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Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Parametric design: style and substance?

25 Aug 2020

Computational design is not ‘wacky’ form-finding. It’s about finding design solutions for some of the biggest challenges of our time.

Riyadh in Saudi Arabia

Researchers will develop a technology heat mitigation plan for one of the world's hottest cities

24 Aug 2020

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Royal Commission has engaged UNSW’s High Performance Architecture team to reduce the city’s temperatures and make it more sustainable.

modern open-plan_kitchen

Honey, we shrunk the kitchen: but is it making a comeback?

19 Aug 2020

In-home kitchens were on the chopping block for a while, but now it seems they’re back on the menu.

Concrete bench designed to prevent people from sleeping

Defensive architecture: design at its most hostile

13 Aug 2020

Increasingly hostile designs are emerging to keep members of the public out of public space.

public housing block

Why public housing is stigmatised and how can we fix it

07 Aug 2020

Ghettos of crime, drugs and vice? Full of people bludging off the state? That's typical of the unfair stigma attached to public housing, and it distracts us from more fundamental issues.

Stack of apple devices

5G: the true cost will be measured in e-waste

04 Aug 2020

The 5G revolution could trigger an e-waste avalanche, but there are ways we can stem the flow, UNSW industrial design expert says.

Person holding French Bulldog and plant sitting on couch in apartment.

A dog’s breakfast? Why rental pet reform is needed

03 Aug 2020

NSW pet tenancy laws do not reflect the needs of society, with strata by-laws impacting the vulnerable, say UNSW experts.

An abandoned warehouse ruin

What ruin photography reveals about urban decay and renewal

31 Jul 2020

Whether it’s art or porn, ruin photography tells a deeper story than what’s behind the lens.

desire path

Desire lines: to pave or not to pave?

24 Jul 2020

These unsanctioned footpaths defy design, but is that necessarily a bad thing?

Girl on a climbing frame in sunlight filtered through thick bushfire smoke

New holistic approach to monitoring climate will help fight bushfires

22 Jul 2020

A study during last season’s bushfires provides vital insights into the multiple interplays between weather extremes and air pollution.

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