The 2025 Milan Triennale exhibit in Australia examines the effects of low-density land use in Melbourne, highlighting the loss of natural and cultural diversity at the city's edges.
The exhibit, curated by Monash Urban Lab, showcases the impact of low-rise housing estates on culturally significant landscapes, such as the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung homing earthen Bora Rings on Melbourne's western edge.
Australia: Land Use Inequality, investigates the impact of low-density land use in Melbourne and its resulting erasure of natural and cultural richness and diversity at the city’s fringes.
Author's summary: Australia's land use inequality affects natural and cultural diversity.