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Density
9 posts
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
Cities Redefining What Densely Populated Means
Cities are all about density – groups of strangers agreeing to spend their lives in close proximity, whether…
2017-05-23
How To Fathom And Unravel The Deception Of Density
If we think carefully about the flaws in measuring how dense a place is, we can better articulate…
2016-11-08
When Will Federal Government Get Cities And Urban Policy
The appointment of a federal minister for cities and the built environment is a signal moment in urban…
2015-10-16
Megacities Might Not Save The Planet After All
YOU LEARN TO put up with a lot when you live in Mexico State. The electricity is always…
2015-05-18
What If The Entire World Lived In 1 City?
Two Yale architects pose the question in an ambitious research project. It’s difficult to think about global urbanisation…
2015-03-11
Communities Of The Future Will Be Organised on Transportation
The era of transit-oriented development and “networked livable communities” has arrived. The Great Recession has fundamentally changed the…
2015-02-05
How Much Public Space Does a City Need?
How much of Manhattan is dedicated to public space? For starters, there’s Central Park, but the island’s oasis…
2015-02-04
The Geometry Of Urban Life
Even a roaming cartophile, looking through an airplane window at night, would be challenged to identify a city…
2015-01-30