Tag: Urban design
Prime Minister announced as patron of Australian Urban Design Awards
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced his patronage of the Australian Urban Design Awards.
Commodifying the sharing economy
Online platforms such as Airbnb have facilitated public access to privately owned space. But what happens to the sharing economy when these platforms start experimenting with the city’s hardware?
Circumnavigating the citadel: Monash University Clayton campus
A discussion of Monash University’s Clayton campus, exploring opportunities and challenges facing the suburban educational hub.
‘Pedestrian heart’ proposed for Melbourne’s Camberwell Junction
A proposal to reconfigure Melbourne’s busy six-way intersection at Camberwell Junction and introduce a pedestrianized town square has been unveiled.
Climate change, housing affordability key challenges for re-elected government
The Australian Institute of Architects urges the re-elected Coalition government to deal with key challenges facing Australia’s built environment.
Byron Bay adopts McGregor Coxall Town Centre masterplan
The Byron Shire Council has adopted the Byron Bay Town Centre masterplan designed by landscape architecture and urban design practice McGregor Coxall.
Zero-car bridge in Sydney opens
Bennelong Bridge, a privately funded no-car bridge traversing the Parramatta River in Sydney has opened.
Indigenous garden opens in heart of Melbourne
Ngarara Place, a Indigenous landscape designed by Greenway Architects, has opened at RMIT University’s city campus.
Green light for ARM and TCL’s Adelaide Festival Plaza redevelopment
The SA government has announced the redevelopment Adelaide Festival Plaza, by ARM and TCL, will go ahead after signing key agreements with stakeholders.
Adelaide launches public space design manual
The City of Adelaide has launched a holistic design manual to guide the creation of sustainable and attractive public spaces.
Negative-gearing changes can bring life back to suburbs
Negative gearing produces an underutilisation of urban space, argues professor Kim Dovey. Curbing it could lead to revitalization.
Australia’s first private ‘city’ to get 10,000 apartments
A plan to build 10,000 apartments in the first privately developed ‘city’ in Australia has been unveiled.
Kennett’s five wishes for Melbourne’s urban future
What does Victoria’s former premier Jeff Kennett want to see for the state he branded as “on the move”? Here are five of his suggestions.
Australia’s oldest skate park gets heritage nod
Australia’s oldest purpose-built skate park, which influenced USA designs, has been heritage listed 40 years after opening.
NSW Planning takes scalpel to Crown tower
The NSW Department of Planning has recommended trimming the podium of the Wilkinson Eyre-designed Crown tower at Barangaroo.
New visions for Adelaide Festival Plaza
The SA government has released new visions of the Adelaide Festival Plaza redevelopment designed by ARM and TCL.
Revamp for St Kilda’s Acland St endorsed
A plan for St Kilda’s Acland Street by McGregor Coxall will close it off to cars, revive public space and encourage walking.
Green light for 3XN-masterplanned Circular Quay precinct
A $1 billion urban renewal project in Sydney’s Circular Quay, masterplanned by Danish practice 3XN, has been approved.
Qld gov’t seeks members for new design advisory panel
The Queensland government is seeking EOIs for a newly established a design advisory panel to assist state and local governments on key projects.
MONA to shape new public space for Hobart
The Museum of Old and New Art has promised to “challenge conventional thinking” in a proposal for Hobart’s Macquarie Point.
