He is currently a Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture at Monash University. In 2015 he was awarded a Doctor of Architecture honoris causa by the University of Melbourne. He has a special interest in the design of the public realm, and has lectured and written extensively on contemporary architecture and urban design. In 2015 he authored a monograph book titled “Episodic Urbanism – RMIT Urban Spaces Project 1996 – 2015’ published by URO Publications.