Architecture

Ancient Celtic Halloween ­­– or All Hallow’s Eve ­– was a day to acknowledge the dead. Modern rituals of marking death continue this tradition, both remembering and letting go

Far from the superficial notion of ‘slums’, informal settlements shape urban development across most of the world’s cities

Universities are often catalysts for change. A new book explores modern Australian university campuses, focusing on the increasing role of Country and Indigenous co-design

Middle years primary-school students are at risk of academic delay when learning in an open-plan classroom

Instead of demolishing Melbourne’s ageing public housing towers, clever refurbishments could save millions of dollars and provide high-quality public housing

Humans create most designs for themselves, but can and should use opportunities to make spaces that benefit all forms of life

Victoria’s regulatory system leaves home-buyers vulnerable, but the Government has an opportunity to raise the bar for builders

Creatives often need colleagues to be catalysts, but how can organisations identify and foster these catalysts – and can too much become cataclysmic?

Designers and ecologists are working together to reimagine cities as more-than-human places

With Melbourne’s historic Nicholas Building on the market, we need to rethink the city’s urban heritage to conserve places that have played an exceptional role in our local history