Urban Planning stories
Cities could cut treatment costs and recover water, nutrients and carbon by replacing end-of-pipe sanitation with nature-based systems.
Private lenders are poised to back KiwiBuild, but officials must set clear rules if the scheme is to deliver 100,000 homes on time.
New Zealand architects will hear how buildings can cope with heat, cold and rising climate risks when Kai-Uwe Bergmann visits in September.
Durable materials and careful route planning are becoming central to 100-year tunnel designs as cities push more infrastructure underground.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Auckland faces a 50,000-home shortfall as Infrastructure New Zealand warns the urban growth plan must avoid political stand-off to work.
Auckland’s skyline could change as five architecture firms vie to design a Federal Street tower and hotel under tougher planning rules.
More than 600 delegates will hear ministers, mayors and industry leaders discuss funding, transport and planning at Auckland’s biggest infrastructure conference.
Space, safety and pollution concerns are driving a rethink in central Melbourne, where streets may be narrowed and parking repurposed.
A new hybrid rent-to-buy model could give buyers price certainty and help unlock more homes as Australia’s rental market strains further.
The guide is aimed at councils and engineers needing clearer steps to assess and secure damaged buildings after an emergency.
Planning decisions in Auckland will now be based on data processed in two days rather than months, as the council moves its portal to AWS Cloud.
Tourism and local jobs are set to get a lift as Kaikoura rebuilds, with a NZD $30 million hotel approved after the quake.
Drought-hit cities are turning sewage into a valuable supply, cutting demand on drinking water and easing pressure on rivers and seas.
A US$45 billion city is meant to relieve Cairo's overcrowding, but critics fear the fast-tracked project could become a ghost town.
Walking or cycling to work was linked to a markedly lower risk of fatal heart disease and stroke in a UK study of 358,799 adults.
Councils are reluctant to fund growth infrastructure because central government captures the tax gains, an infrastructure expert says.
Residents in Seoul’s Seocho Gu district will get automated waste collection from 2022 as ENVAC installs a new underground system.
As cities tighten scooter rules, dockless electric rides are testing whether they can shift short car trips and ease congestion.
Severe housing shortages in Queenstown are set to ease as 230 freehold apartments in Remarkables Park go on sale from NZD $495,000.
