Changes in how we live and work call into question current planning regulations relating to mixed-use development.
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Exceptional projects can emerge when regulations are sensibly relaxed due to context. A Fremantle project is a model of progressive higher-density possibilities resulting from flexible planning rules.
While some forms of co-living seek to match modern lifestyles and a desire to downsize, other profit-driven models simply exploit a lack of affordable housing alternatives.
Citizens can switch from being consumers to pioneers who drive new designs for living. The German baugruppe model is a leading example.
The front yards, footpaths and verges of Australian suburbs are spaces overdue for reinvention.
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Senior Lecturer in Architecture, The University of Western Australia
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Associate, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, and 2016 Visiting Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Research Assistant and Tutor, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney