Articles tagged with 'Planning'

Rant on

23 February 2010 | Las Vegas' latest casino resort an "absurd simulacrum of another city", the failure of modern architecture and Lord Norman Foster delivers disappointing design for Yale.


Rant on

19 February 2010 | Millennium arts projects result in "dark, vandalised" buildings, "poor planning" in Ireland and LA Live is "sorely lacking".


Bushfire policy "behind" coastal erosion rules

16 February 2010 | Victoria's bushfire planning strategy needs a "major overhaul", an urban designer has told the Bushfires Royal Commission.


Rant on

11 February 2010 | Sydney let down by its architects, Cabe enforces "veil of secrecy" and Olympic City parking lot more suited to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince.


High density, low bureaucracy boost for Brisbane

10 February 2010 | Brisbane votes in high-density housing and the state announces self-assessable duplexes.


Fire standards made survival 'three times more likely'

4 February 2010 | Houses built under current wildfire standards were three times more likely to survive the Black Saturday fire conditions, a university study has found.


Rant on

1 February 2010 | Canada Pavilion is "shameful", Denise Scott Brown on why architecture is "heartbreaking" and Canberra's "dysfunctional" planning system.


Rant on

28 January 2010 | Presenter of Grand Designs accused of "poverty porn", UK architects "mediocre" and Australia's suburb-stifling sustainability.


AECOM wins international competition for Seoul Grand Park

28 January 2010 | Melbourne designers 'pivotal' in creating the winning design concept for an fantastical zoo and theme park in South Korea.


New vision for Tweed city centre

22 January 2010 | An exhibition of new plans that will create 3,000 jobs and house a further 7,000 residents in the Tweed city centre has been given the go-ahead by the NSW government.


NSW 'worst state' for development approvals

21 January 2010 | The Premier State has the worst DA process, ACT fails commercial developments, Queensland "underperforms" and Victoria ranks joint-third, in a national assessment of planning systems.


Rant on

19 January 2010 | Australian McMansions "gorging" energy, Detroit synonymous with failure and planning departments "thwart" progress.


Claims of mandated high rises for Brisbane "bogus"

18 January 2010 | Allegations that Queensland is stipulating a minimum of 60 new 20-storey high rises be built a year are "false", claims the state.


BREAKING NEWS: Ten firms wanted to fix Perth eyesores

18 January 2010 | Perth council's head planner wants to pay 10 practices $100,000 to spruce up 12 of the city's urban design failures.


Global round up

15 January 2010 | Aecom to create international tourist destination in Seoul, UK's first community sports hub built on landfill site and a new addition to the Louvre breaks ground.


Rant on

12 January 2010 | Amazing architecture can't mask bad planning in Dubai, Australia's capital struggles to cater for all citizens and "blame games" getting in the way of cultural heritage.


Growing suburbs feeding bushfire threat: academic

11 January 2010 | Suburban sprawl is increasing the risk to lives and properties from fires, and states should ban building in bushfire zones, according to a Professor.


Aviation paper adds to confusion: UT

17 December 2009 | A proposal to restrict developments near airports threatens to further complicate the planning process and could stunt the growth of our capital cities, Urban Taskforce chief executive, Aaron Gadiel said.


Perth approves Subi Centro china site

16 December 2009 | After three years of design and consultation, the Subi Centro Australian Fine China project has finally won approval - but not without compromise.


Urban designer takes prestigious planning award

11 December 2009 | A City of Melbourne urban planner has won the prestigious Sidney Luker Memorial Medal.


Planning reform could herald developers' monopoly

11 December 2009 | New "modernizations" to the Victorian planning system could see developers usurp the role of planners, sparking privatization fears.


COAG cities plan gets the thumbs up

10 December 2009 | Strategic city planning is a timely reminder that change in Copenhagen is "crucial", says a group representing architects.


Global round up

9 December 2009 | UFO-like greenhouse spheres to land in our cities, urban village to compliment port in US and designs presented for Norway's most energy efficient office building.


Bondi hotel an "utter compromise": Council

9 December 2009 | Council has thrown out an "offensive" proposal by Bates Smart because of height restrictions at an iconic site in Bondi Beach.


"Tight leash" trapping professional women

7 December 2009 | Poor urban planning that embodies patriarchal values is forcing many women to choose between career and family.


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