How things don’t change. From 2007: “The housing affordability ‘crisis’ is one example of a reduced debate. The parties can’t open their mouths about ditching negative gearing or calming skyrocketing house prices without alienating great swathes of the electorate. The affordability debate is restricted to suggesting new ways to top up the wallets of first home buyers, new ways to lower building costs, empty promises on interest rates, and to pressuring state governments to rezone land at the edge of town for new homes.”
15.04.25
Pedestrians are suffering on the road more than they should be because of a gap in jurisdictions. Vehicle safety is the priority of road safety authorities. Traffic flow is the priority of traffic engineers. Pedestrians are difficult moving targets. Their manufacturers never update their safety features, and they are prone to unexpected changes in direction.
16.03.25
I’m getting a bit tired of being lectured every New Year’s Day, when the figures are in for the previous year, that road users just need to be a bit more careful. Pedestrians get it too, as the number killed and injured edges up year by year. “Don’t use your phone”. “Don’t drink and walk.” “Don’t rush”. “Cross at the lights.” Even “wear bright clothing.” But what if, in the chorus of victim blame, there is something else that goes unmentioned.
15.03.25
The Butterpaper forum is closing tomorrow (20/12/24). It’s been quiet for the past decade, with the advent of social media, and now the software that ran the forum has been discontinued. So it’s reached a dead end.
19.12.24
Originally published in 2014.
All eyes should be on Gaza at the moment, but understandably many are focused on unfolding events in the damp fields of Eastern Ukraine. The Gaza Strip is small and densely populated with over 5,000 people per square kilometre. It is tense and under siege. Borders to Israel and Egypt have been closed to the general population, offering no means of escape from the conflict. The underground supply tunnels used for civilian supplies are considered illegal by Israel and are further threatened by their secondary use as conduits for weaponry. Israel’s defence force has them in their sights, and Egypt recently announced the closure of 1,370 tunnels to the South.
29.03.24
“Office Talk is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Dave Sharp from Office D.SHARP, and a great excuse for him to have conversations with architects about their businesses, work and lives.”
Over 70 quite in-depth interviews with mostly Australian offices.
18.12.23 in radio updated 18.12.23
37 podcasts to date, mostly interviews with prominent New Zealand architects.
Podcasts about Architecture, with your hosts Jeremy Hansen, Natasha Markham, Mat Brown, and Richard Archbold (Arch).
17.04.22 in radio updated 17.04.22
An interview series by Justine Hadj and Danielle Savio. They’ve been active since 2015.
GAZELLA is an independent publication offering insights into inspiring females within the built environment. Updated weekly, the blog exhibits interviews focusing on the work of women and topical issues in the current climate. Launched to capture the stories and spirit of the determined, Gazella shares a passion for the celebration of women, their experiences and opinions, as well as advice and learnings that can be shared amongst our community.
28.08.19 in groups updated 28.08.19
Tom Bunny’s selection of the world’s more peculiar buildings. The website was turned into a spammy real estate site around 2014, so best access the original via the web archive.
Spoiler: The strangest building on the planet, via popular vote, is The Church of Hallgrimur (Reykjavik, Iceland).
10.01.19 in weird-wonderful updated 08.01.19
Through The Infinite City, we tell stories of people and place, design and belonging, survival and celebration in Belfast & beyond.
2024: The podcast website has been down since for a whle, but podcasts up until 2019 are still available at podcast services.
08.01.19 in radio updated 22.02.24