The benefits of organic urban growth in a changing Brisbane
Brisbane is now witnessing a significant pattern of growth, catalysed by the Olympics, and foreshadowing a fundamental change in the composition of the city.... Read more.
Retaining community built in the spaces between buildings
With Brisbane changing rapidly, the question that emerges is not how many apartments will we build, but what kind of communities will we be creating?... Read more.
Bowen Hills comes full circle as a high value suburb
While there are scatterings of social housing in Bowen Hills, the housing market has arrived back at the original view of the hill: a high value locality.... Read more.
Northshore Hamilton: a test case for Brisbane’s future?
Northshore Hamilton has a rare opportunity to become something Brisbane has not fully achieved: a dense, employment-connected urban precinct - a place in of itself.... Read more.
Why Brisbane isn’t an “Asian-style metro city”
We are told Brisbane is becoming an “Asian-style metro city”. This is not a description: it is an agenda.... Read more.
Saying goodbye to Victoria Park
For 150 years Victoria Park has survived rail lines, hospitals, war huts and roadways. Now it faces its greatest transformation yet — an Olympic stadium.... Read more.
The case for neighbourhoods that let us belong
The “missing middle” in urban planning creates density that is more affordable, walkable, and community-oriented.... Read more.
Fortitude Valley a prime example of disconnected precincts
Ed Haysom has reflected on Fortitude Valley's evolution over the last 130 years and what the Brisbane City Council's Fortitude Valley Sustainable Growth Precinct... Read more.
The housing crisis and the missing middle
To fix our housing crisis, perhaps we should try New Zealand’s medium-density strategy.... Read more.
The city’s lungs just went private
The government recently revoked Victoria Park’s historic Deeds of Grant in Trust (DoGiT), converting the entire the park to freehold land.... Read more.