Biography
Dr Yolanda Esteban is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design at Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment. She completed her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Building double-degree with honours at Deakin University in 2002. Over the past decade, she has developed an extensive teaching expertise across design disciplines both in architecture and urban design, engaging actively with local government and immersing her students in real-world projects.
Yolanda has industry experience in the areas of urban design and strategic planning and has worked on several key visioning projects across Victoria in both regional and metropolitan contexts. She also served as an urban design advisor for the City of Port Phillip between 2004 and 2007, and the City of Greater Geelong in 2014. Yolanda is currently a member of the Geelong Design Week curatorial committee with the City of Greater Geelong and has collaborated extensively on UNESCO City of Design initiatives.
Her research has focused on the changing profile of urban places, with specific expertise on the development of built form scenarios based on demographic modelling, and the nexus between vision-making and policy implementation. In more recent years, Yolanda has developed links between her teaching and research, beginning to build a portfolio of non-traditional research outputs.
Yolanda has built an extensive portfolio of experience in strategic projects, design studios and research around Geelong, collaborating with major stakeholders in the city. Her work has centred around the value of engaging with the public sector in advancing design thinking in the city.
Read more on Yolanda's profileCareer highlights
2019-
Curational Panel Member, Geelong Design Week. Appointed by the CIty of Greater Geelong.
2017-
Course Director, Master of Planning and Master of Landscape Architecture
2012-
Selection and Recognition for Prior Learning officer for the Architecture programs
2007-
Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design, Deakin University.
2002-2007
Senior Urban Designer at Planning by Design Pty Ltd.
2004-2006
Design advisory role (Port Melbourne Waterfront Precinct) with the City of Port Phillip.
2001-2006
Sessional tutor and research assistant, Deakin University School of Architecture and Built Environment.
Research interests
- Built form simulation studies.
- Urban growth policies.
- The physical connectivity of communities.
- Evaluation of public open spaces.
- Stakeholder engagement in changing places.
Affiliations
RAIA (Royal Australian Institute of Architects) Aff
PIA (Planning Institute of Australia) Aff
Teaching interests
- Architectural Design
- Urban Design
- Urban Change Management
Units taught
Undergraduate units:
SRD163 Studio 01_Thoughtscapes
SRD164 Studio 02_Matterscapes (Chaired 2007)
SRD263 Studio 03_Earthscapes
SRD264 Studio 04_Publicscapes (Chaired 2015-16, 2019-20)
SRD363 Studio 05_Hybridscapes (Chaired 2013-14)
SRD364 Superstudio
SRA341 The City (Chaired 2016-19)
SRR311 Architecture Research Project
Postgraduate units:
SRA742 Urban Perspectives (Chaired 2017-18)
SRD742 Architecture Masters Studio B
SRD760 Geo-Planning and Design (Chaired 2016)
SRD762 Interdisciplinary Planning and Design (Chaired 2015-16)
SRD763 Architecture Masters Studio A (Chaired 2020)
SRD764 Urban Design Studio (Chaired 2009-2011, 2014)
SRM781 Managing Change and Innovation (Chaired 2009-2019)
SRD766 Architecture Masterclass
SRR711 Thesis
Knowledge areas
- Architectural Design
- Urban Design and Planning
Conferences
Architecture, Media, Politics, Society Conference, London, 2018
ECOCITY World Summit, Melbourne, 2017
DesTech Conference, Geelong, 2016
State of Australian Cities (SOAC), Sydney, 2013
Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, Fremantle, 2013
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), Perth, 2011
ANZAScA, Sydney, 2011
ANZAScA, Wellington NZ, 2005
PIA Congress, Melbourne, 2005
Annual Conference of the Australasian Universities Building Educators Association, Geelong, 2003
Professional activities
Foundation member of the UrbanHeart design research group.
Research groups
- Live+Smart Research Laboratory, research theme leader for 'Designing Urban Futures'
- MinDLab Mediated Design Laboratory, collaborator.
Awards
Vice Chancellor's Award for the Most Outstanding contribution
to Delivering Effective Partnerships, 2009
Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution Through Innovation, 2009
Projects
2020
Geelong Design Week 2020 Event - Coordination and design of the 'Resonance+Reflection: design ideas for an expanded Geelong Gallery" exhibiton, held at Geelong Gallery.
2019
NGV Melbourne Design Week event - 'Vital Signs: Live, Work and Play the Clever Creative Future'. A collaboration with the City of Greater Geelong, Geelong Gallery and Geelong Library.
2019
NGV Melbourne Design Week event - Guest presenter and panel member, ‘Design Champions in the City of Design.’ A public forum event in the NGV Melbourne Design Week, presented by the Office of the State Government Architect, hosted at the Geelong Library.
2018-19
External research/advisory project with the City of Wyndham Urban Design department.
2018
UNESCO City of Design, City of Greater Geelong – Geelong Waterfront Campus Showcase for the Launch of the City of Design denomination. The showcase involved the design and coordination of an exhibition of works by the School of Architecture and Built Environment and the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University.
2018
Art Class collaboration, Human settlements and mapping a settlement activity. Geelong College Year 7 student workshop Outreach/marketing event, Deakin University Waterfront campus.
2012-13
Participant and student workshop convenor, Vision2 Workshop. Collaboration between Deakin University, City of Greater Geelong and Regional Development Victoria.
Publications
Yabing Xu, Hui Tong, Wenpeng Song, Zhao Li, John Rollo, Pengfei Zhao, Meng Chen, Yolanda Esteban
(2024), Vol. 328, pp. 916-925, GBCESC 2023 : Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Green Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City, Guiyang, China, E1
Y Xu, J Rollo, Y Esteban
(2021), Vol. 11, Buildings, C1
Y Xu, J Rollo, Y Esteban, H Tong, X Yin
(2021), Vol. 13, Sustainability (Switzerland), C1
Phillip Roos, Simon Kilbane, Yolanda Esteban, Alexander Rollo
(2021), Centrepoint Arcade, 132 Little Malop Street, Geelong., JC1
More than just healing a scar - understanding the extent of the wound
Alexander Rollo, Yolanda Esteban
(2020), pp. 69-70, Heal the scar: regenerative futures of damaged landscapes, Geelong, Vic., B1
Y Xu, J Rollo, D Jones, Y Esteban, H Tong, Q Mu
(2020), Vol. 10, Buildings, C1
The promise of vision-making a city: a perpetual journey
A Rollo, Y Esteban
(2019), pp. 268-292, Geelong’s changing landscape: ecology, development and conservation, Clayton, Vic., B1
Social value - challenges of conserving cultural heritage in China
Yabing Xu, John Rollo, Yolanda Esteban, David Jones, Hui Tong, Qipeng Mu
(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 271-280, AMPS 2018 : Tangible – Intangible Heritage(s) – Design, social and cultural critiques on the past, the present and the future : Proceedings of the AMPS Conference, London, Eng., E1
A Rollo, Y Esteban, D Jones
(2017), pp. 1-13, EcoCity World Summit 2017, Melbourne, Vic, E1
Quantifying changes in building footprint in the historic coastal town of Queenscliff
R Fuller, K Reaburn, U de Jong, Y Esteban
(2016), Vol. 53, pp. 178-186, Australian Planner, C1
Evaluation of housing developments for sustainability using a multi-criteria approach
U de Jong, R Fuller, Y Esteban, S Ang, J Coulson
(2013), pp. 1-18, AHRC 2013 : Housing the needs of diverse populations : Proceedings of the 7th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, E1
Modelling urban growth futures within inner metropolitan Melbourne
Y Esteban, J Rollo
(2013), pp. 91-115, Liveable Cities 2013 : Making cities liveable - designing health cities and sustainable communities : Proceedings of the Making Cities Liveable 2013 conference, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Working with 'housing variance' to model urban growth futures with inner metropolitan Melbourne
Y Esteban, J Rollo
(2013), pp. 1-15, SOAC 2013 : Proceedings of the 6th State of Australian Cities Conference, Sydney, NSW, E1
Vision 2 original design work - thematic concepts
H Elkadi, M Sharman, Y Esteban
(2012), Geelong, Vic., J1-1
Vision 2 investigated design research - key scenarios
M Sharman, Y Esteban, H Elkadi, S Niven
(2012), Geelong, Vic., J1-1
Vision 2 gallery public exhibition
M Sharman, H Meikle, Y Esteban, H Elkadi
(2012), Geelong, Vic., J1-1
A holistic approach to the evaluation of sustainable housing
Y Esteban, S Ang, J Coulson, S Mellersh-Lucas, U de Jong, R Fuller
(2011), pp. 1-8, ANZAScA 2011 : From principles to practice in architectural science: Proceedings of the 45th Annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, Sydney, N. S. W., E1
Urbanheart surgery - a logic of design alternatives
J Rollo, Y Esteban, D Smith
(2011), pp. 3233-3239, MODSIM 2011 : 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, W.A., E1
Sustainable in 2030? The impact of population growth in Melbourne`s inner activity centres
Y Esteban, J Rollo
(2005), pp. 1-8, Fabricating sustainability : unofficial proceedings of the 39th Annual Architectural Association Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, E1
Y Esteban, D Sowinski, J Rollo
(2004), Vol. 4, pp. 39-52, International journal of construction management, Hong Kong, China, C1
Identifying opportunities and promoting discourse by modeling future development initiatives
Y Esteban, D Sowinski, J Rollo
(2003), pp. 231-237, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Universities Building Educators Association: Working Together, Geelong, Vic., E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Wyndham 2040 and Urban Design Assessment for a 21st Century Future (Draft).
Dr Yolanda Esteban, Dr John Rollo
Wyndham City Council
- 2019: $9,500
Supervisions
Ding Ma
Thesis entitled: Recording Memorable Landscapes: Understanding the Extent of the Chinese Gold Diggers¿ Footprint in Bendigo (1854-1869)
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Jiacheng Jiao
Thesis entitled: Quantifying Urban Development Intensity within a Low Carbon Transport Context
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Yang Yang
Thesis entitled: Integrating Urban Growth and Land-use-decision Modelling for Chinas Small-towns
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Yabing Xu
Thesis entitled: Spatial Characteristics, Social Value and China¿s Historic Canal Towns
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Dina El Kordy
Thesis entitled: Correlating Al-Madinah Constitution and the Development of Islamic Cities with Sustainable Urban Planning's Aspirations
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment