Andrew Martel
Lecturer in Architecture and Construction Management, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
Biography
Andrew is a lecturer in Construction Management and Architecture in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. His research expertise is centred on housing, and has included high-density student housing, remote Indigenous housing, affordable family friendly housing and housing for people with disabilities. A particular focus of the research is on the complex nature of translating policy intentions of government entities (e.g. DELWP, NDIA) into actual outcomes given the specific form and culture of the construction industry in Victoria and Australia. For the past few years Andrew has been investigating the potential of the NDIS to drive innovation in the production of accessible and adaptable domestic houses.
Relevant Projects:
2018 – 2016, Market forces or Forcing Markets: Questioning the viability of a consumer-based choice approach to sustain innovation and value in accessible housing? Hallmark Disability Research Initiatives, with Dr Georgia Warren Myers (UoM)
2020 – 2016, Infill Developments: Project HOME (Housing Outcomes Metrics and Evaluation), Australian Research Council Linkage Project, $466,328. Lead Investigator Prof Ralph Horne (RMIT)
2021 – 2019, Accessing the Home: Collecting and Analyzing the reports from 17 years of Victoria’s Home Renovation Scheme, Melbourne Disability Institute, with Ms Mary Ann Jackson (Visionary Design Development Architects)
Recent Publications:
Martel, A., Day, K., Jackson, M, and Kaushik, S., 2020, Beyond the pandemic: The role of the built environment in supporting people with disabilities’ work-life, International Journal of Architectural Research, doi: 10.1108/ARCH-10-2020-0225
Martel, A., Whitzman, C., and Sheko, A., 2019, Private Developers and the Public Good; Can a Socially Constructed Market Deliver Quality Affordable Housing for Australian Cities? Urban Policy and Research, doi: 10.1080/08111146.2018.1557042
Martel, A. 2016, Uneasy Bedfellows: Social justice and neo-liberal practice in the housing market, Laws, doi: 10.3390/laws5020026