Werribee - A Satellite City

Interdisciplinary Competition 2022

In 2022 students and recent graduates were given the opportunity to apply the lessons learnt from the OFC seminar series and site tours in an exciting interdisciplinary design competition. OFC brought together students, industry practitioners and communities together to engage and envision a new and vibrant future for the Werribee precinct.

“Inspired by the series of excellent workshops and conversations with our fantastic mentors,…we developed our winning proposal”

— Mia Clarke, OFC 2022

The Site

The 2022 city challenge focussed on the Werribee Precinct. This unique site challenges participants to imagine a new path for future developments and ensure it becomes a vibrant satellite city for Melbourne.

Download the 2022 competition brief for more information here.

Seminar Series

A four-part seminar series was offered to program participants which provided them an opportunity to hear from and work alongside, some of the world’s best minds and innovators.

Students joined with those currently leading the way in shaping sustainable, liveable, socially just and resilient future cities, and discussed how to make our cities better.

In-person Site Tour

Great cities and urban spaces are those that are sensitive to the environmental, cultural and social context and histories. 

OFC 2022 competition participants and the public came together for an organised tour of the Werribee precinct. The site tour provided the perfect opportunity to explore the current character and environment of the precinct, get a feel for local cultures and perspectives and have informal discussions with other particiapnts, friends, and representatives from the public sector, private practice and community groups.