urban redevelopment
Project
CapitaSpring is vertical urbanism done right
Designed by Bjark-Ingels Group in collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati, CapitaSpring is a perfect case study for a biophilic skyscraper in the city.
Ideas
Making placemaking endemic in our post-pandemic city
As cities emerged from the pandemic with plans to become more resilient, it is an opportunity to engage people in better placemaking. Regular columnist Justin Zhuang shares his perspective.
People
Adib Jalal on defining relationships with place
Urbanist Adib Jalal explores our evolving relationships with the built environment and places connection at the heart of meaningful design.
Ideas
Conservation and the road less travelled
Do we have to take an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to preserving our built heritage? Conservation specialist Ian Tan posits that there is a middle-ground to be found between infrastructure development and heritage protection.
Project
This playscape is imbued with lessons vital to development
We Architech Anonymous (waa) has transformed an industrial complex into a neighbourhood playground designed to support children’s development, in Beijing.
News
State of the Art: NSW commits $5m to Artspace redevelopment
A worthy investment has seen NSW commit $5 million to see The Gunnery, the heritage-listed home of Artspace, undergo a state-of-the-art redevelopment.
Ideas
When did placemaking become a private business matter?
For whom and for what reasons do we make ‘places’? Could a more inclusive approach to placemaking improve social connections and opportunities?
Project
KOA Canvas by T.ZED Architects is a flower in the desert
In the desert landscape of Dubai, T.ZED Architects has created KOA Canvas, a modern urban property development that showcases contemporary design through the use of timber.
News
Fender Katsalidis and SOM win bid to design Silicon Valley, down under
Fender Katsalidis and SOM’s triumphant design for Central Place, a $2.5 billion commercial development as part of Sydney Tech Central, has been unveiled.
Project
Suhe Creek Project, Shanghai
A revived early 20th century warehouse forms part of the large-scale work underway to bring an urban renaissance to Shanghai’s historic Suzhou Creek.