Swayn Open Research
The Alastair Swayn Foundation is committed to information sharing and transparency of the research it funds. We believe that research supported by the Foundation should be made discoverable and readily accessible online. The Swayn Open Research repository provides a place for researchers to promptly have their findings published on an open access basis, to benefit the architecture and design community.
Girlpower: Design Solutions for an Equitable and Inclusive Future for Females in Sport
This report explores how design can actively support gender inclusion in sports through simple, cost-scalable architectural interventions. Focusing on the lived experiences of women and girls, the report investigates how built environments contribute to feelings of belonging, safety, and participation across key sporting codes and levels of facilities.
Empower by Design: Enabling Innovative Inclusion of Disabled People in Design
This report documents a novel and innovative design studio initiative at the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne that brought together architecture students and Intellectually Disabled people in a co-design process to challenge the exclusionary norms of built environment education and practice.
Museum for Touch: Towards Object Based Learning and Accessible Museums for Blind and Low Vision Children and Adults
Museums protect artworks and artifacts behind glass, making them inaccessible to blind and low-vision visitors. This research proposes designing touch models to make cultural narratives and knowledge accessible to all.
Lived-In: A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of St Albans Housing
St Albans Housing, a mixed-tenure social and specialist disability accommodation, underwent a POE to assess its economic and social impact through interviews, lived-condition drawings, and cost-benefit analysis.