b'MUDD 25 - Urban Intensity l Urban DesignALUMNI PROFILEAlison PhillipsMUDD (2016-2017)AustraliaI started the MUDD Program in 2016 after completingthe focus was on sustainability through water recycling a Bachelor of Design at the former College of Fine Artsand a landscape focused approach, equity through (UNSW). Whilst working in landscape architecture andthe cooperative housing model and cultural relevance urban design as a student I became very interestedto the surrounding community and strategic planning in the complexity of masterplanning and the impact itcontext. The studio aided our understanding in differing has on our social, natural and built fabric. The MUDDsocial planning models and approaches to activating Program facilitated the passion and aided me in furtherthe waters edge once used for industrial purposes; developing my skills in contextual analysis, the interplaysomething synonymous with what we experience here between planning and urban design, and urbanin Sydney. The course has prepared me for a career development feasibility.in local government in which I work across complex projects with planning, environmental and development In studios we undertook Water Cities and Infrastructureprofessionals. and the City. The International studios were underpinned by our mentors and teachers guidingThe MUDD Program has been the foundation for and aiding us through the process as we learnt newboth my practical and theoretical development in the technical skills and theories in urban design. The vasturban design profession. It is an invaluable course in backgrounds of the students undertaking the coursehighlighting the complexity of urban design and its also enhanced my learning experience. Students hadimportance as a freestanding field in the development come from graphic/spatial, engineering, architecture,of our Australian cities. The course has been invaluable project management, planning and landscapein the networks and connections I have made, the architecture backgrounds. Every project undertakenchallenges I have faced and exposure to complex in each of the studios always had an interdisciplinaryissues that arise with urban renewal. It has shaped my approach which was essential in ensuring a consideredapproach and has allowed me to continually grow and and holistic approach to masterplanning.challenge urban design practice as an urban design professional.The MUDD International Studio was invaluable for understanding various urban typologies and approaches to planning our cities. This lesson is something I have continued to bring into my professional practice. I participated in the International Studio in Berlin where 154P6-20200302-OTHERS.indd 11 2020/3/3 0:11:36'