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99% of people below the floors where the planes struck the twin towers evacuated successfully, although their journey was fraught with danger. Their stories have influenced today’s skyscraper designs.
The research, focused on the Jordan Springs estate in Western Sydney, found houses were built close together and made from materials which exacerbate hot weather.
Generic urban landscape design is damaging for people and nature: an ecomimicry approach instead encourages nature to flourish even in cities.
Smart street furniture can do a lot of things at once. Some of these functions offer the public clear benefits, but the data collection and surveillance capabilities raise a number of concerns.
When Buffalo, New York, changed its zoning code so that developers no longer had to provide specified amounts of parking, space was freed up for public transit and people.
The gaybourhood gave LGBTQ+ communities the space they urgently needed to simply be themselves. But our cities should be built in such a way that everyone feels at home
The utopian 20th-century model of a modern city – one that has been replicated around the world – is being exposed as unsuitable for adapting to the pace of change in the 21st century.
Roadsides have long been reserved for parking cars, but the pandemic led to many experiments with other ways of using scarce and valuable public space. We can put it to better and more flexible uses.
NSW is developing a comprehensive new planning policy with the goal of creating healthy places. A new study finds those people who work as placemakers want these goals embedded in laws and budgets.
The earth our towns and cities are built on is teeming with potential. It is under threat too
Performances could return sooner than planned if cities are ready to adapt.
Our buildings and cities were not designed to handle a pandemic. But countries around the world are coming up with design ideas, some high-tech and some more basic, to reduce the infection risks.
As our cities get hotter, rebuilding whole suburbs better suited to the heat is not an option. Instead, we can draw from the best examples of how to adapt neighbourhoods and behaviours.
A study of preschoolers’ understanding of their urban environments suggests their voices should be heard more in city planning.
Valuing children’s views could lead to better urban space for everyone.
Proposals to improve the capital’s urban design and density must also take account of the city’s unique streetscapes.
Lowering urban density to protect against the coronavirus would be a misguided response. Density is not a key driver of infection, and keeps people active and healthy.
The council, developers, architects and the local community got together to set the principles of what they consider good design in this fast-growing region.
The Gender Equality Act in Victoria creates an obligation to understand how gender affects needs and experiences, and to design, assess and manage public spaces so women feel safe in those places.
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Lecturer and Researcher, Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of Planning and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Karine Dupré est un·e ami·e de La Conversation
Professor in Architecture, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Land Use Planning & Urban Design, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer, Monash University, Monash University
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PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Research assistant, Western Sydney University, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Deputy Director of Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
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Engaged Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
