Lively Infrastructure Studio. Completed in 2019. Tutored by Mel Dodd. Lively Infrastructure was an investigation into the themes of ‘material cultures’ and ‘cultural infrastructures’, using a study of these two ideas to structure on-site activities and research, culminating in the design of a piece of cultural infrastructure. “Material culture is grounded in the objects, tools, and architecture that surround people. It includes the usage, consumption, creation, and trade of objects as well as the behaviors and rituals that the objects create or take part in. Students will start by considering where culture in the city exists; how to identify it; how to engage with it; how to re-materialize it; and finally, how to make spatial proposals that support it.” The studio took focused on central Footscray, where we liaised with local organizations, and undertook site research in order to uncover everyday material cultures.