Architecture, Building and Planning
Environment
Opinion
Building Asia’s future must embrace the limitations of people and planet
East Asia is responding to a post-growth world – one reshaped by population decline, shrinking cities and economic stagnation. Now it’s changing how they build
Environment
Opinion
Five buildings that will make you rethink what’s possible
From an evolving family home to a world record timber structure, these five buildings show incredible things are possible with the right materials and mindset
Environment
Opinion
Melbourne's future is something we build together
Melbourne is on course to become Australia's biggest city. But size isn’t everything. What would make it Australia’s most healthy, sustainable and equitable city? Here are three ideas
Politics & Society
Opinion
Are we sacrificing building safety for speed?
With pressure mounting to build more and build faster, it’s crucial to define – both professionally and legally – who is accountable for construction safety
Sciences & Technology
Map of the Month
Australia's elusive rakali is hiding and thriving in Melbourne's waterways
The rakali is an Australian marvel of urban adaptation. Our new Map of the Month shows where to find them around Melbourne and where they’re mysteriously missing
Environment
Analysis
What AI data centres really mean for Australia's water supply
While viral claims about water use don't hold up, the real story is worth understanding. It comes down to where these centres are built, what water they use and how they report it
Environment
Analysis
What if our homes could move?
Flooding, displacement and housing insecurity are no longer distant issues. Houses that move with people are helping communities in Bangladesh adapt to a changing environment
Sciences & Technology
Research
AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them
The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start
Environment
Book extract
Melbourne's strange and splendid skyline that never was
A giant Peach Melba, a skyscraper-sized crocodile, a steel ‘V’ taller than the Eiffel Tower: these were just some of the design ideas when Melbourne asked the world to reinvent its skyline in 1979