MARTIN PLACE METRO PRECINCT IN SYDNEY – AN URBAN TRANSFORMATION : A review of the Martin Place Metro Station and Precinct in urban design perspective with an Afterword by Tim WilliamsMARTIN PLACE METRO PRECINCT IN SYDNEY – AN URBAN TRANSFORMATION : A review of the Martin Place Metro Station and Precinct in urban design perspective with an Afterword by Tim Williams
MARTIN PLACE METRO PRECINCT IN SYDNEY – AN URBAN TRANSFORMATION : A review of the Martin Place Metro Station and Precinct in urban design perspective with an Afterword by Tim Williams
Sydney Metro’s Martin Place Station and its associated precinct development is presented as a significant piece of urban design in the heart of Sydney’s financial district.
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A NEW KIND OF MIXED-USE PRECINCT IN TOKYO: EXAMPLES OF AZABUDAI HILLS AND MIYASHITA PARK
A look at the context and design of two mixed-use precincts in Tokyo with lessons drawn.
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Urban Design in a Wilderness Setting: The Case of Agulhas Bay, South Africa
The lighthouse precinct in South Africa’s Cape Agulhas is used to show that the discipline of urban design is relevant to any place where spatial development is contemplated, in this case, a wilderness setting. An international award-winning project.
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In Retrospect: Lessons from the International Design Competition for Barangaroo
The development of Barangaroo in Sydney’s East Darling Harbour has produced an outcome vastly different to the winning Master Plan competition design. Philip Thalis draws out the issues and lessons for the future.
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Sydney Central Station Metro Upgrade: a new heart uplifts the urban realm
The Sydney Metro Central Station Upgrade has unclogged the heart of the nation's busiest transport hub and delivered significant benefits to the wider city, says architect Troy Uleman.
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THE BEST EUROPEAN HOUSING SCHEMES OF THE 20th CENTURY
This article addresses the enormous architectural and urban design challenge of providing environments for a growing population by drawing on some of the most important European housing schemes of the 20th century.
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The social power of infrastructure design
Martin Knight discusses, with examples from across the UK and Europe, how the social value and benefit created by sensitive bridge design contributes just as much as their architectural contribution.
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Successful Buildings for a Better City
The case is made for high-quality housing in denser cities to create more desirable urban form and more livable environments for communities - through better urban policy and design.
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Envisioning a New Urban Future for Southern California
The case is made for a return to timeless principles of urban design, and for a paradigm shift that will allow genuine urban nodes to evolve in the existing stretches of suburban sprawl.
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Bring on the street colonnade
an historical survey presents the case for the street colonnade in New South Wales today as useful and valuable, not least because it is culturally embedded.
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