Art, Architecture & Design

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.

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.

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.

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.

Girl separated from her mother by glass partition due to COVID-19 quarantine

Innovative infection isolation tent humanises treatment for COVID-19 patients

29 Jul 2020

A negative-pressure tent has been designed to give COVID-19 patients a more human experience during treatment in quarantine.

The dial of an old-world sidereal clock from the 1850s

Retracing the Sydney Meridian: from early colony to contemporary Australia

28 Jul 2020

An exploration of the history of the Sydney Meridian re-imagines Australia’s relationship with territory and time for an artist from UNSW Art & Design.