Architecture, Building and Planning

As Australia’s productivity summit focuses on boosting housing supply, are we prepared to sacrifice quality for speed?

Our changing climate means homes and workspaces also need to change. By retrofitting buildings, we can create healthier, more sustainable urban spaces

Ghana’s experiment could be a model of structured 24-hour economy governance if it leads to greater productivity and economic resilience

With housing affordability at a record low, new business models could offer a unique solution. But we need to rethink the way we own and build homes

Cemeteries are running out of space, and cremation damages the environment, but there are other ways we could honour our dead

Construction productivity has been declining for years; educating our workforce in new technologies and fostering entrepreneurial mindsets is vital for recovery

With the US withdrawing from international commitments on climate, trade and migration, some city leaders will continue collaboration with their global counterparts. But for how long?

The internet now makes up around 7.4 per cent of global emissions – with half of that made up of bots. But it’s possible to track the perpetrators of bot-related energy waste

Part Two of the books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024