 2016 he was awarded the Margaret Medcalf Award for research, an ‘honourable mention’ for the International Planning History Society book prize ‘the most innovative book in planning history’ category,  a national commendation for the ‘Bates Smart award for architecture in the media,’ at the Victorian Architecture Awards, and a West Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award for ‘Excellence in Research and Communication all for ‘Take me to the River: A history of Perth’s foreshore.’ Julian also was an integral part of the urban design team for Elizabeth Quay which won a stream of state and national design awards. Finally, Julian has won, and been commended for, a number of international landscape and urban design competitions.

Invited public lectures and panel sessions

1. Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education Town Hall session on research impact, September 2018
2. UWA student leadership development program, external consultant, September 2018
3. Water & Wellbeing Water Sensitive Cities CRC event, July 2018
4. Planning NSW ‘Character Symposium, Sydney, May 2018
5. Visiting Curtin University students lecture at AUDRC, April 2018
6. New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects National Conference, Keynote address, Auckland, April 2018
7. Pilbara Regional Council, Pilbara Kimberley Forum, April 2018
8. AUDRC Propositions event, April 2018
9. Scitech ‘creativity and curiosity’ presentation, April 2018
10. NSW Health, Health Promotion Annual Forum, Sydney, March 2018
11. WA Self-Funded Retirees, March 2018
12. Perth Writers Festival, Architecture discussion panel, February 2018
13. Perth Writers Festival, Perth foreshore and Elizabeth Quay tour, February 2018
14. City of Bayswater Community Engagement Panel, February 2018
15. Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Executive Fellows Program, Melbourne, November 2017
16. Committee for Melbourne Business Festival, Melbourne, November 2017
17. Australia and New Zealand Student Architecture Congress, Keynote address, Sydney November 2017
18. 2017 International Festival of Landscape Architecture, Sydney, October 2017
19. City of Vincent Community Engagement Panel presentation, September 2017
20. KPMG Smart Cities panel session, September 2017
21. West Coast Community Centre, September 2017
22. The Australian Newspaper Better Cities panel session, July 2017
23. Janes Walk, WA Day Elizabeth Quay, June 2017
24. Planning Institute of Australia National Conference, Keynote address, Sydney, May 2017
25. Planning Institute of Australia and Australian Institute of Architects ‘Shaping Cities: towards 50 million panel session, Sydney, May 2017
26. Urban Development Industry Association National Congress, April 2017
27. UDLA Friday drinks talks, January 2017
28. City of Bayswater Urban Forest Workshop, November 2016
29. University of the Third Age lecture, November 2016
30. Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, October 2016
31. Australian Institute of Landscape Architects 50th anniversary conference, Canberra, October 2016
32. HIA Delivering Density Breakfast, October 2016
33. Committee for Perth, Densifying the Suburbs luncheon forum, September  2016
34. White Gum Valley precinct group, September 2016
35. CEDA Shaping WA’s future cities facilitated panel discussion, August 2016
36. Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, August 2016
37. Geographical Association of Western Australia annual conference, August 2016
38. Future Bayswater speaker series launch, July 2016
39. Department of Water, NAIDOC week presentation, July 2016 
40. Literary Lyceum at Karrakatta Club, July 2016
41. Australian Water Association, Western Australian conference, June 2016
42. Department of Water, Water Innovation Workshop, June 2016
43. Urban Development Industry Association (UDIA) Presidents’ Summit, June 2016 
44. Janes Walk Festival, walking tour of Elizabeth Quay, May 2016
45. UWA Literary High Tea, April 2016 
46. UWA Future students agents, walking tour of Elizabeth Quay, April 2016
47. Mosman Park Probus Club, April 2016
48. Royal Western Australian Historical Society ‘Booked for a Cuppa’ event, December 2015
49. UWA Winthrop Society High Tea, December 2015
50. AHURI National Housing Conference, October 2015
51. Landcorp hosted Malaysian Institute of Planners Study Tour October 2015
52. One Planet Fest-a-con, October 2015
53. UDLA talk series, October 2015
54. National Housing Conference, October 2015
55. Bill Warnock Memorial Dinner, October 2015 
56. ‘Reviving the flaneur’ event hosted by the Institute of Advanced Studies, October 2015
57. Roberts Day ‘Talking Great Places’, September 2015
58. Planning Institute of Australia, September 2015
59. Guest speaker session at Department of Housing, August 2015
60. GreenDrinks, July 2015
61. Watercorp Master Class, June 2015
62. Landcorp Operations Knowledge Sharing Session, June 2015
63. Committee for Perth, Perth in Focus event, June 2015
64. Aurecon young professionals seminar,  April 2015
65. Leadership Western Australia, March 2015
66. Department of Planning Friday Information Training Sessions (FITS), February 2015
67. National Economic Development Conference, Darwin, October 2014
68. Futurenet breakfast, September 2014
69. Presentation to Stakeholder Reference Group for the Strategic Assessment of the Perth and Peel Regions, September 2014
70. Eastern Metropolitan Region Council workshop, July 2014
71. ADC Northern Development Summit Townsville, June 2014
72. Pilbara DesignScape Symposium, Port Hedland, June 2014
73. Leadership WA- Signature Leadership Program, June 2014
74. Parks and Leisure Australia conference- keynote presentation, June 2014
75. SONA Masterclass, May 2014
76. All Saints’ College & Storylines Festival panel discussion, March 2014
77. Urban Development Industry Association (UDIA) Presidents’ Summit, February 2014
78. University of Western Australia Ministerial Breakfast, November 2013
79. Environment House talk series, November 2013
80. ‘Take me to the river’ exhibition opening, October 2013.
81. New Waterways Water Sensitive Cities - speakers series, October 2013 (Talk: ‘Synergistic Density).
82. Regional Development Corporation Workshop, September 2013
83. 6th International Urban Design Conference, Sydney, September 2013
84. CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Water Sensitive Cities Seminar Series, August 2013
85. Roberts Day lunchtime talk series, September 2013
86. Hassell ‘Tinny Talks’, July 2013
87. Western Australian Institute of Public Administration, Perth, June 2013
88. 6th Making Cities Liveable Conference, Melbourne, June 2013
89. Ecosystem, Restoration, Intervention, Ecology (EIRE), May 2013
90. Fremantle 2029: Community Visioning Project, May 2013
91. Planning Institute of Australia Urban Design Chapter ‘Green Urbanism Forum’, May 2013
92. Gresley Abbas ‘Green Bottle’ talk series, May 2013
93. Office of the Minister for Regional Development and Lands, May 2013
94. Western Australian Surveying Conference, May 2013
95. City of South Perth presentation to elected members, April 2013
96. Leadership WA, April 2013
97. City of South Perth, Speaking Sustainability conference, March 2013
98. University of Western Australia Extension, March 2013
99. AECOM Buildings and Places talk series, February 2013
100. Perth Writers Festival, February 2013
101. Perth Open House Speaker Series, November 2012
102. 5th International Urban Design Conference, Melbourne, September 2012
103. RMIT Transiting Cities Conference, Melbourne, September 2012
104. Department of Planning Social Club, Perth, August 2012

Radio and television interviews

1. ABC Focus with Nadia Mitsopoulos, July 2018
2. The Wire Brisbane, March 2018
3. ABC Afternoons with Gillian O’Shaughnessy, March 2018
4. ABC Breakfast with Paula Kruger, March 2018
5. RTR Morning Magazine, February 2018
6. ABC News with Irena Ceranic, October 2017
7. 6PR Perth ‘Drive’ with Adam Shand, October 2016
8. ECU Radio, August 2016
9. 6PR Perth with Peter Bell, June 2016
10. RTR Morning Mag, December 2015
11. Channel 7 news with Emily Baker, December 2015
12. 6PR Perth Tonight with Chris IIsley, September 2015
13. ABC News WA, June 2015
14. ABC Drive with John McGlue, March 2015
15. ABC Drive with John McGlue, March 2015
16. ABC 720 Perth Mornings, Geoff Hutchinson, October 2014
17. Radio 2UE- Clive Robertson, October 2014
18. 6PR radio- Gary Adshead, October 2014
19. ABC Television Catalyst- Dominique Pile interview, September 2014
20. The 5th Estate- Willow Aliento, October 2014
21. RTR Morning Magazine, November 2013
22. 6PR Afternoons with Peter Bell, October 2013
23. Monocle 24 The Urbanist hosted by Andrew Tuck, October 2013
24. ABC Northern Tasmania Drive with Damien Brown, September 2013 (b)
25. ABC South West Mornings with David Bone, September 2013
26. ABC WA Regional Drive with Barry Nichols, September 2013
27. ABC Northern Tasmania Drive with Damien Brown, September 2013
28. ABC 105.7 Darwin Drive with Vicki Kerrigan, September 2013
29. ABC Radio National ‘Mongrel Nation’, August 2013
30. Channel 9 Perth- Nightly News, May 2013
31. ABC Brisbane- Evenings with Rebecca Levingston, April 2013
32. ABC News 24 with Joe O’brien, April 2013
33. ABC Radio National- Tim Soutphommasane on Multiculturalism, April 2013
34. Curtin FM – Afternoons with Jenny Seaton, April 2013
35. Radio 6PR Perth – Mornings with Paul Murray, March 2013
36. Radio 4BC – Statewide Mornings with Greg Cary
37. Radio 4BC – Mornings (Weekends) with Chris Adams, March 2013
38. Radio 2HD Newcastle – Mornings with Richard King, March 2013
39. Radio Australia – Mornings with Phil Kafcaloudes, March 2013
40. ABC Radio National – Counterpoint with Amanda Vanstone, March 2013
41. ABC Radio Perth – Mornings with Geoff Hutchison, March 2013
42. ABC Radio Brisbane – Evenings with Rebecca Levingston, March 2013
43. ABC Radio 720 Sydney – Mornings with Linda Mottram, March 2013
44. ABC Radio National – Tony Delroy’s Nightlife, Match 2013
45. ABC Radio 720 Perth – Saturday Mornings with James Lush, March 2013
46. ABC Radio South West - Statewide Regional Mornings (WA) with Barry Nicholls, March 2013
47. ABC Radio Darwin – Mornings with Kate O’Tool, March 2013
48. ABC News 24- Weekend Breakfast with Andrew Geoghegan and Kumi Taguchi, March 2013
49. Coram, M. (2018). Writers Week Blog.   Retrieved 21.02, 2018, from https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/piaf/writers-week-blog-ng-b88749129z
50. Acott, K. (2016). Book reveals a river of dreams. The West Australian.
51. Ambrose, M. (2015). The dream that became real, The Sunday Times, pp. 38,39.
52. Wynne, E. (2015). Being Perthed: Stories of alternative visions for the city's riverfront explored in exhibition.   Retrieved 12.17, 2015, from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-17/alternative-realities-for-perth-river-foreshore/7033522
53. Brophy, L. (2015). Making use of invisible space. UWA News, 6.
54. Bell, D. (2015). Just little bits of history repeating, The Perth Voice, p. 6.
55. Titelius, R. (2015). Where to next?, Sunday Times, p. 43.
56. Law, Peter. (2014). Future Perth: WA’s other cities of the future.   Retrieved 13.11, 2014, from http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/future-perth-was-other-cities-of-the-future/story-fnmx16d1-1227114640097
57. Unknown reporter. (2014). Stop city of dreams turning into a nightmare, The West Australian.
58. Law, Peter. (2014, 26.10.). Welcome to Perth Island, The Sunday Times, p. 9.
59. Law, Peter. (2014, 26.10.). City of dreams, The Sunday Times, p. 45.
60. Law, Peter. (2014, 26.10.). How to stop the sprawl, The Sunday Times, p. 9.
61. Livett, B. (2013, 17.10). Endless choices for future cities, Kimberley Echo, p. 17.
62. Acott, K. (2013, 31.10). Perth lacks a vision for the river: expert, The West Australian, p. 6.
63. Byrne, C. (2013). Darwin Airport should be moved to outskirts. News.  Retrieved 07.03, 2013, from http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/03/08/318355_ntnews.html
64. Smee, B. (2013). Big City Vision for Buladelah. Latest News.  Retrieved 03.07, 2013, from http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1402392/poll-big-city-vision-for-bulahdelah/
65. Wagga primed for population influx [Online]. The Daily Advertiser Available: http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/1407708/wagga-primed-for-population-influx/
66. Mottram, L. (2013). Australian cities: plan for an extra 39 million people. 702 ABC Sydney.  Retrieved 03.07, 2013, from http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/03/18/3718154.htmWRIGHT, S. 2013. City sprawl a growing threat [Online]. Perth: The West Australian Available: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16385949/city-sprawl-a-growing-threat/
67. Leeder, J. (2013). Making Cities Liveable. Australian Design Review.  Retrieved 07.03, 2013, from http://www.australiandesignreview.com/features/31786-making-cities-liveable
68. Foster, B. (2013). Fast-forward 16 years, Fremantle Herald, p. 1.
69. Tillet, A. (2013). Rudd backs Geraldton to Busselton fast train, The West Australian, p. 10.
70. Livett, B. (2013, 17.10). Endless choices for future cities, Kimberley Echo, p. 17.
71. Armitage, C. (2012). Bridging the future planning gap: 35 million become the 'lost souls' Retrieved 03.07, 2013, from http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/bridging-the-future-planning-gap-35-million-become-the-lost-souls-20121123-29ytw.htmlROWE, T. 2013.
72. Zimmerman, J. (2018). Perth population boom forecast: Housing, transport reform needed.   Retrieved 18.06, 2018, from https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/perth/perth-population-boom-forecast-housing-transport-reform-needed-ng-b88866402z

Print and online media generated

Design competitions and industry awards judged

• Planning Institute of Australia Western Australian awards, September 2018
• Planning Institute of Australia Western Australian awards, August 2017
• Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture Western Australian awards, June 2016
• WA Department of Housing ‘[design]ability’ competition, September 2015

Participation in advisory groups/ steering committees

• Water Innovation Advisory Group convened by the Department of Water, 2016
• White Gum Valley Project Steering Committee convened by the CRC for Low Carbon Living Research 2016-2017

Research peer reviews

• Peer review of article Journal of Urban Design, 2018
• Peer review of article Journal of Urban Design, 2018
• Peer review of book chapter, Routledge Architext series, 2018
• Peer review of article Landscape Journal, 2013

Major commissioned research projects

• Urban design strategies for Living Streams (2017) for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Position held: Project director responsible for research and project documentation
• Reconciling the implications of Sea Level Rise and the provision of ecosystem services in Perth Water (2017) for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Position held: Project director responsible for research and project documentation
• Water Innovation (2016) for the Department of Water. Position held: Advisory group member
• Knutsford infill development precinct (2015-2017) for Landcorp. Position held: Project director responsible for research, design and project documentation
• Evaluating Wi-Fi monitoring data for use in public life surveys (2015-2016) for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Position held: Project director responsible for research and project documentation
• City of Stirling public open space audit (2015) for City of Stirling. Position held: Advisory board member
• Infill development precedents: a study of international exemplars (2014-2015) for Western Australian Planning Commission. Position held: Project director responsible for research and project documentation
• Bulgarra: retrofitting Radburn subdivisions (2012) for Landcorp. Project director responsible for research, design and project documentation
• Fremantle Traffic Bridge (2011) for Main Roads Western Australia. Position held: Researcher responsible for design and project documentation
• Cockburn West Activity Centre (2011) for Landcorp. Position held: Researcher responsible for research, design, project documentation