Talking Architecture & Design Podcast (Episode 225) - 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney Listen Now
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    Why suburban parks offer an antidote to helicopter parenting
    Why suburban parks offer an antidote to helicopter parenting

    Well-designed suburban parks could be an antidote to helicopter parenting. Suburban parks offer kids opportunities to decide what activities they do, new research shows.


    Selling out the city to advertising? Nothing new to see here
    Selling out the city to advertising? Nothing new to see here

    Recent debates about prominent advertising in Melbourne and Sydney have highlighted public concerns about the commercialisation of public space.


    Move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it's a sensible plan for a liveable future
    Move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it's a sensible plan for a liveable future

    More shared spaces, safer streets and fewer cars in the city are all part of a newly released ten-year plan to make Melbourne more pedestrian-friendly.


    Avengers: Endgame and why a smaller population doesn't guarantee paradise
    Avengers: Endgame and why a smaller population doesn't guarantee paradise

    Thanos turns half of all life into dust. But according to the study of resource management and geography, population reduction does not necessarily solve the problem of resource scarcity.


    Don't forget the footpath – it's vital public space
    Don't forget the footpath – it's vital public space

    The humble footpath is overlooked, although it is an equally if not more important public space for urban social life.


    How to increase train use by up to 35 percent with one simple trick
    How to increase train use by up to 35 percent with one simple trick

    Train stations are only as useful as they are accessible. For some commuters the "first mile" or "last mile" is a big barrier to public transport uptake.


    Indonesia isn't the only country planning new cities. Why not Australia?
    Indonesia isn't the only country planning new cities. Why not Australia?

    The news of Indonesia moving its capital city brings about the question: do we retrofit existing cities, or relocate and build new cities to achieve greater sustainability?


    Don't forget our future climate when tightening up building codes
    Don't forget our future climate when tightening up building codes

    There is no mention of climate change in Australia's building codes, which could be to our detriment.


    How a bias towards built heritage threatens the protection of cultural landscapes in New Zealand
    How a bias towards built heritage threatens the protection of cultural landscapes in New Zealand

    Controversy over a rare cultural heritage landscape in South Auckland highlights significant failures of heritage protection in New Zealand.


    Nothing to fear? How humans (and other intelligent animals) might ruin the autonomous vehicle utopia
    Nothing to fear? How humans (and other intelligent animals) might ruin the autonomous vehicle utopia

    Barely any resource or thought is being given to the question of how humans will ultimately respond to the AV fleet.


    House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come
    House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come

    Death duties (more formally known as inheritance taxes) are levied on the estates of dead people above a predefined tax-free threshold, prior to their distribution to the beneficiaries.


    Australia’s electricity grid can easily support electric cars – if we get smart
    Australia’s electricity grid can easily support electric cars – if we get smart

    Will the electricity grid be able to support the increased demand associated with the use of electric vehicles?


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