Architecture + Urban Design

Keeping the city cool isn’t just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage…
Brutalism: how to love a concrete beast
Fremantle doesn’t have much, if any truly Brutalist architecture. At least not as this article would define it.
Demolish your front fence. It would be an act of radical kindness
A few years ago, I reflected on years of doctoral field-notes documenting the homes of tinkerers — people with an…
Fed Square Melbourne – Lessons For Our Kings Square?
Successful city squares act as nodes that connect places. They facilitate flows of people going about their daily lives through…
Giotto and Friends for Freo?
No, we are not suggesting a Mafia mob move to Fremantle. But we are taken with an idea that one…
Kings Square Taking Shape
Have you wandered by Kings Square lately? You can begin to feel how it will be when finished, although there…
Making Australia a renewable energy exporting superpower
An energy transmission network between Australia and Indonesia could help both nations achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050.
Hungry Jacks burger joint closes
Well, the least attractive burger joint in Freo has just closed. Some, if not many, are already lamenting the loss…
The Nightingale Fremantle Housing Project – What An Idea!
EHDO and Fini Sustainability  received a planning permit in early 2018 for a small, mixed-use development of 15 apartments, 250…