Art, Architecture & Design

suburb in Sydney bordering CBD

The ability to work, live and play all within 20 minutes' reach is the new gold standard for urban planning.

Skyscraper apartment building with vertical garden running down facade

A new report examines the growth and demographics associated with apartment living in Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney's North West Metro line.jpg

A bigger Sydney Metro network is possible, says Dr Mike Harris.

Laurencia brongniartii herbarium specimen

In a program of major artworks, film and an innovative living book, researchers will interpret and increase public engagement with 1.4 million herbarium specimens.

pile of discarded phones

It's not just your imagination, products used to have a longer lifespan, says a UNSW industrial designer.

School children in playground

With the re-opening of schools, there needs to be a reconsideration of how we support girls’ play.

excavator digital twin interface

The digital twin is not a pipe dream, but the next frontier of construction management, a UNSW expert says.

Dr Eduardo Benitez Sandoval beside a four-wheeled robot used in the Creative Robotics Lab

The early adoption of social robots, in the healthcare and service industries, illustrates their potential to assist in future crises.

Craig Kerslake

The emerging field of Indigenous architectural practice is restoring tradition and bringing belonging back to the built environment.

Manly vale carpark with greenery using Junglefy’s innovative rotating Breathing Walls.

A roadmap to fast-track flourishing green roofs, walls and facades released today could provide a job stimulus and support economic recovery.

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