urban development
Ideas
The future of urban liveability
At Melbourne Design Week, Plus Studio brought together planners, designers and local government voices to unpack the realities of urban densification.
News
The Commonwealth Association of Architects marks 60 years of design collaboration
Celebrating six decades of architectural excellence, the Commonwealth Association of Architects launches a year-long campaign.
Articles
Vert: A practical solution to creating greener cities
Vert, an innovative demountable pergola designed for urban greening, is reshaping the way we think about sustainability in urban architecture.
Project
Working where the grass is greener: Turner Studio’s Norwest Business Park
This Sydney business park by Turner Studio has its own amenity-rich mixed-use precinct – a slice of CBD life in the ‘burbs.
Ideas
Simon says we ought to be thinking outside the CBD
Simon Pole, global design director at Unispace, says that the CBD has had it too good for too long. As workplace designers, this is our moment to look beyond the office towers.
Ideas
Architectus leads Western Sydney in a sustainable direction
In cahoots with Bligh Tanner and Sydney Water, Architectus has explored urban typologies and stormwater management, with a look to shape a sustainable urban environment in Western Parkland City.
Ideas
Sydney Architecture Festival: <em>Making. Housing. Affordable.</em>
The Sydney Architecture Festival 2019 unveils a series of events that looks at the role and value of architecture and its innate response to the human need for shelter. For one whole week, the city of Sydney turns into a sphere of exploration and research, investigating the rise in urban density and the inimitable housing crisis.
News
Celebrating the launch of Architectus Urban Design and Planning Melbourne
Victorian design just got better! Renowned design firms Architectus has launched its Urban Design and Planning arm for the city of Melbourne.
Ideas
Train station design done right – Indesign’s top 5
Can train station design be more than a boring tube to funnel commuters to and from work? These 5 stations show a more beautiful side of urban design.
People
5 minutes with Sérgio Brodsky on smart cities
With Pause Festival just around the corner, we spend five minutes with Sergio Brodsky who is presenting a talk on Urban Brand Utility: the regenerative strategy accelerating the evolution of smart cities.
News
The ‘Affirmatives’ Have It! The NAWIC Great Debate 2017
Returning for the first time in years, the NAWIC Great Debate was a forceful, no-holds-barred tête-à-tête between the local design industry’s most critical thinkers.