RMIT Living Places Plan

What happens when a university stops thinking in terms of buildings and starts thinking in terms of experience?

RMIT’s Living Places Plan does exactly that. It reimagines the University’s campuses as connected, active environments that bring together learning, research, industry and community.

1. Part of the city

RMIT has always been embedded in Melbourne. Its campuses are woven into the life of the city, not set apart from it.

The Living Places Plan builds on this, positioning RMIT as an active contributor to the city’s future, shaping and supporting the communities around it.

2. Designed for experience

This is a shift away from traditional campus planning.

The focus moves from infrastructure to people. How spaces feel, how they connect, and how they support collaboration, creativity and belonging.

3. More than campus

RMIT’s places are designed to do more.

They are platforms for collaboration, spaces for innovation, and environments that invite participation from students, staff, partners and the broader community.

4. Grounded in purpose

The Plan sets a clear direction: to create places that are inclusive, innovative and regeneratively sustainable.

It also embeds a strong commitment to First Peoples, ensuring Country, culture and knowledge are reflected in how places are shaped.

5. Looking ahead

The Living Places Plan is designed to evolve.

As the University grows and the world changes, it provides a framework to ensure RMIT’s places remain connected, relevant and impactful.

At its core, it is about creating places people want to be.