This paper reports on the network theoretic analysis street networks of Sydney CBD and suburbs.

The paper uses a land use model developed by Auckland Council to examine how political actors, institutional and public politics influence the use of land models as an ‘evidence base’ for decision making.

This paper reports on a design research project that analyses patterns and types of intensification along 8 Melbourne tram routes and then sought industry and resident feedback on a 3D simulation of the potential effects of adhering to a set of codes on built form on a 1km segment of tram corridor in Lygon St...

This paper unpacks the rhetoric and discourses around two distinct approaches regarding affordable housing in Auckland, New Zealend to better understand the policy options being pursued and the storylines behind them.

The proposition that the urban built environment can, and indeed should, be made more visually more attractive through public policy is a long-standing feature of the governance of Australian cities. In this vein, this paper examines how ‘good design’ in terms of visual aesthetics is currently pursued through planning and other governance practices.