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CapitaSpring is vertical urbanism done right

CapitaSpring is vertical urbanism done right

Designed by Bjark-Ingels Group in collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati, CapitaSpring is a perfect case study for a biophilic skyscraper in the city.

Making placemaking endemic in our post-pandemic city

Making placemaking endemic in our post-pandemic city

As cities emerged from the pandemic with plans to become more resilient, it is an opportunity to engage people in better placemaking. Regular columnist Justin Zhuang shares his perspective.

Adib Jalal on defining relationships with place

Adib Jalal on defining relationships with place

Urbanist Adib Jalal explores our evolving relationships with the built environment and places connection at the heart of meaningful design.

Conservation and the road less travelled

Conservation and the road less travelled

Do we have to take an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to preserving our built heritage? Conservation specialist Ian Tan posits that there is a middle-ground to be found between infrastructure development and heritage protection.

This playscape is imbued with lessons vital to development

This playscape is imbued with lessons vital to development

We Architech Anonymous (waa) has transformed an industrial complex into a neighbourhood playground designed to support children’s development, in Beijing.

State of the Art: NSW commits $5m to Artspace redevelopment

State of the Art: NSW commits $5m to Artspace redevelopment

A worthy investment has seen NSW commit $5 million to see The Gunnery, the heritage-listed home of Artspace, undergo a state-of-the-art redevelopment.

When did placemaking become a private business matter?

When did placemaking become a private business matter?

For whom and for what reasons do we make ‘places’? Could a more inclusive approach to placemaking improve social connections and opportunities?

KOA Canvas by T.ZED Architects is a flower in the desert

KOA Canvas by T.ZED Architects is a flower in the desert

In the desert landscape of Dubai, T.ZED Architects has created KOA Canvas, a modern urban property development that showcases contemporary design through the use of timber.

Fender Katsalidis and SOM win bid to design Silicon Valley, down under

Fender Katsalidis and SOM win bid to design Silicon Valley, down under

Fender Katsalidis and SOM’s triumphant design for Central Place, a $2.5 billion commercial development as part of Sydney Tech Central, has been unveiled.

Suhe Creek Project, Shanghai

Suhe Creek Project, Shanghai

A revived early 20th century warehouse forms part of the large-scale work underway to bring an urban renaissance to Shanghai’s historic Suzhou Creek.