urban design

Birds nesting in a carpark. Image: DLR, CC-BY
Planning & policy

Urban wildness: Healing the human-nature divide in the city

by —March 22, 2021

EcoLogicStudio’s HORTUS XL, where a substratum inspired by coral supports photosynthetic cyanobacteria in a biogel medium. The cyanobacterias’ metabolisms, powered by photosynthesis, convert radiation into oxygen and biomass.
Agriculture & environment

After architecture: Marco Poletto on designing systems for dark ecologies

by —June 29, 2020

Protest in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the United States.
Culture

Our post-pandemic landscapes must be more equitable by design

by —June 11, 2020

Professor Billie Giles-Corti advocates for healthy city design
Planning & policy

What can the coronavirus teach us about healthy cities?

by , —March 24, 2020

Linda Corkery is a Director of Corkery Consulting and Professor in the Landscape Architecture Program, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW.
Culture

Learning from the landscape: Linda Corkery

by —March 5, 2020

A new study finds access to green, natural spaces was non-negotiable for families living in apartments.
Planning & policy

High-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods

by , —January 31, 2020

A tapestry of richly varied planting is distributed around and between Bendigo Hospital seating.
Parks & places

Designing the healthy city

by —January 24, 2020

The endangered southern brown bandicoot is doing well in urban wildlife corridors created by infrastructure provision in Melbourne's suburbs. Photo: John O'Neill
Agriculture & environment

Endangered bandicoots survive and thrive in urban sprawl

by —January 9, 2020

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
Planning & policy

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

by —December 12, 2019

Professor David Bowman, pyrogeographer.
Agriculture & environment

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

by —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
Culture

The square and the park: a festival review

by —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
Planning & policy

New infrastructure performance measures for Australian cities questioned

by , —August 19, 2019