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Personal profile
Biography
Diego Ramírez-Lovering is Professor of Architecture of the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture. His research examines the contributory role that architecture and urbanism can play in addressing the significant challenges facing contemporary urban environments -climate change, resource limitations and rapid population growth with a key focus on the Global South. As an award-winning architectural practitioner and researcher, Ramirez-Lovering has been commissioned to design a range of projects including affordable housing, commercial projects and public art projects and has completed a number of urban resilience projects with State and Local Government groups and industry.
His written work has been published in leading journals in Australia and Internationally and his built work has been awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects. He is frequently called upon to talk to the media, present keynote lectures nationally and internationally and participate in adjudication, advisory and review panels for the public and private sector.
Ramirez-Lovering is the director of the Informal Cities Lab (ICL) in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University. The Lab undertakes design-based research exploring and speculating on the conditions of informality in developing cities. ICL research – designed and conducted in collaboration with government and industry – strives for impact, purposefully and strategically targeting implementation at the intersection of academic research and international development.
Ramirez-Lovering has developed a body of design research examining the issues and processes involved in delivering best-practice water-sensitive urban design from the scale of the dwelling to the scale of the catchment. This research involves climate, and local catchment issues including ecology, water quality, and flood risk. This research has been explored in the developing city context of the Global South.
An exemplar of this research approach, Ramirez-Lovering is leading the development of design and engagement models for a multi-million dollar international research project aiming to advance human health and well-being in informal settlements by transforming housing, water infrastructure, water management, and sanitation practices in 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia. The project, titled Revitalising Informal Settlements and Their Environments, includes an AUD$14 million grant from the Wellcome Trust’s “Our Planet Our Health” program and funding from the Asian Development Bank for capital works.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Architecture, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
31 Mar 2021
Award Date: 21 Mar 2013
Architecture, Master of Architecture, RMIT University
21 Mar 2001 → 21 Mar 2003
Award Date: 21 Mar 2003
Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design
21 Sep 1992 → 31 Jul 1997
Award Date: 21 Jul 1997
Research area keywords
- Informal Settlements
- Urbn Design
- Architecture
- Water Sensitive urban Design
- Affordable Housing
Network
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Citarum Transformation: A Living Laboratory for International Research and Impact
Ramirez, D., Raven, R., Wong, T., Holden, J., Suwarso, R., Marthanty, D. R., Zurbrügg, C., Hardesty, B. D. & Endyana, C.
15/10/21 → 14/10/22
Project: Research
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Health and economic benefits of environmentally sensitive watercycle management in informal urban settlements
Brown, R., Chown, S., Clasen, T., Deletic, A., El Sioufi, M., Forbes, A., Johnston, D., Leder, K., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Ramirez, D., Santoso, A., Weber, E., Wong, T. & Greening, C.
11/07/17 → 11/07/22
Project: Research
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Sustainable Development of Informal Settlements and Citarum Basin Ecologies
Raven, R., Porto de Albuquerque, J., Ramirez, D., Yeboah, G., Smith, L., Pitidis, E., Holden, J., Clarke, J., Satur, P. & Whitehead, S.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
3/02/20 → 1/02/21
Project: Research
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MSDI Collaborative Fund: Capacity building for SDG transformation: A Pilot program for Revitalisation of the Citarum River, West Java, Indonesia
Holden, J., Ramirez, D., Rogers, B., Raven, R., Satur, P., French, M., Bedi, G. & Novalia, W.
27/10/19 → 27/10/21
Project: Research
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Enabling transdisciplinary research collaboration for planetary health: insights from practice at the environment-health-development nexus
Wardani, J., Bos, J. J. A., Ramirez-Lovering, D. & Capon, A. G., Apr 2022, In: Sustainable Development. 30, 2, p. 375-392 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements: Baseline findings from Makassar, Indonesia
French, M. A., Fiona Barker, S., Taruc, R. R., Ansariadi, A., Duffy, G. A., Saifuddaolah, M., Zulkifli Agussalim, A., Awaluddin, F., Zainal, Z., Wardani, J., Faber, P. A., Fleming, G., Ramsay, E. E., Henry, R., Lin, A., O'Toole, J., Openshaw, J., Sweeney, R., Sinharoy, S. S., Kolotelo, P. & 21 others, , Oct 2021, In: Environment International. 155, 12 p., 106679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Green Infrastructure for Sanitation in Settlements in the Global South: A Narrative Review of Socio-Technical Systems
Prescott, M. F., Dobbie, M. F. & Ramirez-Lovering, D., 2 Feb 2021, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 13, 4, 21 p., 2071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Informal land rights and infrastructure retrofit: A typology of land rights in informal settlements
Mesgar, M. & Ramirez-Lovering, D., Mar 2021, In: Land. 10, 3, 17 p., 273.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Operationalising Research: Embedded PhDs in Transdisciplinary, Action Research Projects
Ramirez-Lovering, D., Prescott, M. F., Josey, B., Mesgar, M., Spasojevic, D. & Wolff, E., 2021, The PhD at the End of the World: Provocations for the Doctorate and a Future Contested. Barnacle, R. & Cuthbert, D. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 45-64 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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MADA Research Strategic Development and Engagement Grant
Kairuz, Eduardo (Recipient) & Ramirez, Diego (Recipient), 21 Mar 2013
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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A New Suburban Ambition - the past and future of the Australian suburb
Jacqui Alexander (Contributor), Lee-Anne Khor (Director), Seamus O'Hanlon (Director), Lionel Frost (Director), Simone Sharpe (Director), Alysia Bennett (Contributor), Laura Harper (Contributor), Tom Morgan (Contributor), Diego Ramirez (Contributor), Gyongyver Engloner (Contributor) & Damian Madigan (Contributor)
31 Mar 2021 → 5 Apr 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
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Impact AMR Research Colloquium
Michaela Prescott (Contributor) & Diego Ramirez (Contributor)
2 Dec 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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World Congress on Resilience, Reliability and Asset Management 2019
Michaela Prescott (Speaker), Diego Ramirez (Speaker) & Erich Wolff (Speaker)
30 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Water and Historical Cities - Through the Lens of Water
Markus Jung (Speaker), Diego Ramirez (Speaker) & Robert Skinner (Speaker)
Nov 2015Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Industry projects
Press / Media
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RISE: 'RISE comes to life for Asian Development Bank President'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
2/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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ANTARANEWS: 'Penjabat Wali Kota Makassar siap replikasi program RISE'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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TRIBUN MAKASSAR: 'Iqbal Suhaeb Bakal Terapkan Pengolahan Limbah Air RISE'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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SMART CITY: 'Pj Wali Kota Resmikan Lokasi Percontohan RISE di Batua'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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SULSEL SATU: 'Ubah Lokasi Kumuh Menjadi Layak Huni, Iqbal Suhaeb Harap Warga Sadar Lingkungan'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature