Dr Michael Whitehead thinks that Eucalyptus Salubris should be known as the Sexy Gum. Photo: Keren Gila CC BY-SA 4.0
Agriculture & environment

The sexy gum: a love story

by —April 24, 2019

Craig Reucassel (L) and SueAnne Ware discuss the Toxic City.
Culture

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for March

by —April 18, 2019

The multi-functional role of street trees as living city infrastructure is growing in importance. How can they benefit from smart technologies?
Technology

Smart streets, smart phones, smart watches… why not smart trees?

by —April 18, 2019

Trees play a key role in the religious and cultural observances of peoples around the world. The tree is central to Easter as well as Christmas. Photo: Joshua Earle
Culture

Into the woods: an Easter meditation on trees

by —April 15, 2019

The roads of many European, as well as Asian cities such as Bangok, are vibrant city spaces with diverse transport modes.
Transport

It’s time to move beyond the false binary of roads vs public transport

by —April 12, 2019

Long Island garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, features planted indigenous vegetation of the Lower Yarra River. Photo: Molonglo
Culture

It’s okay to garden if you listen to the landscape

by —April 5, 2019

2019 is the international year of indigenous languages. A favourite story this month suggests we learn the original names of Australian trees.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in March

by —April 4, 2019

Transport

Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs

by —April 3, 2019

Traffic jams and congestion are a well-known outcome of poor political decisions to focus on road transport mobility over urban accessibility.
Transport

It’s the (political) economy, stupid: when it comes to urban transport, we’re doing it wrong

by , —March 29, 2019

The Toxic City panel, Melbourne Design Week 2019 - from left: Andrew Mackenzie, Ross HArding, Bonnie Herring, Joost Bakker, Craig Reucassel, SueAnne Ware, Daan Roosegarde
Planning & policy

“Let’s make it boring”: How can resilient cities become the rule, not the exception?

by —March 21, 2019

Parks & places

The Foreground five: our most-read stories so far in 2019

by —March 14, 2019

Venus and the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Photo: NASA
Culture

Venus and the Pleiades: A reflection on women in landscape architecture

by —March 8, 2019