The ‘Surfers Paradise Tall Stories - Loud in the City’ series asks why city life is so loud and how we can change it. This is the fifth article in the series looking at how ubiquitous fossil-fuel driven equipment has become in high-density high rise cities, and why it needn’t be so for much longer. … Continue reading How to get fresh air when pollution is stopping me from opening my windows
The 'Surfers Paradise Tall Stories - Loud in the City' articles explore urban noise pollution and its impact on high-density living. Focusing on noisy constructions and high-rise buildings, the series emphasizes the need for sustainable practices, electrification, and innovation to create quieter, cleaner environments. Aiming for improved urban living, it advocates for better design and energy solutions.
Noise pollution from garbage collection disrupts daily life in Surfers Paradise, preventing residents from enjoying their environments. The article critiques the massive waste management systems that create unnecessary noise and chaos, advocating for smaller bins and more efficient waste solutions, taking inspiration from cities like Amsterdam and Taipei for better management practices.
Surfers Paradise is vibrant yet noisy. While the atmosphere attracts fun-seekers, the cult of the internal combustion engine is unnecessarily dominant in an area so walkable and appealing for residents and visitors. Bring on the future with quieter, electric alternatives on the road and the river.
The Next Generation Apartment Buildings report explores how architects in Southeast Asia adapt classical tropical architecture principles to address contemporary urban challenges. The study aims to inspire innovative design solutions for resilient urban living in Australia. It presents my research conducted in 2018 through the Australian Institute of Architects Dunbar Fellowship.
One way to make apartments more affordable for owner-occupants is to adjust the resident / architect relationship. Breathe Architects have done just that and created a new and useful procurement process that challenges the profit-driven developer model and delivers cost-effective climate-responsive design, livability and community values.
For residents of high-rise apartment buildings proliferating in cities across Australia energy insecurity is literally designed in to the dwellings they occupy. Energy unaffordability and problems that occur during power outages are intensified by energy-intensive building design. These problems are avoidable.
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