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For green cities to become mainstream, we need to learn from local success stories and scale up

  • July 9, 2019
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MELBOURNE HAS A RICH LEGACY OF URBAN PARKS THANKS TO PLANNING DECISIONS MADE WHEN THE CITY WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED. SHUTTERSTOCK Jason Alexandra PhD candidate, RMIT University https://theconversation.com Greening our cities has…
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Living Cities Forum 2019 Melbourne highlights

  • May 24, 2019
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Australian Islamic Centre, Melbourne by Glenn Murcutt. Photography: Anthony Browell Mange House, Bingie Bingie Sth NSW by Glenn Murcutt. Photography: Anthony BrowellThe Light House by all(zone) ltd Held in Melbourne…
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10th International Urban Design Conference

  • April 27, 2017
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10th International Urban Design Conference Disruption, Divergence and Designed Intervention – Making Change Happen The 10th International Urban Design Conference will be held at Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa,…
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Australian Urban Design Awards 2016

  • July 28, 2016
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The Australian Urban Design Awards were created by Prime Minister Paul Keating’s Urban Design Taskforce in 1996 and were inaugurated with the Australia Award for Urban Design. The program was…
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House of Lords Publishes ‘Building Better Places’ Report

  • July 28, 2016
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Landscape Interface Studio Manager, School of Architecture & Landscape, Kingston University The House of Lords Select Committee on the National Policy of the Built Environment has published its report. Appointed by…
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Innovative Solutions for Cities Sustainable Development

  • July 28, 2016
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Eng. Nadine Chahine Bitar Founder – Place Making In resolution 66/207 and in line with the bi-decennial cycle (1976, 1996 and 2016), the United Nations General Assembly decided on the…
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Green infrastructure can cool our cities. So what are planners waiting for?

  • July 28, 2016
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By Tony Matthews and Jason Byrne A living wall in action: Patrick Blanc’s “Trussardi Cafe: Unexpected Garden” on display in Milan in 2008. Image: Getty. Our cities are getting hotter, more…
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European researchers prove Jane Jacobs was right

  • July 28, 2016
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Using an innovative mix of municipal stats and mobile phone data, researchers have shown Jacobs’ ingredients for a vibrant city ring true in Italy. By: Luke Simcoe Metro Published on  Thu Apr 07 2016…
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Quiz: What Would Jane Jacobs Think of Your Neighborhood?

  • July 28, 2016
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  • Leila Griffiths
“What would Jane Jacobs think?” has been a question in urban planning and urbanist circles for years. That’s no surprise—after reading her work, it’s impossible to walk around a city…
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How Jane Jacobs changed the way we look at cities

  • July 28, 2016
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Saskia Sassen When I first encountered this doyenne of urban activism, she offered one of the sharpest critiques I’d ever heard. Jane Jacobs was relentless, and stood up to anyone…
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