Tag: city planning
Urban sprawl is a concept architects, planners, developers and homeowners have opinions about. It’s often the topic of commentary in local newspapers and online community forums. Yet, it’s not a topic that architects — the creative thinkers, problem solvers and designers of the buildings that occupy our ever-sprawling cities — often have the opportunity to […]
Kicking off in Melbourne next Wednesday 18 September, followed by Sydney two days later, the Living Cities Forum will bring together six of the world’s foremost thinkers on the topics of urban design, placemaking, architecture and design. Collectively, they will shine a spotlight on progressive ideas and solutions from across the globe, all trained on […]
The spread of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns exacerbated the inequities already present in Melbourne, according to Heinz von Eckartsberg. Appointed to Woods Bagot to lead urban design in Australia and New Zealand in July 2021, von Eckartsberg says the pandemic exposed weaknesses in how the city was both planned and developed. “I equate it with […]
Constant through the escalation, peaks and stagnations of COVID-19 has been a society-wide rumour mill about what a post-viral world might look like. Predictions and questions have ranged from the logistical to the philosophical. Will remote work become commonplace, having been stress-tested by the pandemic? Will our healthcare infrastructure learn this period’s tough lessons? How […]
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