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News and analysis on cities, places and the people who make them, published in partnership with The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Joined October 2016
From material extraction to material stewardship: Living Cities Forum 2022 panel discussion -
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never give up đ¤
Tanya Plibersek has intervened and put a temporary pause on the Perdaman urea plant! Perdaman's plans would damage our cultural heritage at Murujuga through rock art removals, industrial pollution and landscape desecration. Now, @tanya_plibersek must stop this project for good.
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Material sleuth: Jane Mah Hutton and the hidden world of landscape supply chains -
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Jane Mah Huttonâs research into the stuff that our cities are made of is a call to action for more responsible material choices.
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Vo Trong Nghia calls for architecture to âtransform itself from a source of pollution to a reason for hope.â @VTNArchitects
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Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia uses bamboo's surprising strength to create an architecture of connection and belonging.
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Bamboo rising: Vo Trong Nghia reimagines an ancient âgreen steelâ -
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Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia uses bamboo's surprising strength to create an architecture of connection and belonging.
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"If the sticker price included the full cost of everything we build, then suddenly making things locally and sourcing materials locally would become much more attractive."âJoseph Grima, @joseph_grima
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It is time to move away from the depletion of our finite resources, argues British architect and writer Joseph Grima.
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'Cities like Sydney are lacquered with so many impermeable layers of Western thinking...How can we, as designers, pick the scabs and allow the country to breathe again?' - Alison Page on Indigenous design principles in @ForegroundNews
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The Circular keeps the best new Australian non-fiction in circulation; essays, interviews, reviews, features and more.
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Infrastructure Australiaâs narrow remit is distorting cities -
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Australiaâs independent infrastructure advisory body is fixated on transport projects. Thatâs bad news for good urban planning.
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How city planning privileges the (in)vested few -
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In an economic era where stakeholders are given preference over public interest, how can city planning get back on track?
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Room to grow: Green urban spaces in a subtropical city -
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In concrete places that were once unwelcoming to Brisbanites, green public oases have started to take root.
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Play for all: Readapting a civic space in the heart of Randwick -
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Redevelopment of the historic Newmarket precinct sees its legacy retained, with the former Sales Ring transformed to place for community to gather and play.
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Slowing down on Country: Naturalising Melbourneâs waterways -
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Astroturf urbanism: The post-pandemic city's empty heart -
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In response to COVID-19 restrictions, many cities have turned to the tools of âtacticalâ urbanism. But the deeper urban issues that these tactics were originally developed to address remain.
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'Doing density differently': AILA WA awards a new landscape-led approach to infill housing -
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Unsolicited urbanism: The legacy of closed-door planning behind Barangaroo -
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James Packer's private proposal for a casino in Sydney to then-NSW premiere Barry O'Farrell has paved the way for more 'unsolicited proposals' for big urban projects in Australia.
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