In the jungles of Meghalaya, India, the Khasi people have grown living root bridges over rivers for centuries. Photo: © Amos Chapple
Culture

Ancient infrastructure, resilient future: Julia Watson’s ‘Lo-TEK’ vision for sustainable cities

A new book by landscape architect Julia Watson reveals lessons from indigenous building practices that might help our cities weather the worst of climate change.

By — February 20, 2020

Lily Jencks, designer and vice president of Maggie's.
Public domain

“Gardens aren’t just a retreat, but an active advance”

By — February 18, 2020

A 150 year old White Oak collapses on the lawn of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, a victim of climate change stresses. Photo courtesy RBG
Environment

How the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is saving flora from climate disasters

By — February 19, 2020

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Paved for the people: In Melbourne, a parking lot has become a public square

By Jo Russell-Clarke – February 6, 2020

To get our cities moving again, we need a new kind of urban professional

By David Levinson – February 6, 2020

Ancient infrastructure, resilient future: Julia Watson’s ‘Lo-TEK’ vision for sustainable cities

By Foreground – February 20, 2020

How the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is saving flora from climate disasters

By Jo Russell-Clarke – February 19, 2020
Australia's extreme weather and climate change responses were omnipresent at the World Urban Forum. Image: Brian McMahon.
Environment

All eyes on Australia as World Urban Forum urges climate action

By — February 13, 2020

Pedestrians stuck by traffic again, Sydney. Could Urban Operations professionals make our cities run better? Image: Dave Young
Transport

To get our cities moving again, we need a new kind of urban professional

By — February 6, 2020

Prahran Square is a new kind of purposeful space for a suburb that previously had little public, open space.
Public domain

Paved for the people: In Melbourne, a parking lot has become a public square

By — February 6, 2020

Smoke blankets south eastern Australia, 4 January 2020. Image: NASA
Cities

The Foreground five: Our most-read stories in January

By — February 5, 2020

A new study finds access to green, natural spaces was non-negotiable for families living in apartments.
Planning

High-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods

By , — January 31, 2020

Paul Thompson, plantsman, gardener and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Culture

Nurturing the land: Paul Thompson

By — January 24, 2020

A tapestry of richly varied planting is distributed around and between Bendigo Hospital seating.
Cities

Designing the healthy city

By — January 24, 2020

Smoke blankets south eastern Australia, 4 January 2020. Image: NASA
Cities

Big smoke: Climate change and the future of urban air

By — January 23, 2020

Forest, river and bridge in Melbourne, Australia.
Environment

Biodiversity and our brains: How ecology and mental health go together in our cities

By , — January 17, 2020

The endangered southern brown bandicoot is doing well in urban wildlife corridors created by infrastructure provision in Melbourne's suburbs. Photo: John O'Neill
Cities

Endangered bandicoots survive and thrive in urban sprawl

By — January 9, 2020

Burnt Mountain Ash in Murrindindi Scenic Reserve, Victoria. Photo: Doug Beckers
Planning

Australia’s bushfire catastrophe: The real problem isn’t ‘woke greenies’, but a refusal to plan for the worst

By — January 9, 2020

A dead branch of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum) plays pitstop for assorted bird life. Photo: Rexness
Environment

What good is a dead tree?

By — January 9, 2020