Emily Potter is a senior lecturer in literary studies at Deakin University. She has published widely on the spatial practices of colonization, placemaking and the politics of postcolonial environments. Her forthcoming book is Field Notes on Belonging: Australian Literature and the Politics of Place.
Emily Potter's Latest contributions
Victorian Auditor-General’s Office
Baumgart Clark Architects has created an office environment in Melbourne that exudes gravitas and dignity, but also prioritizes wireless and paperless technology.
Socially grounded: Croxon Ramsay
Collaboration and social value are driving forces for Melbourne practice Croxon Ramsay, which, over a decade, has built a reputation for innovative civic design.
‘Transformational architecture’: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Finding inspiration from constraint, Powell and Glenn has taken a modest budget and turned the Melbourne offices of creative agency Clemenger BBDO into a perfect integration of stillness and energy.
Jack and Jill House
A renovation by Breathe Architecture gives a Melbourne workers’ cottage a playful new series of living spaces.
Roofscape House
A Melbourne terrace-house extension by Antarctica.
Norton Rose
Carr Design Group’s refit of Norton Rose’s reception in Melbourne takes rebranding to a new level.
Cities for People by Jan Gehl
Emily Potter looks at Gehl’s book on making cities more people friendly.
717 Bourke Street Plaza by Aspect Studios
Aspect Studios explores the constraints and possibilities of the corporate plaza.
Bond Street Cafe and Wine Bar
Chris Connell focuses on space and form with a black-on-black approach for this Melbourne cafe.
