Artist Lance Chadd / Tjyllungoo's Wirin is a 9 metre high figure that surveys Yagan Square.
Parks & places

The Foreground Five: May’s most-read stories

by —May 31, 2018

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Woden Town Square is mostly used as a thoroughfare between the bus interchange, office buildings, local services and Westfield.
Planning & policy

#WodenExperiment to activate town square

by —May 29, 2018

To see the Milky Way you now have to travel to remote places to find a dark sky.
Agriculture & environment

Streets at night: dark sky tactics to reconnect with the stars

by —May 25, 2018

Melbourne's 1985 Swanston Street party aimed to bring people back into the city.
Parks & places

Imagine a city: Swanston Street Party and the greening of Melbourne

by —May 24, 2018

Urban planners need to accept the Indigenous history of Australian cities. Image: Newtown Graffiti
Planning & policy

Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history

by , —May 17, 2018

A new vision for Point Grey, Lorne
Agriculture & environment

Bush Projects to bring a little bit of wild back to Lorne foreshore

by —May 17, 2018

Artist Jon Tarry's Waterline is one of a number of art installations in Yagan Square
Parks & places

Yagan Square connects Perth’s once-divided urban heart; can it do the same for the city’s people?

by —May 10, 2018

Between May - August, Foreground will explore 'The Street', to better understand what the future holds.
Parks & places

The Street

by —May 3, 2018

Overflowing bins are one way to spoil the amenity of public space, but sensors can now alert councils when bins need emptying.
Technology

Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable

by —May 2, 2018

The ‘civic plaza’ greets pupils and visitors with subtle changes in the site's grade. Image: Chris Matterson.
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground Five: April’s most-read stories

by —May 2, 2018

Overgrown underused public land
Parks & places

Parks hidden in plain sight: Melbourne looks to unlock infrastructure for public open space

by —April 24, 2018

Centenary Square, Parramatta
Agriculture & environment

Tackling urban heat with water in the landscape

by —April 19, 2018