densification

How important are big trees to help mitigate the impacts of climate change? Image: Teddy Mafia via Flickr cc
Parks & places

Why streets need trees: in conversation with Libby Gallagher

by —June 28, 2018

The Gold Coast's tall buildings, here captured in 2012, are synonymous with its image as a high-rise resort city. Image: John Gollings
Planning & policy

The view from up here: changing visions for the Gold Coast

by —June 12, 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

Indira Naidoo pictured in her verdant Potts Point balcony. Image: The Edible Balcony.
Agriculture & environment

Gardens in the sky: Indira Naidoo is a champion of urban edibles

by —September 26, 2017

Often visions of car-less cities speaks volumes about the privilege of those who seek it.
Planning & policy

Retrofitted cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures

by —September 5, 2017

The ruins of Parramatta Park's War Memorial Pool.
Parks & places

Making what happen? The fate of Parramatta Park

by —May 4, 2017

Advocates of more compact living tend to forget that the suburban way of life is attractive to many.
Planning & policy

Six great things sprawl can teach us about living in the compact city

by —December 16, 2016

Officer Woods Architects' Civic Suburb proposal reinvents the suburban setback as an active space.
Planning & policy

Reinventing density: overcoming the suburban setback

by —December 1, 2016

Planning & policy

K2K: Addressing the growing pains of the middle suburb

by —October 27, 2016