The rooftop farm, with about 1500 plants being cultivated, is being designed as a showcase of Aboriginal permaculture methods and Indigenous knowledge of the natural world, with regular workshops, classes and talks for all-comers
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With Victorians dying from heatwaves , the topic of cooling the city is a must for the political agenda to save lives and improve liveability.
Local governments in Australia and New Zealand are exploring creative ways to revive greenery in cities as growing populations and urban density put tree cover at risk.
Tony Owen Partners's speculative design for Sydney's Flemington district has reimagined the site as a sustainable city of the future.
Australians must change how we view nature. It's not just a ‘destination’ we travel to. Nature occurs everywhere, including where we live.
The new Bendigo Hospital, one of regional Australia's most sustainable hospitals complete with a vast green roof, has won a prestigious award at the 2018 Australian Urban Design Awards .
A new approach to urban design is needed that treats biodiversity as a valued resource to be preserved and maximised.
Darwin's climate is getting even hotter and people are leaving because of it. But a lot can be done to make our tropical cities safe, cool and enjoyable.
Green spaces are going to play a big part in the twisting skyscraper, Green Spine, in Melbourne, but figuring out how to grow plants in the clouds took some serious work.
The multimillion revamp of Green Square library and the 19-storey ”stacked forest” designed by famed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma are setting a new bar for Waterloo’s reinvention.