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The city’s new underground rail stations are also impressive public spaces, showing how infrastructure can go well beyond the functional bare minimum.
Are we optimising too much?
Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’ planned in the 1970s.
Australia’s first AI traffic-light trial could cut delays. It also raises hard questions about fairness, safety and who gets priority on public roads.
A new study has shown that more vegetation is not automatically better.
Urban design depends heavily on human judgment and field-based understanding.
Urban waterways sit at the heart of the global nature crisis.
After decades of sprawling suburbs, various cities are embarking on densification projects that emphasize proximity, diversity, and neighborhood services.
Play is often treated as something we grow out of, yet evidence shows playfulness remains vital for adult wellbeing. Rethinking our spaces could help bring it back.
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
The government’s resource management reforms aim to make development easier. But will the new regime benefit everyone equally?
New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.
Converting open-air car parks and creating green cooling corridors on transport routes is an easy and affordable way to beat the city heat as the climate changes.
Paying attention to soundscapes within the landscape design process can create a stronger sense of place and reduce unwanted noise.
Community gardens can create access to local, fresh food that reduce reliance on convenience food.
A New South Wales senate enquiry into public toilets is underway. Now’s our chance to talk about how public toilets communicate social values.
Graffiti removal forms part of the visual culture of contemporary cities. The knowledge and aesthetic contributions of “buffers” have gone unnoticed for too long.
A lack of accessibility can have a serious impact on a person’s quality of life. Universities should teach students to develop creative solutions that make urban environments more inclusive.
To create inclusive, sustainable communities, we must challenge the restrictive boundaries that confine children’s experiences.
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer and Researcher, Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
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Professor, Social Design, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Planning and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor in Architecture, Griffith University
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University