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Personal profile
Biography
Nicole Kalms is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design and founding director of the Monash University XYX Lab which leads national and international research in Gender and Place. Nicole is the Deputy Associate Dean of Research. Nicole has a PhD in Architecture from Monash University. She obtained her Bachelor Degree in Architecture from RMIT and practiced architecture for several years before undertaking a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture (RMIT). Nicole is a full-time member of Monash University’s Faculty Art, Design and Architecture where she is focused on cross-disciplinary research.
Dr Kalms’ scholarly contributions include the edited book Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space (Routledge 2021), the monograph Hypersexual City: The Provocation of Soft-Core Urbanism (Routledge 2017) examining sexualized representation and precincts in neoliberal cities. Her forthcoming monograph She City: A Design Handbook for Challenging Inequity in Cities (Bloomsbury) will draw on interdisciplinary research and case studies from gender scholars, design practitioners, and feminist activists to update the significant research on gender and the city.
The innovation of Kalms’ research is the examination of digital, experiential, political and material interventions collated to articulate both the shared and conflicted struggles of minoritised communities internationally. Her praxis repositions design as a strategic tool for challenging inequity.
Dr Kalms regularly writes for a diverse non-academic audience, and is frequently invited to speak to the public about identity and urban space at major national and international cultural institutions. Kalms has been interviewed on BBC World TV (2018) and France 24 TV (2019). Kalms was the keynote speaker at the Planning Institute of Australia Congress (2019) and the Autonomy Mobility Summit in Paris (2019). Dr Kalms serves on a variety of advisory boards, committees and panels in relation to public policy, urban safety and placemaking.
Research interests
Urbanism
Feminism
Spatial Practice
Spatial Media
Critical Studies
Interdisciplinarity
Gender
Co-Design
Gender Equality
Supervision interests
Urbanism
Feminism
Spatial Practice
Spatial Media
Critical Studies
Interdisciplinarity
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
3 Mar 2011 → 5 May 2017
Award Date: 30 May 2017
Landscape Architecture, Masters (Research), RMIT University
Award Date: 25 May 2006
Architecture, Bachelor (Hons), RMIT University
Award Date: 17 Mar 1998
Research area keywords
- Sexuality
- Gender
- Feminism
- Urbanism
- Hypersexuality
- Gender equality
- Reduced Inequalities
Network
Projects
- 16 Finished
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Making Home: Older women at risk of homelessness
Kalms, N., Dyring, S. & Donnelly, S.
27/03/22 → 1/04/22
Project: Research
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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
Research output
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A Design Guide for Older Women's Housing
Dyring, S., Donnelly, S., Kalms, N. & Stead, N., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Other
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Housing for Women Over 45: A best practice report on housing types for women at risk of homelessness in Melbourne
Donnelly, S., Dyring, S., Kalms, N. & Stead, N., 2022, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
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Portfolio: Unequivocal Women’s Housing: A post-occupancy study of housing types for women over 45 at risk of homelessness in suburban Melbourne
Donnelly, S., Dyring, S., Kalms, N. & Stead, N., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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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
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: SHEcity - Finalist
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 AWARD - GOLD WINNER COMMUNICATION BRANDING AND IDENTITY - '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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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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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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AGENDA Housing as an Infrastructure of Care
Nicole Kalms (Contributor)
4 Nov 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Design Geelong Webinar Series
Nicole Kalms (Contributor) & Kurt Iveson (Contributor)
21 Apr 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Project Night Justice
Nicole Kalms (Keynote/plenary speaker)
22 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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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YourGround Mapping a safer Victoria for women and gender-diverse people
Nicole Kalms, Sylvia Tong, Gill Matthewson & Anwyn Hocking
1/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Designing our way out of gender inequality
24/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment