Homes Not Houses: Changing Built Form

Homes Not Houses: Changing Built Form

From Per Capita Podcasts by Per Capita Australia

June 9, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 32

About this episode

This episode explores how urban form impacts gender inclusivity in housing and cities.

How does urban form support or constrain people, depending on gender? How do we build more gender inclusive cities, neighbourhoods and houses? Architecture and urban planning play a substantial role in creating affordable and accessible housing. On this week’s episode of Homes Not Houses, Dr Kate Raynor speaks with researcher Nicole Kalms from Monash University, and Allison Heller of Urbis to explore built forms and how changing the way we build homes could create a more equitable system. This season is proudly sponsored by the YWCA and Australians Investing in Women, whose support helped produce the show and our research. View the season credits and references here: https://percapita.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Homes-Not-Houses-Season-2-Credits-References.pdf Homes Not Houses was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and we pay our respects to their elders past and present.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Kate Raynor

Guests: Nicole Kalms, Allison Heller

Topics covered

  • urban planning
  • gender inclusivity
  • affordable housing
  • architecture
  • equity

Keywords

  • urban form
  • gender inclusive cities
  • affordable housing
  • architecture
  • urban planning

Sponsors

YWCA, Australians Investing in Women

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monash University, Urbis

Places: Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung, Kulin nation

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