Tag: Policy and politics
Sydney council sets energy targets for developments
The City of Sydney has unanimously endorsed controls that require new buildings and major developments to be net-zero in energy use by 2026.
Decarbonizing landscape practice
As landscape architects, we have the ability and responsibility to increase our agency in responding to climate change. What steps can we take to reduce the carbon footprint of our projects and design processes?
Consideration of Country to be the heart of NSW planning system
Government Architect NSW has released a draft planning framework aimed at prioritizing and protecting Indigenous connection to Country.
Design competition launched for the Sydney stadium that survived demolition
The $200,000-prize-pool competition calls for designs for the public precinct surrounding Sydney Olympic Park.
Better placed through integrated design
Deputy New South Wales Government Architect Ben Hewett introduces the scope and objectives of Better Placed – the state’s first integrated design policy for the built environment.
Roe 8: From freight link to green link
With the Perth Freight Link now cancelled, the community that grew around resistance to this project looks forward to beginning the work of replanting and restoring.
Ten things you need to know about the New Urban Agenda
Lucinda Hartley reports from the UN Habitat III summit in Quito, Ecuador.
AILA mobilizes force to advise federal cities policy
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has formed an alliance that will advise the Australian government on cities policy.
