Sea Line Park, one of the shortlisted entries in the competition to design a new park for the Melbourne of 2050. Image: Future Park Ideas Competition, author provided
Public domain

Why we need ‘crazy’ ideas for new city parks

By — October 10, 2019

Clearings carved from the immensity of the forested Burial Belt could feature floral revegetation. Image: Other Architects
Cities

Forest of the dead: beautiful burial for space-poor cities

By — October 3, 2019

Greater Western Sydney is home to the largest urban parkland in Australia, the subject of award-winning new design and planning. Image: TYRRELLSTUDIO
Public domain

What does the future hold for Australia’s biggest urban park?

By — October 3, 2019

Uluru from above. It has a total circumference of 9.4km. Photo: Planet Lab

The Foreground five: Our most read stories for September

October 2, 2019

Günther Vogt’s first visit to Australia will be as keynote speaker for the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Photo supplied.
Cities

Günther Vogt and the sensory city

By — October 2, 2019

Tim Flannery at the 2014 People's Climate March. September 2019: "[I] look back on my 20 years of climate activism as a colossal failure." Photo:Peter Campbell
Politics

Foreground Weekly Review: emergency response

By — September 19, 2019

The leaves of sorghum (pictured) can be toxic to cattle; the level of toxicity is linked to climate change in its environment.
Environment

Root problem: Climate change is putting food security at risk

By — September 19, 2019

Jordan Lacey, ambisonic recording in preparation for COLD. Photo: Alban Mannisi
Cities

Sound in the City: Translating Ambiance

By — September 13, 2019

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake within the 1.6 million hectare World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness. Photo: RN Brauns
Culture

The things we keep: Why Australia must protect its national heritage

By — September 12, 2019

The award-winning Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan is an ambitious strategic document that makes the most of water as a shared social, economic and environmental asset. Image: Lat27
Cities

Water wins in AILA Queensland awards

By — September 5, 2019

The Dystopia vs Utopia immersive reality experience at EKKA will reveal possible streets of Brisbane in 2050. There are good and bad possibilities in how we use new technologies and deal with hotter, drier climates.
Cities

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for August

By — September 5, 2019

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link
Cities

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

By — September 3, 2019