Much of our public housing stock is ageing and substandard. But we can learn from outstanding examples of retrofit projects that have transformed existing blocks into high-quality housing.
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Public housing renewal often aims for a 70:30 private-public mix of dwellings. Modelling shows applying this mix to Waterloo housing estate would cut the suburb's social housing share from 30% to 17%.
The city’s latest financial woes are a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Community projects play a vital role in city life.
Overseas, city-shaping mega-projects are generally overseen by local government, but in Australia state governments often step in and exclude council and community representatives from the process.
A major investment in renewing the urban centre of Dandenong is starting to pay dividends. But while research has found three keys to success, the benefits haven't reached everyone.
It was once seen as a public menace – now, skateboarding is a global sport that empowers young people to improve their cities.
Cities around the world are redeveloping their waterfronts to be accessible and resilient to the effects of climate change. Here's where Sydney's Darling Harbour went wrong and what we can do better.
Canberra is growing as fast as anywhere in Australia. It's driven by a knowledge economy that is transforming the city centre but is also displacing poorer residents.
Old people in Nigeria's cities can't even rely on public transport.
Universities teach students and produce research -- but do they have responsibility to engage with the communities that surround them? Two university presidents explain why their answer is an emphatic yes.
Planning matters. The 2005 riots in France started in badly designed housing projects, while innovative planning helped Medellín, Colombia, shed its reputation as the most violent city in the world.
Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here, why 'busy streets' can prevent violence and save cities money.
France is transforming old industrial wastelands in cities like Paris, Lyon and Nantes, so what are the secrets of its success?
Only the national government can solve the housing crisis – but local authorities can make a big difference in their communities.
Many cities could learn from Dundee, which overcame industrial decline to become a UNESCO City of Design, with a shiny new cityscape to match
Residents of two high-rise public housing blocks are being given 'mood lights' to express how they feel based on their experience of the process of redeveloping their neighbourhood.
We asked five architecture experts to name one building or structure they wish had been preserved, but couldn't resist the tides of decay, development and discrimination.
A new project documents who uses urban industrial lands slated for redevelopment. It reveals a vibrant but largely hidden sector at the interface between creative industries and small manufacturing.
Such projects should be clear from the outset about who owns them, who will build them, and who they are for.
Top contributors
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Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Planning and Urban Planning, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEM)
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Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Respiratory Medicine, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
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Professor and Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Canberra Business School & Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Director, UOW Global Challenges Program & Professor of Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
