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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    Are the tech giants taking over as your city leaders?
    Are the tech giants taking over as your city leaders?

    Global tech players such as Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon – the so-called Big Four, or GAFA – Airbnb and Tesla are redefining work, mobility, leisure and the everyday of how we live.


    Design for flooding: how cities can make room for water
    Design for flooding: how cities can make room for water

    Most Australian cities are already located along coastlines or within river catchments. Whether or not we are able to keep global warming below 1.5°C, the majority of the Australian population will soon live in a flood zone.


    At last, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Here's what you'll need to know
    At last, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Here's what you'll need to know

    It has taken years, but after votes in the Senate and House of Representatives last week, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act.


    Just how 'city smart' are local governments in Queensland?
    Just how 'city smart' are local governments in Queensland?

    Many places around the world claim to be a “smart city”, but what that means is often unclear. A smart city is widely seen as an urban area that uses technology to enhance performance and the quality of its services.


    Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve
    Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve

    Past (and still current) practices in urban and transport planning are fundamental causes of the transport problems we face today.


    Radically reviewing our homelessness crisis
    Radically reviewing our homelessness crisis

    Our current policies around homelessness are inadequate. Now is the time to consider more radical alternatives, writes Chris Mordd Richards.


    Designing cities to counter loneliness? Let's explore the possibilities
    Designing cities to counter loneliness? Let's explore the possibilities

    Do you feel lonely? If you do, you are not alone. While you may think it’s a personal mental health issue, the collective social impact is an epidemic.


    Labor's battery plan – good policy, or just good politics?
    Labor's battery plan – good policy, or just good politics?

    Federal Labor obviously likes the politics of giving rebates of up to A$2,000 each to 100,000 households of prospective voters so they can install domestic batteries. But is this good policy?


    Households to get $2,000 subsidy for batteries under Shorten energy policy
    Households to get $2,000 subsidy for batteries under Shorten energy policy

    A Labor government would subsidise households to install batteries as part of the ALP’s energy policy to be unveiled by Bill Shorten on Thursday.


    Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment
    Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment

    When it comes to access to housing in Australia, the playing field is far from even. Recent research has found that “race” matters.


    Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking
    Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking

    The water in Indigenous communities is not safe to drink, and they have no reasonable or practical alternatives and no help.


    We still live here: public housing tenants fight for their place in the city
    We still live here: public housing tenants fight for their place in the city

    After years of strong housing market growth, Sydney’s property market is slowing. Despite this, housing stress remains a reality for many Sydneysiders, with rents remaining largely untouched.


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