Is this what we want for the Brisbane Olympics: copy & paste cities with sustainability as spectacle?
Solarpunk promises regenerative, multispecies urban futures – but as its eco-futurist aesthetic travels from Singapore’s curated tourist icons to Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic transformation, sustainability risks sliding from systemic…
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The Big Timber Debate report
The timber debate at our Circular Disruption event on 12 November last year ran out of time. We knew it…
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On the AI stalking horse – and the fight to contain data centres
According to energy writer Ketan Joshi Anthropic, which is one of the leaders in the AI revolution, does not disclose “a single number regarding their energy…
At Manly a project for women at risk used collaboration to beat inertia – there’s a lesson in that
On Pittwater Road in North Manly, there’s a community health centre building being repurposed to provide tangible support to women at risk. By the end of 2026, this…
The saga of Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers – part 2, the cost issue
Among the multiple questions that have been stimulated by the proposed demolition of Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers is the cost of building social housing.
The infuriating reality of what happens when governments stop building non-market housing
When the UK government stopped building non-market social and affordable housing in the UK, the private sector didn’t step in to make up the difference. It delivered more…
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