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Personal profile
Biography
Gene Bawden is a communication designer and Deputy Head of MADA’s Design Department.
His research and design practice embraces the confluence of the material, the visual and the spatial, and the narratives of belonging articulated in each. Specifically he interrogates the design of Australian domestic spaces constructed as a prescriptive but highly charged representation of cultural belonging, social alignment and gendered expectation. His work reveals the historical context of Australia’s highly gendered spatial alliances, and the rich interplay of semiotics embodied within the constraints of the country’s Western-centric domestic milieu.
Gene is a member of the Faculty’s XYX Lab, which affords him the opportunity to combine his knowledge of gendered spatial practices and his communication design expertise within collaborative research projects aimed at mitigating gender inequity in Australia’s urban environments. Key to the Lab’s methodologies is the facilitation of Design Thinking processes using bespoke material tools of enquiry. This is an area of investigation that is increasingly part of Gene’s expanding area of material/spatial research; and manifests in his teaching through MADA’s design curriculum and the Monash MBA “Design Thinking” unit.
Education/Academic qualification
Design, PhD
Award Date: 18 Nov 2015
Research area keywords
- gender and design
- design and co-design
- Communication Design
- Social History
- Interior design history
- Graphic Design
Network
Projects
- 14 Finished
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Gender-sensitive training for safe and inclusive communities: A pilot for transformative placemaking in the public sector
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Berry, J., Matthewson, G., Rowland, D., Bowler, J., Wyrdeman , G., Bantock, L., Beech, C., Finnerty, J., Ledovski, T., Ashby, S., Cox, S., Ellis, B., Dening, C., Hatcher, J., Lee, A., Hetherington, B., Collins, A., Moore, S., Griffiths, B., Watson, T., Cost, F., Murphy , K., Carroll, L. & Carling, N.
21/06/21 → 28/02/22
Project: Research
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Your Ground
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Matthewson, G. & Aisenberg, A.
Bayside City Council, Moira Shire Council , Latrobe City Council, Moorabool Shire Council, Banyule City Council, Casey City Council, Geelong City Council, Hume City Council, City of Kingston, City of Monash, City of Port Phillip, City Of Stonnington, Wyndham City Council, Yarra City Council, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Ballarat, Moreland City Council, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) (Victoria), Maribyrnong City Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Warrnambool City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Central Goldfields Shire Council, Respect Victoria (Victoria), City of Whittlesea
9/04/21 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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Hypersext City
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Berry, J., Matthewson, G., Moore, T. & Webb, I.
4/03/21 → 9/04/21
Project: Research
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Community Safety Audit of Merri Creek Trail – Coburg Precinct
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Matthewson, G. & Berry, J.
4/03/20 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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Improving the Safety of Women and Girls on Public Transport
Taft, A. J., Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Matthewson, G., Hooker, L., Forsdike-Young, K. & Henry, N.
22/08/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Colonial imaginaries reimagined
Bawden, G. & Martin, B., 2021, Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space. Oxon, UK: Routledge, p. 10-24 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space
Berry, J. (ed.), Moore, T. (ed.), Kalms, N. (ed.) & Bawden, G. (ed.), 2021, Oxon, UK: Routledge. 266 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
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HyperSext City
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Berry, J., Matthewson, G., Moore, T. & Webb, I., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Introduction: Contentious cities
Berry, J., Moore, T., Kalms, N. & Bawden, G., 2021, Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space. Oxon, UK: Routledge, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Keep Running
Bawden, G., Kalms, N., Berry, J., Matthewson, G. & Webb, I., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Prizes
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2018 Dean's Award for Research Impact
Kalms, Nicole (Recipient), Bawden, Gene (Recipient), Salen, P. (Recipient), Matthewson, Gill (Recipient), Edwards, A. (Recipient) & Korsmeyer, Hannah (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2019 Premier's Design Awards - Service Design - Finalist: 'SHEcity'
Kalms, Nicole (Recipient), Bawden, Gene (Recipient), Berry, Jess (Recipient), Salen, P. (Recipient), Korsmeyer, Hannah (Recipient), Edwards, A. (Recipient) & Condliffe, Z. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2020 Good Design Awards - Communication Branding and Identity - Gold Winner: 'Yours, Mine, Ours'
Bawden, Gene (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Kalms, Nicole (Recipient) & Korsmeyer, Hannah (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2021 AGDA Awards - Spatial/Exhibition Design - Distinction: 'HyperSext City'
Bawden, Gene (Recipient), Kalms, Nicole (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Berry, Jess (Recipient), Matthewson, Gill (Recipient) & Moore, Timothy (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2021 Designers Australia Awards - Interact Category - Winner: 'HyperSext City'
Kalms, Nicole (Recipient), Bawden, Gene (Recipient), Berry, Jess (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Matthewson, Gill (Recipient) & Moore, Timothy (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Making Spaces Public
Mel Dodd (Host), Gene Bawden (Contributor), Emily Floyd (Contributor), Timothy Moore (Contributor) & Sarah Lynn Rees (Contributor)
2 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Melbourne Design Week 2022: Make inclusive public spaces
Gene Bawden (Host), Jess Berry (Contributor), Nicole Kalms (Advisor), Isabella Webb (Contributor) & Gill Matthewson (Advisor)
18 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Addressing safety for Women and Girls on Public Transport: Presentation of Toolkit for Gender-Sensitive Communication Campaigns
Gene Bawden (Contributor), Gill Matthewson (Contributor) & Nicole Kalms (Advisor)
5 Apr 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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HyperSext City: Gender Justice Workshop #2
Gene Bawden (Invited speaker)
8 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Tram Lab: Improving the Safety of Women and Girls on Pubic Transport
Nicole Kalms (Contributor), Gene Bawden (Contributor), Gill Matthewson (Contributor), Ilya Fridman (Contributor), Jess Berry (Contributor), Hannah Korsmeyer (Contributor), Allison Edwards (Contributor) & Isabella Webb (Contributor)
20 Nov 2019Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Press / Media
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THE COURIER: 'Ballarat's unsafe spaces for women and gender diverse people identified'
Nicole Kalms, Gene Bawden, Jess Berry & Gill Matthewson
9/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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ABC RADIO: 'How city design affects our feelings of safety'
12/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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THE AGE: 'Who's Afraid of Public Space? Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (and around Melbourne)'
Gene Bawden, Nicole Kalms, Jess Berry, Gill Matthewson & Isabella Webb
15/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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Designing our way out of gender inequality
24/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BROADAGENDA: 'Designing our way out of gender inequality'
Nicole Kalms, Gene Bawden, Jess Berry, Gill Matthewson, Timothy Moore & Isabella Webb
24/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other