Accompanying Newcastle's economic, social and physical changes have been various attempts to reshape Newcastle’s image, to overcome the city’s lingering association with crisis and decay. This paper provides a case study of two key players in this process, the official Brand Newcastle rebranding campaign and the unofficial revitalisation project Renew Newcastle, drawing on interviews conducted...

This paper focuses on a number of water based interactive art installations/sculptures and their role in creating dynamic, fun, yet economically and socially viable urban spaces.

This paper will discuss the influence of ethical and political orientated consumption paradigms through consumer behaviour, on Australian shopping centre design and examine the changes and opportunities for shopping centres to reflect the needs of this growing consumer paradigm within a current typology designed for conspicuous consumption.

This paper correlates individual villages with small area 2011 ABS Census data to build up a picture of Australian retirement village residents. This is in comparison to other types of living other retirees experience.

The aim of this paper is to identify the different roles of streets in place making, in varied cultural contexts, through case studies analysis. The importance of socially activating city streets is considered vital not only for people who use the streets but it is also important for the health and sustainability of the city.