Our Solarpunk future

If we do not or cannot envision the future we want, how can we create it? For many of us, it’s all too easy to imagine the terrible, particularly as we witness the damage caused as we edge up towards 1.5°C of global heating today.

Architecture as a system: Designing for regenerative development

As architects and designers, our role extends far beyond creating aesthetically pleasing structures; we are stewards of the built environment, responsible for shaping spaces that harmonise with the world around us. In the quest for sustainability and regenerative development, the architectural design process must undergo a transformative evolution.

The importance of Gender Impact Assessments in shaping future cities

The Royal Commission into Family Violence and resultant legislation has brought about changes to the way that built environment professionals are required to approach design. The legislation provides frameworks to help ensure we are addressing important issues regarding gender inclusivity. Understanding and addressing gendered outcomes is now a mandatory responsibility.

What does the future city look like? Next question

A conversation between Mike Hewson and Sunday Hyde

Radical resource custodianship

Circularity is a system of material re-use and regeneration where we ask: What resources have I got at our disposal to bring to life what I want to create? By shifting project thinking toward radical resourcefulness and resource custodianship, the inherent utility and beauty of materials is recognised, respected, and re-imagined.