Insight

Explore the latest on post-COVID design, resilient cities and innovation precincts.

The workplace beyond 2020

The office isn’t dead. But workplaces changed for good in 2020.

Adapting retail spaces for life after COVID-19

How do we design for the lasting impacts of changed social – and shopping – needs?

PODCASTS

What can emergencies teach us about design?

The valuable lessons we can take from fires, floods and pandemics.

CONVERSATIONS

Five reasons metro station architecture must be resilient

From extreme weather events, to riots and COVID-19: rail infrastructure must keep moving, no matter what the world throws at us next.

“If the workplace of tomorrow is to compete with the home and its locale, then brands will need to create and curate an extraordinary alternative.”

Adam Scott, FreeState Founder

Rethink: How to sell the high street after lockdown

For a sector already in crisis, COVID-19 looked like the final straw for physical retail. Adam Scott is one of four specialists who see a chance for growth and change for the better.

CONVERSATIONS

The data dilemma

How can the architecture industry stay relevent if architects can’t quantify their value?

TOPICS

Building resilient cities

Resilient cities are more than just sustainable – their connected communities have the capacity to respond to stresses and shocks.

Design for a changing climate – fire and community resilience

Communities in Australia and California share connected experiences as they face climate-related threats, especially fire.