Election result justifies end of unsustainable sprawl

While political parties squirm over the way voters in Australia determined their future there is no denying that lack of planning, resource allocation and services for suburban communities has lead to the current situation.


If there was any moment in Australia’s history that clearly demonstrates the need for a progressive approach for housing, community and infrastructure than last weekend’s election was it!

Sustaining Viewpoints

Societies collapse because of a number of environmental, social and economic conditions, so says environmental historian Jared Diamond. His recent enquiry into how societies determine their existence was the spark that finally woke me from a disillusioned hiatus.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Urban Design in the United States

A Case Study worth visiting

Sustainability as a philosophy, that is to sustain growth within our limited existing knowledge and resources, is expressed as that – a theory worthy of pursuit but impossible to actually deliver.

‘Place’ in the shrinking cultural space

(first published in 2004 - but still a timely debate)

The rediscovery and popular debate of our local communities being ‘places’ of diverse and powerful sources of economic, social and environmental solutions is a welcome change. However, in the production of designing ‘places’, are we failing to recognise these embedded resources and commonly deliver a built environment devoid of cultural presence?