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Biography
Nigel Bertram is a Director of NMBW Architecture Studio, Melbourne and Practice Professor of Architecture in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture at Monash University. Nigel established NMBW Architecture Studio in Melbourne with Marika Neustupny and Lucinda McLean in 1997. Their architectural work continuing since that time has been widely published and awarded across categories including urban design, single and multiple residential design, small public works, adaptive re-use of existing buildings and peripheral urban design strategies. NMBW's work is known for its careful reading of existing conditions, at both an urban scale and the scale of individual inhabitation.
In 2010 Nigel completed his PhD through architectural project at RMIT University, where he taught for 11 years and was co-director of the Urban Architecture Laboratory research unit, within the School of Architecture and Design. From 2007-2010 Bertram was a member of the Sullivans Cove Design Panel, which advised the Tasmanian Government on urban design, planning and architectural matters within the highly sensitive Sullivans Cove precinct of central Hobart. In 2012 he was appointed as a member of the Design Review Panel established by the Office of the Victorian Government Architect. Nigel's current research with the Monash Architecture Studio is focused around new strategic development and contemporary living environments for Australia's transforming cities.
The book Furniture, Structure, Infrastructure: making and using the urban environment, by Nigel Bertram and NMBW was published by Ashgate Publishing (UK) in 2013 -http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409449270
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Repairing memory & place: An Indigenous-led approach to urban water design
Martin, B., Briggs, C., Bertram, N., Harper, L., Melo Zurita, M. D. L., Murphy, C., Faulkhead, S. & Coleman, R.
22/02/23 → 21/02/26
Project: Research
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Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief (Building 4.0 CRC, Project 35)
Dodd, M., Maxwell, D., Couper, R., Khor, L., Solarte Castaneda, A., Bertram, N., Ngo, T. D., Lam, N. T. K. & Liu , X.
1/09/21 → 14/10/22
Project: Research
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Componentised Internal Wall Systems for multi-residential Applications (Building 4.0 CRC, Project 28)
Harper, L., Khor, L., Maxwell, D., Bunster, V., Bertram, N., Murray, S., Graham, P., Ngo, T. D., Couper, R., Kuzmanovska, I. & Tinios, D.
25/07/21 → 25/01/22
Project: Research
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The Rippon Lea water story
Harper, L., Melo-Zurita, M., Chandler, T., Bertram, N., Murphy, C., McCormack, J. & Briggs, C.
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
7/12/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
Research output
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baanytaageek: Great Swamp Fragments
Bertram, N., Briggs, N. C., Murphy, C., Pasman, R. & Waters, B., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Ground Melbourne
Dodd, M., Shin, H-W., Wright, L., Walter, H., Bertram, N., Gusheh, M., Harper, L., Kairuz, E., Khor, L-A. & Murphy, C., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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'RMIT New Academic Street' - SM - 'Melbourne Now'
Bertram, N., Neustupny, M., McLean, L., Lyons Architecture, MvS Architects, Maddison Architects & Harrison and White, 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Other
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University of Melbourne Student Precinct
Lyons Architecture, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Bertram, N., Neustupny, M., McLean, L., Blacket, R., Greenaway Architects, Architects EAT, ASPECT Studios & Glas Urban, 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Adaptable Housing for People with Disability in Australia: A Scoping Study
Gusheh, M., Murphy, C., Valenta, L., Bertram, N. & Maxwell, D., 2021, Australian Human Rights Commission. 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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2011 Harold Desbrowe-Annear Award Residential Architecture
Bertram, Nigel (Recipient), 2011
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2011 IDEA - Institutional - Highly Commended
Bertram, Nigel (Recipient), 2011
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2012 ACT Architecture Awards: Award for Residential Architecture
Bertram, Nigel (Recipient), Neustupny, Marika (Recipient), McLean, Lucinda (Recipient), Townsend, Catherine (Recipient), Harper, Laura (Recipient) & Rehak, Ralf (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2012 Award for Residential Architecture - Houses
Bertram, Nigel (Recipient), 2012
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2012 Planning Excellence - Victoria Awards: Best Planning Ideas Small Project - Commendation
Bertram, Nigel (Recipient), McLean, Lucinda (Recipient), Neustupny, Marika (Recipient), Bauer, Kirsten (Recipient) & Taal, Erwin (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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The Architecture Symposium: Reset
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
28 Jul 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Robin Boyd Foundation, Affordable Housing Matters Forum: Meeting Diverse & Growing Demand
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
6 Oct 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Roundtable: Common Ground
Catherine Murphy (Contributor), Maryam Gusheh (Contributor), Nigel Bertram (Contributor), Mel Dodd (Contributor), Eduardo Kairuz (Contributor), Laura Harper (Contributor), Hae-Won Shin (Contributor) & Louise Wright (Contributor)
3 Sept 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Ageing Societies: A Global Response
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
20 Sept 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Architecture Symposium: Small - 'Dignity and Everyday Life: St Albans Housing'
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
6 Oct 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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THE AGE: 'Everything old is new again as Victoria's best architecture is crowned - Old buildings saved from demolition and given new life are among the many of the winners of this year's Victorian Architecture Awards'
Nigel Bertram, Lucinda McLean & Marika Neustupny
7/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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THE MONTHLY: 'Box office hit: Sanders Place'
Nigel Bertram, Lucinda McLean & Marika Neustupny
1/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIA: 'The University of Melbourne Student Precinct'
Nigel Bertram, Marika Neustupny & Laura McLean
1/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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ARCHITECTUREAU: 'Exhibition presented by Monash Urban Lab at 2023 Seoul Biennale'
Mel Dodd, Hae-Won Shin, Louise Wright, Helen Walter, Nigel Bertram, Maryam Gusheh, Laura Harper, Eduardo Kairuz, Lee-Anne Khor & Catherine Murphy
30/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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ARCHITECTUREAU: 'Domestic habits and the public dwelling'
Nigel Bertram & Marika Neustupny
29/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature