The events of 2020, particularly the COVID-19 Pandemic, have highlighted the vital role many workers play in the functioning of cities and their resilience in times of crisis. But new research has found that many essential workers are struggling to access housing in Australia’s most expensive cities.
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Dogs are good for us, and for our cities Dogs are good for us, and good for our cities. However research from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning shows that in Australian cities experiencing an increase in apartment living, dogs are being left behind. A webinar explores how we can ensure our cities remain pet friendly.
Dog owners enjoy a number of physiological, psychological and psychosocial benefits.
Dogs inhabit the same environments as their owners, and as cities grow and change, it is important they are planned to accommodate dog ownership. Australian cities are generally experiencing a process of transition towards higher density, with increasing numbers of people living in apartments rather than houses.
Lacaton & Vassal: Rothwell Chair Symposium 2021 archdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jarrod Reedie
The inaugural Rothwell Chair Symposium will be held at the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning (SADP) in April, with the conference focussing on social and affordable housing design on a local and international scale.
Curated by SADP and 2021 Pritzker Prize Laureates Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal, the symposium will explore the topic of ‘Living in the city - exemplary social and affordable housing design.’ Lacaton & Vassal will discuss a number of their projects across the three evening sessions, with the symposium featuring Australian architectural firms and researchers, with an emphasis on engaging political, financial and planning contexts.
Neil Durbach, architect of the proposed Pencil Tower hotel, says ‘each [hotel] room is super compact, it’s almost like a train compartment.’ Composite: Durbach Block
The impossibly tall and thin aesthetic no longer limited to the runways of high fashion, the trend for slenderness has now moved into architectural design as Australian cities follow New York and Hong Kong in the construction of towers as narrow as they are high.
Joining the Phoenix Apartments in Flinders Street, Melbourne – which first brought the skinny tower to Australia – will be the proposed Pencil Tower hotel in Sydney and the Magic Tower in Melbourne.