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City transformation is increasingly being shaped by a complex interaction between the past and the future.
Johannesburg’s inner city has seen a surge in creative hub development, driven by artists with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Demolitions in Addis Ababa have become common as the state seeks to attract private and foreign capital to modernise the city.
Ethiopia’s urban projects are often portrayed as beneficial to all residents – but this glosses over their highly uneven impact.
Where artists relocate, gentrification invariably follows, but inner city projects are showing that local communities can resurrect declining neighbourhoods through arts and culture for all.
Michigan Central Station stood abandoned for decades as a symbol of Detroit’s decline. A major investment by Ford has breathed new life into the structure – and, residents hope, the city.
Our research shows decisions on the fate of public housing towers that are based on a proper process of considering all the evidence could go either way: demolish and rebuild, or retrofit.
Resistance from the residents of informal settlements against housing evictions is not a new thing in Lagos, Nigeria.
Art can help anchor places even as they are reshaped.
What steps is the state government taking to bring Brisbane closer to being a smart city while managing rapid growth? And what differences can city residents expect to see for themselves?
Ageing brick apartment buildings of two to three storeys are being redeveloped in many suburbs. Typically, they are knocked down to be replaced by much bigger developments. But here’s an alternative.
Long before Green Square was a huge urban renewal project it was Country known to Traditional Owners for its wetlands. Until now, those water stories have remained largely invisible.
Urban renewal can bring downsides as well as benefits. A new guide helps people connect more deeply with their suburbs.
If you’re stuck in mall traffic this holiday season, spare a thought for Victor Gruen, whose grand urban vision turned into today’s suburban reality.
City centres have been hit hard by lockdown measures - but can artists and entrepreneurs really breathe life into the space?
Much of our public housing stock is ageing and substandard. But we can learn from outstanding examples of retrofit projects that have transformed existing blocks into high-quality housing.
Public housing renewal often aims for a 70:30 private-public mix of dwellings. Modelling shows applying this mix to Waterloo housing estate would cut the suburb’s social housing share from 30% to 17%.
The city’s latest financial woes are a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Community projects play a vital role in city life.
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Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
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Professor, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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D'harawal Knowledge Keeper, PhD Candidate and Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor, Acadia University
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Associate Professor, International Studies and Global Societies, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Planning and Urban Planning, Université Gustave Eiffel
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Director, Preservation Studies Program; Professor, History of Art & Architecture; Professor, American and New England Studies, Boston University
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Research Assistant, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Professor of Cultural Economy, Adelaide University