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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    Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities
    Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities

    E-scooter mania is sweeping cities around the world. Fun, accessible and cheap to rent, shared electric scooters are one of the biggest technology stories this year.


    The Nazis & Bauhaus: very much a German story
    The Nazis & Bauhaus: very much a German story

    According to a story on the ABC, in the 1930s, while the outward tension between modernism and the Nazis was always risible, that didn’t stop those in the precursor to modernism, especially those in the Bauhaus School, to try and accommodate the movement within more sinister endeavours.


    Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual
    Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual

    This year the rhetoric may be big, but the scale of the numbers is nothing unusual. What is different is the pattern of spending over the budget’s four-year forward estimates.


    Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs
    Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs

    Infrastructure spending is one of the central themes of Treasurer Frydenberg’s budget speech.


    Can the urban water industry stare down climate change?
    Can the urban water industry stare down climate change?

    New technology used in providing safe drinking water is contributing to the damaging effects of global warming, writes Peter Fisher.


    Healthy, happy and tropical – world's fastest-growing cities demand our attention
    Healthy, happy and tropical – world's fastest-growing cities demand our attention

    Designing for the tropics differs considerably from designing for temperate areas. The climate can be very hot and humid, causing extreme discomfort for city residents.


    To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls
    To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls

    Australia’s cities are growing rapidly and their foodbowls are under threat as farmland gives way to housing.


    Worn, uneven, flooded: young people need better parks to get out and play
    Worn, uneven, flooded: young people need better parks to get out and play

    An audit found the quality of almost all of the 26 parks in Sydney’s inner west was substandard.


    Confused about aged care in the home? These 10 charts explain how it works
    Confused about aged care in the home? These 10 charts explain how it works

    How does Australia’s aged care system provide services in the home and why is it under so much pressure?


    Kebab urbanism: Melbourne's 'other' cafe makes the city a more human place
    Kebab urbanism: Melbourne's 'other' cafe makes the city a more human place

    Despite the kebab van’s subculture status, the practices of “kebab urbanism” can teach policymakers and planners a lot about placemaking.


    Autonomous transport will shape our cities' future – best get on the right path early
    Autonomous transport will shape our cities' future – best get on the right path early

    A unique opportunity exists for infrastructure investment in Australia as transport as we know it faces disruption from autonomous vehicles.


    Would you like to grow old at home? Why we’re struggling to meet demand for subsidised home care
    Would you like to grow old at home? Why we’re struggling to meet demand for subsidised home care

    The number of home care packages available to older Australians is capped, and the frail elderly are asked to foot some of the bill.


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