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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BIOURBANISM – A MODEL FOR DESIGNING CLIMATE RESILIENT CITIES
Backed up by research, the author argues for a paradigm shift from current thinking and practice to a bio-urbanism approach to the planning and design of cities.
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THE DRYING GREEN AT SYDNEY’S GREEN SQUARE – THE WORLD’S FIRST ECOLOGICAL ENGINE
This unique design of Australia’s most technologically advanced urban park, in an inner-city area of Sydney undergoing considerable densification, is based on ecological and origami principles.
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Taronga Zoo – Nura Diya Exhibit
Set on Cammeraigal country, this unique urban and public space project is the latest in a series of major works completed at Taronga Zoo. The new exhibit will be adding to the rich history of the Zoo, as planned landscaped public space.
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QUAY QUARTER LANES – A CONTRIBUTION TO SYDNEY’S PUBLIC DOMAIN AND URBAN REVITALISATION
Building upon Sydney’s streets and laneways, an integrated pedestrian precinct and living environment of great charm and economic value has been developed behind Circular Quay. This unique city shaping project has been designed by a collaborative team as a complement to the massive new developments which surround it and that are changing the city skyline.
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MAITLAND MAIN STREET REVITALISATION AND THE LEVEE: Reviving a country town’s heart and linking it to the river
This project is an inspiring example of main street revitalization, historic preservation, connection of town to waterfront, environmental sustainability and design quality.
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Greening Sydney
Contributions—of ideas, practice and policy—to the greening of cities; primarily incorporating living plants in architectural projects and including creative examples from Sydney and abroad.
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The Coal Loader – post industrial parklands on Sydney Harbour
Post industrial parklands on Sydney Harbour.
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Landscape Urbanism in the Fast Lane
Australian Designer, Jack Qian, shares a snapshot of what it's like to work in one of the World's fastest growing countries.
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