In Perth, 'affordable housing' means absolutely no compromise on building footprint. It's the right for everyone, no matter their income or household size, to have 4 beds, double garage, theatre, activity, butlers kitchen.
Modesty is almost never a part of the affordable equation
Interesting commentary from @davewalker on how we have normalised storing private cars on public land, and how people might feel about using the same spaces for other private purposes…
We’ve only got one job left…
#Perth has already ticked every other box to qualify as the Worlds Most #Liveable City … except culture.
Number 1 standing is in our grasp!
We wish our clients and industry colleagues a joyful festive season and look forward to ongoing collaborations and exciting new ventures. Here’s to 2022!
🎄 Read our reflections on the year that was: https://t.co/UyMSq6X8x6
NEW: No surprise, but good to see the additional evidence via new research — riding bikes is 10 times more important than driving electric cars per trip for decreasing GHG emissions over full life-cycles. Via @ConversationUK @ConversationUS https://t.co/ZO03FUT9P6
@TheRestHistory love to hear your thoughts on civilisations that know they’re old viz Olmsteads observation on the History of the Persians / Assyria / Egypt/ China
Garbage collectors in Ankara open a library with books rescued from the trash. "The only regret the men have, is that they didn't start collecting sooner."
https://t.co/wWpWAeFA2H
Congratulations to Cedar Woods on winning the 2020 Environmental Excellence award for Bushmead.
Our thanks go to category sponsor Strategen JBS&G, Awards for Excellence Platinum Sponsor Western Australian Planning Commission and Gold Sponsors Lavan and Stantec.
Our Qld urban designer Catherine Simpson says there are many benefits to introducing urban farms-pockets of land where local residents grow vegetables & herbs-into Australian communities. They can increase food production visibility & improve health & wellbeing. #urbanfarms
A reduction in urban canopy is impacting the liveability of our neighbourhoods & increasing urban heat islands, whereby urban cities are warmer than their rural counterparts. @peterisciemitis & @dantpearce share 5 ways to increase canopies @smartpropertyhq https://t.co/CVmaXXHmMn
Sartre on anti-Semites: "They are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. ... They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."