ABC Far North radio interview: City temperatures and urban economics
Tune into ABC Far North Drive today at 3pm to hear more from Dr Taha Chaiechi and I about our research on the relationships between city temperatures and urban economics. Read more…
Planning and designing multi-services green infrastructure: The case of Cairns, published in My Liveable City Magazine
In April this year Karine Dupré and I published an article entitled Planning and designing multi-services green infrastructure: The case of Cairns in the Indian magazine My Liveable City. Read more…
International Conference on “Architecture in tropical environments: constructing the landscape. Between practice and research”
The International Conference “Architecture in tropical environments: constructing the landscape. Between practice and research” has an open call for abstracts until 30th April.
Healthy, happy and tropical – world’s fastest-growing cities demand our attention
Karine Dupré, Griffith University; Jane Coulon, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Montpellier, and Silvia Tavares, James Cook University
What does it take to be a happy and healthy city? In any city, myriad factors go into the mix – and of course we are not dealing with just one kind of city. But, due to the world history of colonisation, models are still too often European-centric. In particular, we need to adjust how we think about cities in the tropics. Read more…
CfP – SI on Public health and well-being in public open spaces through climate responsive urban planning and design
I have been co-editing a special issue (SI) for the Journal of Public Space on Planning and Design for Public Health and Well-being through climate responsive design. The intention is to have this SI published in December 2019. Read more…
Making a global agenda work locally for healthy, sustainable living in tropical Australia
Silvia Tavares, James Cook University and David Sellars, James Cook University
Life in the tropics is often seen as “living in paradise”, a place where everything grows and flourishes. This picture-postcard environment is not the year-round reality. At certain times of year, intense heat, humidity and the wet season affect liveability, making outdoor activity unattractive and thereby reducing social cohesion. Read more…
On markets – Have they ever died?
The recent resurgence of public markets is just a beginning. Markets spark urban revitalization, foster community diversity and improve public health. We’re on the verge of a new era of market cities, with expansive networks to connect people and places. (Project for Public Spaces*)
Pen and paper, thank you!
A few years ago, while undertaking my PhD, I attended a one-hour writing workshop where the main exercise was to write as much as we could, non stop. The topic should be a paper we had been working on or an idea we had in mind. Read more…
Professional Practice and Landscape Architecture office visits
This post was originally published at The SoLA Blog, the blog of the School of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University.
Professional Practice (SOCI 314) is a shared course delivered by the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University, and shared between the School of Landscape Architecture and the Department of Environmental Management.
The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to critically study issues related to the provision of professional services in environmental planning and design. Therefore, students develop a critical understanding of the social, ethical, and organisational issues involved in the provision of professional services.
The course is divided in two streams: BLA and BEM/BEPP. BLA students have recently had the opportunity to visit Landscape Architecture practices including Christchurch City Council, Jeremy Head and Andrew Craig’s practice and Rough and Milne, where they were received by Tony Milne.
These office visits covered topics such as work flows, office structure and practice mode, collaboration, charging out and invoicing, work sources, software used, hand drawing…
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Second year students visit preschool
The post below was originally published at The SoLA Blog, the blog of the School of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University.
LASC 216 (Site Design) students have visited their very first real-life client, the Lincoln University Childhood Centre (LUECC). The site visit happened on the July 7 and was aimed at collecting information that will support a class project focused on the redesign of the LUECC outdoor area, including their gardens and playground areas.
The project involves the preparation of a landscape concept plan, and a concept for planting design. Students’ proposals shall respond to the client’s requirements as highlighted in the site visit.
Students have until July 29 to develop their proposals with the support of their tutors and project leaders Silvia Tavares and Jess Rae.
This is the first of a three-stage project where the students will then have the chance to go deeper into defining planting strategies and construction details (LASC 216 Project 2). After the conclusion of Project 2 students will have a chance to present their projects to the LUECC staff and parents…
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Accessible cities and Christchurch: Moving in opposite directions
Christchurch Central City is largely a one-way system, intended at freeing the traffic and letting it flow. But it has just been decided the Central City is now going to have a speed limit of 30km/h. Read more…
Christchurch Street Art, NZ (2015)
Most of these paintings are part of the Spectrum Street Art, which happened in Christchurch from 14 February to 10 May 2015.
There are many more to be found in the Central City. Read more…
[Man] will adapt to hydrocarbons in the air, detergents in the water, crime in the streets, and crowded recreational areas. Good design becomes a meaningless tautology if we consider that man will be reshaped to fit whatever environment he creates. The long-range question is not so much what sort of environment we want, but what sort of man we want.
