urban design

With the help of experts, communities in the suburbs, towns and and cities of Australia are taking control of their own neighborhoods to plan for climate change. Photo: Tom Rumble

From placemaking to place survival: Experts and the new community activism

By Foreground — December 12, 2019

Professor David Bowman, pyrogeographer.

Pyrogeographer David Bowman on the art and science of living with fire

By Foreground — November 14, 2019

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architect's International Festival of Landscape Architecture – the square and the park – was held over two days in October to a capacity audience. Photo: David Hyde

The square and the park: a festival review

By Michael Smith — October 31, 2019

The federal government has updated the National Cities Performance Framework Dashboard, including new measures for major city transport infrastructure performance. What do these tell us of Australia's urbanity? Photo: Trent Szmolnik

New infrastructure performance measures for Australian cities questioned

By David Levinson, Hao Wu — August 19, 2019

Green the Street at Brisbane's EKKA is hosting over 40 organisations and their ideas for community greening projects, including virtual reality visions of transformations. Image: Catherine Simpson. Roberts Day

It’s happening on the verge: community experiments in greening the streets

By Foreground — August 8, 2019

Local residents enjoy public recreation facilities designed by Aspect Studios enabled by elevated rail. Photo: Peter Bennetts Photography

When it comes to urban infrastructure, big doesn’t have to mean bad

By Tahj Rosmarin — August 1, 2019

The exemplary campus design of Taylor Cullity Lethlean's Eastern Precinct Landscape received an Award of Excellence in the 2019 AILA Victoria Awards. Photo: Will Salter

These five campus designs are changing the way students value university

By Foreground — June 27, 2019

Tenterfield. The author's friend’s farm burning in 2019. Photo: John Mongard

Two degrees: global warming up close and personal

By John Mongard — June 13, 2019

Detail of Canberra plan submitted to the Canberra design competition by the Griffins – "View from the summit of Mount Ainslie".

Remaking Lost Connections: a timely call to rethink the future of the city

By Foreground — May 16, 2019

Sydney's transport system is dominated by the car, despite global shifts to recognise the multiple benefits of walkability.

How can Sydney start a walking revolution to overthrow its killer cars?

By Barnaby Bennett — May 15, 2019

Politicians call for governance review for Fed Square as Apple fails to secure place for Flagship store. Photo: virginiam Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

“Public space should not be managed as a business”

By Foreground — April 29, 2019

The roads of many European, as well as Asian cities such as Bangok, are vibrant city spaces with diverse transport modes.

It’s time to move beyond the false binary of roads vs public transport

By Ian Woodcock — April 12, 2019