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.
19 February 2010 |
Millennium arts projects result in "dark, vandalised" buildings, "poor planning" in Ireland and LA Live is "sorely lacking".
16 February 2010 |
Victoria's bushfire planning strategy needs a "major overhaul", an urban designer has told the Bushfires Royal Commission.
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.
10 February 2010 |
Brisbane votes in high-density housing and the state announces self-assessable duplexes.
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.
1 February 2010 |
Canada Pavilion is "shameful", Denise Scott Brown on why architecture is "heartbreaking" and Canberra's "dysfunctional" planning system.
28 January 2010 |
Presenter of Grand Designs accused of "poverty porn", UK architects "mediocre" and Australia's suburb-stifling sustainability.
28 January 2010 |
Melbourne designers 'pivotal' in creating the winning design concept for an fantastical zoo and theme park in South Korea.
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.
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.
19 January 2010 |
Australian McMansions "gorging" energy, Detroit synonymous with failure and planning departments "thwart" progress.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
11 December 2009 |
A City of Melbourne urban planner has won the prestigious Sidney Luker Memorial Medal.
11 December 2009 |
New "modernizations" to the Victorian planning system could see developers usurp the role of planners, sparking privatization fears.
10 December 2009 |
Strategic city planning is a timely reminder that change in Copenhagen is "crucial", says a group representing architects.
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.
9 December 2009 |
Council has thrown out an "offensive" proposal by Bates Smart because of height restrictions at an iconic site in Bondi Beach.
7 December 2009 |
Poor urban planning that embodies patriarchal values is forcing many women to choose between career and family.