Foreground - Page 2 of 36 - Cities, places and the people who make them

Social distancing restrictions bring threshold spaces into focus as we have conversations at the gate, on the balcony and over the fence. Image: Skiathos, Greece

Planning & policy

Life on the edges: How ‘threshold spaces’ keep us connected despite COVID-19

by Rachel Iampolski—May 13, 2020

Cycling is emerging as the best way to get around during the pandemic. Image: Mitchell Luo

Planning & policy

The Foreground five: April’s most-read stories

by Foreground—May 12, 2020

Jack Mundey at the Help Save Our Public Housing Rally in The Domain, Sydney, 1997. Image: City of Sydney Archives, photographer unknown.

Planning & policy

Australia’s cities owe much of their surviving heritage to Jack Mundey

by Dr James Lesh—May 12, 2020

Film recommendations for landscape geeks and design tragics. Image: The Autowitch

Self-isolation survival pack: What to watch

by Foreground—April 30, 2020

The Gwelup Secret Garden in Perth could soon become a protected weedscape.

Agriculture & environment

The wonder of weedscapes

by Jo Russell-Clarke—April 30, 2020

Foreground's guide to online lectures, VR experiences, podcasts and short courses to hold you through the pandemic lockdown. Image: Siora Photography

Self-isolation survival pack: Brainfood to beat the COVID-19 blues

by Foreground—April 23, 2020

Public space restrictions could intensify inequalities. Image: Alexander Schimmeck

Planning & policy

Public space restrictions hurt vulnerable populations the most

by Kurt Iveson—April 22, 2020

Wildlife around the world over are creeping back into cities deserted due to COVID-19. Image: Jie Huang

Agriculture & environment

Where the wild things are: nature responds as coronavirus keeps humans indoors

by Alex Kusmanoff, Brendan Wintle, Casey Visintin, Freya Thomas, Georgia Garrard, Katherine Berthon, Lee Harrison, Matthew Selinske, Sarah Bekessy, Thami Croeser—April 16, 2020

With most children now schooling-from-home, here are some sanity preservers for kids. Image: Max Goncharov

Self-isolation survival pack: For kids

April 15, 2020

“As Jennifer Wolch describes, urban growth affects both non-urban wildlife and the ecologies of animal life in the city itself.” Image: Rod Waddington

Agriculture & environment

Trans-species health: An aesthetic responsibility

by Claire Martin—April 9, 2020

Co-founders of Public Practice, Pooja Agrawal and Finn Williams. Image: Timothy Chase

Planning & policy

‘New Municipalism’: A Conversation with Finn Williams and Pooja Agrawal

by Melanie Dodd, Shumi Bose—April 9, 2020

Wendy Whiteley's secret garden in Sydney. Thanks to Sydney Museums, it can be enjoyed virtually through an online video. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Self-isolation survival pack: Virtual landscapes

by Foreground—April 3, 2020