Rather than nitpicking, perhaps cities across the world should be watching Copenhagen much more closely.
Read MoreI wandered around Singapore. Here are my thoughts on the city. /
If the city had a little less cars, a few more bikes and made a bit more effort in place making and public space creation, it'd make all the difference.
Read MoreA talk by Lord Richard Rogers: Architecture and the Compact City /
This is an awesome talk, particularly interesting for someone like myself who lives across Sydney and London. So much to take from this. I think most importantly are the Rogers' final principles for what he calls an 'urban renaissance'...
Read MoreWhat could cities learn from La Défense, Paris? /
As London's skyline looks bound to further fragment, perhaps there are lessons to be shared in both directions.
Read MoreMusic and architecture... Vito Acconci, the optimist! /
"Both music and architecture make a surrounding. They make an ambience. But also, both music and architecture allow you to do something else. Something else while listening to music..."
Read MoreWithout Urban Strategy, is Australia Planning to Fail? /
With the end of the resources boom in sight, perhaps it’s time ‘the lucky country’ took a long, hard look at its urban agenda...
Read MoreSydney's Millers Point: the wider issue /
Quickly becoming an enclave for the rich, it's obvious that the city's lack of supply is perpetuating the affordability crisis.
Read MoreIs there an urban creative crisis? /
Cities are not merely creative but capable of generating and nurturing hope, innovation and sense of possibility...
Read MoreSydney's bi-directional bike paths: the wrong direction /
Sydney has demonstrated increased enthusiasm for bikes over the last few years. As someone born and raised in the city, this is something that I’m super proud of.
Read MoreSeven billion people, over half in cities /
Cities are not just buildings and roads sitting the surface of this earth, but they're living, moving, organic and real; they must change and evolve just as human beings do.
Read MoreI am the problem: the gentrification of Redfern, Sydney /
At some point or another, each and everyone one of us likely contribute to this problem. At some point, each of us will also be subject to the negative impacts that result.
Read MoreHow we can design for human desire /
Have you ever noticed a dirt track through a public park or a group of people who meander across a street in seeming defiance of authority?...
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