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Urban Community
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There’s More To The Compact City Than Getting Dense
Melbourne’s strategic planning history has largely overlooked the contribution of Ruth and Maurie Crow. The Crows were early champions…
2018-03-14
How Murals Helped Turn A Declining Community Around
The inner-city district of Shandon, Ireland, has a history that dates back to medieval times. Its narrow streets…
2017-04-24
Nail Houses, A Pain In China’s Rapid Urbanisation Run
A single house balancing precariously in the middle of a construction site may seem like a doomed and…
2017-03-29
Happy, Healthy, And Simple Neighbourhoods Can Be Yours
Modern life is proving more complex, tiresome and heavy-going than we imagined. We live under constant pressure: our…
2016-11-04
Discover 10 Cool Items For Your Smarter & Greener Home
Looking to spruce up your home? New options, showcased at this year’s Greenbuild trade show, could make it…
2015-12-10
How Big Data And The Sims Helped Us Build The Cities Of The Future
By 2050, the United Nations predicts that around 66% of the world’s population will be living in urban…
2015-10-30
How Should We Design Cities To Make The Most Of Urban Ecosystems?
Back in 1839, public health expert J F Murray published his article The Lungs of London, in Blackwood’s…
2015-09-10