In the future, buildings may be constructed underground to accommodate increasing population growth.
Tag: urban-development
City of Sydney CEO calls out “ideology” in city planning
The CEO of Australia’s fastest growing city is urging city-makers to abandon ideology and herald a new era of stewardship.
Urban development at a ‘critical juncture’
Australia needs a national plan for the growth of cities and regions overseen by a minister, national chief planner and a new COAG council, parliamentary committee says.
Australia’s biggest urban redevelopment finally gets Green Star status
Walls and rooftops planted.
Housing crunch
The Australian affordable housing shortage.
What Australians want from urban planning and design
By Mark Bruzzone* The concept of ‘liveable cities’ has become an increasingly used term when talking about planning and designing urban areas. The desire to tackle challenges such as population…
Queensland and NSW lag on dwelling starts
By Paul Hemsley The quarterly ‘State of the States’ economic performance report from Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s securities arm, CommSec, has found that New South Wales and Queensland are falling…