Planning and design in Sweden
We were travelling for 30 hours, to literally the other side of the world, and you’re expecting it to be more different than it really is. Isn’t that strange? And…
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June 2009
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Victorian Urban Design Charter
The much awaited Urban Design Charter was recently launched by Planning Minister, Justin Madden. The Charter commits the State Government and other signatories to making Victoria’s cities and towns more…
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Sydney gets creative
Launched as part of Creative Sydney 2009, the inaugural Creative Catalysts list has been drawn up to honour and expose 100 inspirational and innovative Sydneysiders who have made a unique…
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Women’s Planning Network DVD launch
The Women’s Planning Network research ‘From Accidental Planner to Agent Provocateur: 60 years of women in Victorian Planning’ was recently launched by Jenny Mikakos, Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Planning. This…
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Crossing borders – reviewing design outcomes
It was a risk, but one worth taking. We were interested in casting the net wide for new ways to promote and reinforce the value of good design and raise…
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SEPP 65: ensuring better apartment design in NSW
Back in the heady days of the Sydney Olympic Games, a rare opportunity occurred in relation to the quality of the built environment in NSW. Appalled by the ugly buildings…
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Housing unplugged
Much of the current focus in collective housing in Sydney is on reconciling environmental performance with density–enshrined in SEPP 65 and its related Residential Flat Design Code. While the architecture…
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Better design outcomes
The policy lists design principles to be had regard to, and over time has included reference to Departmental guidelines for activity centre design, higher density residential development, and safety. Otherwise,…
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Is it acceptable, or is it the best?
The site is more than 1,000 square metres, with two frontages, the main frontage facing Burke Road – a major north-south spine. Sitting on the edge between the residential and…
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The Art of the City
Why then is public art still a design postscript here in Perth? Basic’s Sea Organ, Zadar, Croatia ‘Plop’ art, as some call it, rarely fuses with its milieu. A statue…
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