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Discover A Tale Of Cities, We Missed & Unheard
To complement our 50-part series on the history of urbanisation, our readers shared fascinating stories of the cities…
Watch Suburbia Morph Into Green Squares In Cities Near You
The suburbs were the urban living format that defined Australian cities in the 20th century. Inevitably they’ve had…
Top 10 Urban Projects Made For People, By Its People
Take a close look at 10 of the Best Urban Projects in the World. I’ve always been fond of…
Why A Privileged Sub-Urban Core For Sydney Will Destroy Its Soul
The New South Wales government is imposing an anti-urban legislative and development agenda on Sydney. This agenda conceptualises…
Urban Density: An Oversimplified Concept That Endanger Our Future
In debates about urban density, we often find comments about buildings being too tall or not tall enough,…
Not All Ills Of Urban Consolidation Is As Ugly As Media Reports
Neighbourhoods as “battlefields”, “sardine city”, traditional suburbs as “threatened species” and urban hubs as the domain of “latte-sipping…
The Top 10 Literary Cities Of The World
“You don’t write because you want to say something… you write because you have something to say…” – F.…
Innovative U.S. Cities That Are Leading In Economic Efficiency Too
The economy is a hot topic in the presidential debates and is among the top public concerns. But…
Cities & Practicalities Are Killing Multilingual Cities?
Cities that mix different languages are born from the movements of people—but they’re also made, a new book…
Why & How Perth Is Testing If Its Strategy Is Really Working
City planning has many approaches that have been used to enable better economic, social and environmental outcomes. The…
How To Actually Make Parks Actively Liveable
Parks are central to the concept of liveable cities. They are an important public resource that provide opportunities…
Discover Mother’s Day Around The World
Regardless of where you live, we all have mothers. And in honor of moms everywhere, a special day…
The World’s 10 Most Complicated Outdoor Mazes
Ever wanted to get lost somewhere? Well, there are some mazes out there where you can do just…
Canberra’s Tug & Pull Between The Ideal & The Mediocre
Chicago pacifist Walter Griffin’s design for Australia’s new capital promised so much – even German beer gardens. But…
How A City’s Identity Is Shaped By Its Fonts
Most city dwellers speed-walk along crowded streets each day, barely taking notice of the typography that adorns everything…
How To Keep You Enemies Closer: Hire The PR Firm That Ruined Your Plans
News that Ketchum Inc., the public relations firm leading the charge to promote chemical-dependent GMO agriculture, is launching…
The 11 Hottest Places On Earth
Summer is often a welcome season after a chilly winter, but there are some extreme places on Earth…
Is Sydney’s Hot Day Runs A Pattern For Its Future
Sydney is hot. Well technically, it’s persistently warm and lacking cool outbreaks, but this run of weather is…
Remember ANZAC And The World’s Courageous Fallen
The first Anzac Day didn’t include a dawn service or the wearing of poppies; those traditions were yet…
The Top 30 Earth Selfies You Should See Now
On February 29, the NASA astronaut Scott Kelly turned over command of the International Space Station to astronaut…
World’s 100 Biggest Cities Will Eat Up Half The Whole World
A new study shows how the largest cities in Asia and North America will power the worldwide economy…
The Promise Of City Scale Government As It Should Be
For residents of Australia’s cities, federalism means state governments have the right to assert what is in their…
Making Your Cities More Beautiful With Living Heritage
Architects, urban planners and government policymakers often aspire to make Australian cities more like Copenhagen. But, for issues…
Fukushima, Five Years, Fears, Fall Out, And The Future
Five years have passed since a massive tsunami washed over the seawall around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…
Why America May Wrongly Hate Those Roundabouts
Maps and data visualizations show the U.S. trailing much of the world when it comes to traffic circles.…
How To Cook Up Liveable Cities With Key Ingredients
Liveable communities and resilient cities are buzzwords of the moment. But exactly how do you define a “liveable”…
An Ethical City : An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Or Has Long Been Delayed)
Globally, there is intense discussion about the future of urban life through the World Urban Campaign. The central…
10 Things Empowered Girls & Women Can Do Than Just Collecting Water
I hate to admit this, because no one likes to show their flaws, but the other day I…
2016 International Womens Day In Cities Across The World
Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. So how do we want to…
The Challenges Of Managing Global Urbanization
As cities — and slums — grow around the world, governments are going to need to step up…
The Global Bike Sharing Boom : Why Cities Love A Cycling Scheme
As urbanisation and modernisation reach unprecedented levels, road congestion has become a modern day menace. Heavy traffic is…
15 Destinations To Inspire Your Next Runner’s High
For traveling fitness enthusiasts, sneaking in a jog while sightseeing is a treat of sorts. Transform your runner’s…
Vienna’s 7th Makes It Undeniably The Best City For Quality Of Life
Study examining socioeconomic conditions places Austrian capital at apex of index while London, Paris and New York fail…
The Anti-Patterns Of The Digitally Connected City
Popular visions of the “smart city” promise that with digital technology the power of the city “as a…
The Impacts Of An Aging World Population
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very real problem that…
Why We Have Ruined Nature In Cities Too Much
The federal environment and acting cities minister, Greg Hunt, on Tuesday pledged to increase the number of trees…
Beautiful Cities With Gardens Or Lovely Gardens With Cities
The government is investing more than £300m in building what George Osborne has described as the first “proper”…
Why Old Ways Of Getting Around Cities Is Clashing With Current Realities
Cities are complex systems. One visible artery of the city is traffic – the cluster of moving people…
Why Modern Cities Kills Nightingale’s Song
The Commons apartment building in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick has won swags of awards, including the…
The Year That Was About Environment & Energy, Finally
Environmental news, as a rule, doesn’t deal in triumphs. So the sight of leaders holding their arms aloft…
How NZ’s Flag Referendum Can Be A Lesson To OZ’s
Late last week New Zealanders chose their preferred design for an alternative flag – if they are to…
What 2015 Looked Like In Visual Art
There are as many ways to summarise a “year in art” as there are eyes to look at…
How Buying Nothing At Christmas Time Is Harder Than It Appears
Thousands of people all over the world took part in the recent “Buy Nothing” movement, but as Christmas…
How To Pioneer Efficient And Sustainable Community Living
For most of human history, we’ve lived in groups a lot larger than our family unit and reaped considerable…
Your 35 Must-Visit Indie Craft Fairs For Creatives
Shop for handmade things around the world. So many crafts, so little time. “There is nothing higher-class than…
Discover Holiday Charms With Amazing Christmas Trees Around The World
The National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony took place in Washington DC on Thursday evening, with the Obama family…
Why We Must Learn From Sunken Cities Or Suffer Their Fate
The British Museum’s Sunken Cities exhibition is a reminder of our future. If we accept that climate change…
How To Be Sustainable Like An Aussie
“A sustainable Australia is possible – but we have to choose it.” That’s the finding of a paper…
Why Sustainability & Unbridled Growth Is A Match Made In Hell
Can Australians be sustainable and enjoy endless economic growth? It’s not likely. Steve Hatfield-Dodds argued that sustainability was…
Zimbabwean Women Weave Their Own Beautiful Future
Seventy-seven-year-old Grace Ngwenya has an eye for detail. You will never catch her squinting as she effortlessly weaves…