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With the release of the federal government's newest Urban Policy Forum the green building community will feel a new found sense of confidence in the future plans for urban development in Australia. Planning for a sustainable urban community has come as a priority in the new policy, which has been influenced by a wide range of experts across different industry sectors including Chief Executive of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) Romily Madew. Upon his latest announcement, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese has assured the future planning processes will come as a culminated effort between the green building sector, government and the community in what has been labeled as an 'ideas generator'.

It's easy to forget that urban design is not a new concept. Ancient examples of carefully-planned and designed cities exist in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, and are particularly well-known within classical Chinese, Roman and Greek cultures. The pioneer of urban planning, Hippodamus of Miletus, planned ancient cities of Rhodes, Miletus and the harbour-town Piraeus at Athens as early as the fifth century BC.  In England, many ninth century towns were designed on a grid plan, and by the twelfth century, urbanisation was seen as a means of stimulating economic growth and generating revenue throughout Western Europe. One of the earliest international contributions made by Australia to urban planning theory and practice sprang from the international competition held between 1911 and 1912 to design Australia's new federal capital, Canberra.

UNStudio invites change with their design for the Brainport Smart District in Netherland, proposing a flexible, collaborative model that integrates urban, nature and agriculture. Check out the story here…

The Dayuan International Centre in Chengdu, China is a strategically planned, beautifully conceptualized urban precinct that pulsates with the ethos of the metropolis but conserves the serenity of a countryside neighbourhood! Check it out here…

Design Forum Internationalconceptualises Eye of Noida (EoN), a mixed-use development project, the first phase of which is scheduled for completion in 2025. It is designed using a sensorial spatial experience in a multipurpose footprint, setting a new benchmark in workplace design. 

Margot Krasojevic Architecture designs futuristic city-wide transportation system that will use kinetic energy for its movement

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this is the site of Mitchell Joachim, PHd at MiT ... netx has very good intuitions and plays far with formal designs...Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a nonprofit organization and philanthropic design collaborative that integrates ecological principles in the urban environment. The group views ecology in design as not only a philosophy that inspires visions of sustainability and social justice but also a focused scientific endeavor. The mission is to ascertain the consequences of fitting a project within our natural world setting. Solutions range from; green master planning, urban self-sufficiency infrastructures, community development activities, climatic tall buildings, performative material technologies, and smart mobility vehicles for cities. These design iterations seek an activated ecology both as a progressive symbol and an evolved artifact. Terreform is a winner of the Infiniti Design Excellence Award - History Channel City of the Future competition.

In times, when conserving resources is prime, a self-sufficient bus station seems like an ideal solution in public transport. Check out studio cepezed urban design skills in a fully-integrated bus station in Tilburg, Netherlands.

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The upcoming CMA Tower in Riyadh is said to be tallest hi-tech tower in the world and will host the CMA headquarters, the government organization responsible for regulating Saudi Arabia's capital markets. Check it out…

Architecture has a solution to every problem. The world's largest Waste-to-Energy Plant to be built in China proposes to break away from set industrial design norms to perpetrate many firsts. Check it out and leave us your valuable inputs…

Birmingham's new Street Station gives back to the city via its contextual, iconic form. Check it out and leave us your views…

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stations in Cebu City, Philippines is a landmark project for a country struggling to figure out how to improve the lives of its citizens and resolve transportation challenges with limited resources. Check out the initial development and leave us your views…

The city of Melbourne has just unveiled their latest industry show-stopper with the government announcing its Melbourne CBD expansion plan. The major redevelopment, announced by Planning Minister Matthew Guy, will see the city centre grow from 180 hectares to 900 hectares in an unprecedented growth spurt. Aesthetically, Melbourne will change. In the same vein as Sydney's Barangaroo, this latest southern development is going to change the face of a city that is growing in both size and popularity; with current population growth at an enormous 85,000 people per year. Named as the world's most liveable city in 2011, both the Melbourne industry, especially those in the architecture and construction facets, and government are standing behind this expansive redevelopment.

Ar. Zaha Hadid works with layered interiors to foster the dynamism and collaborative principles of the IT industry in this building in Moscow. Check it out and leave us your views…

All-in-one destination for living, working and leisure! UNStudio designs twin towers creating a local identity for Raffles City, celebrating its trademark 'city within a city' concept. Check out the full story here and leave us your views...

Photography: Andre J Fanthome; Courtesy Morphogenesis Institutional design offers the ultimate exploration in design; not only are there no set demarcations; even the exploratory becomes congenial... The brief for the architecture of JRE Group of Institutions, Delhi, was concise: "Create a new urban development that allows for infinite possibility and flexibility, yet defines the academic settlement."

The AirMule is an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed and developed by Israel's Urban Aeronautics to meet the requirements of the Israeli Defence Forces.

Creative minds keep working round the clock irrespective of their ideas seeing the light of day. Here's a concept of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Stadium design that follows a humanistic approach; and mind you it was not even in the running! Check it out and leave us your views...