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People's odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets

10 Jun 2021

For the areas of cities with less than 10 per cent green space, increasing that to 30 per cent could cut the overall odds of residents becoming lonely by a quarter.

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You can't sit with us: the rise of privately-owned public spaces

23 Oct 2020

The emergence of these pseudo-public spaces raises fundamental questions about the value of a public domain that is by the public, for the public.

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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.

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Desire lines: to pave or not to pave?

24 Jul 2020

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

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We need green spaces in COVID-19 era

29 Apr 2020

UNSW’s Paul Osmond says the design of buildings and cities need to change after this pandemic.

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Car space by day, pop-up park by night

05 Mar 2020

As public space becomes premium in our cities, could boutique sidewalk activations known as parklets be the solution?

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Humanising high density: Mars tested, Earth approved

26 Feb 2020

Internationally acclaimed architect, urban designer, UNSW alumna Zhizhe Yu explores a multi-planetary and people-centric approach to high-rise urbanism.

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Bushfires: We must rethink before we rebuild

21 Feb 2020

Suburban planning models are not suitable for bushland – so why would we continue to rebuild with them? 

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Ditch the car to improve Sydney’s liveability

13 Dec 2019

The problem in fast-growing Sydney isn't too many people, it's too many cars, says a UNSW urban design expert.

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Water technology could combat extreme Sydney heat and cut death rates, report finds

30 Nov 2017

Research led by UNSW and Sydney Water shows that western Sydney's summer temperatures can be significantly reduced and mortality rates halved by combining water technology, cool materials and greenery.

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