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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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'RMIT New Academic Street' - SM - 'Melbourne Now'
Lyons Architecture, MvS Architects, Maddison Architects & Harrison and White, 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Other
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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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A New Normal - Water Unlimited
Bertram, N., Neustupny, M., McLean, L. & Vodstrcil, A., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Guiding integrated urban and water planning: Project overview
Chesterfield, C., Tawfik, S., Malekpour, S., Murphy, C. & Bertram, N., 2021, Clayton, Vic, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities Ltd. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research › peer-review
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Place Value Ashfield
London, G. & Bertram, N., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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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: Small - 'Dignity and Everyday Life: St Albans Housing'
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
6 Oct 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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2021 Suzhou Design Week: Designing for sea level rise and making space for water
Nigel Bertram (Contributor)
2021 → …Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Melbourne Design Week 2020 - Keynote lecture: NMBW Observation matters
Timothy Moore (Host), Nigel Bertram (Contributor), Marika Neustupny (Contributor), Bindi McLean (Contributor), Philip Goad (Contributor) & Pia Ednie-Brown (Contributor)
16 Dec 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Department of Architecture Research Seminar 3: Regeneration of Place
Laura Harper (Invited speaker), Nigel Bertram (Invited speaker), Brian Martin (Invited speaker) & Catherine Murphy (Organiser)
13 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Connecting Boon Wurrung ways of knowing with the infrastructural and ecological layers of the underground
Laura Harper (Organiser), Catherine Murphy (Organiser), Nigel Bertram (Invited speaker), Marilu Melo-Zurita (Invited speaker) & Brian Martin (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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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
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ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIA: 'St Albans Housing: NMBW Architecture Studio with Monash Art, Design and Architecture
Nigel Bertram, Marika Neustupny, Lucinda McLean, Laura Harper, Marie Le Touze, Simon Robinson, Jonathon Yeo & Benjamin Nicaud
1/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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AUST INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS: 'Social Housing Architecture'
Nigel Bertram, Marika Neustupny, Lucinda McLean, Shane Murray, Deborah Rowe, Holly Board, Laura Harper & Marie Le touze
11/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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'THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC SPACE: VOLUME 4: 'Nigel Bertram, Melbourne, Australia, 5 March, 2021'
21/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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MMXX: TWO DECADES OF ARCHITECTURE IN AUSTRALIA: 'New Academic Street'
1/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other