Use + Remix

design and engineering

Vegetation incorporated into a building’s exterior has two purposes: it lowers the heat transferred inside and improves the building’s look. : Photo provided by the author.

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.

Record heat

The urban jungle needs more trees

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.

Environment
The logistical city is often located on the urban fringes and is not given to spectacular architecture. : Michael Kramer CC3.0

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic.

Cities after colonialism

Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic. Q and A with Prof Brett Neilson.

Economy