The sun sets over the central business district skyline in Jakarta. Indonesia plans to set up a new capital city as Jakarta struggles with bad traffic, pollution and flooding. Photo: EPA/Mast Irham

Opinion

Why isn't Australia planning new cities?

Other countries are planning new cities using technological innovation to achieve more sustainable development. Wendy Steele asks why Australia’s focus is almost solely on growing our existing metropolises.

Local

Planners warn of climate change risks for Adelaide

SPECIAL REPORT | The way South Australians design their communities and their homes must change, planners warn, with the impacts of climate change a present reality. Stephanie Richards reports on how the state has been preparing its built form – and what needs to happen next.

Opinion

Five steps to prevent Adelaide losing its urban soul

Adelaide needs to take action to preserve what makes our urban landscape unique before we become just another bland, standardised city, writes urban planner Kevin O’Leary.

Opinion

How the Commonwealth Games could save Adelaide: part one

The problems that plague Adelaide have become normal to us, but that doesn’t mean normal solutions will work. While undertaking his Masters at the University of California, architect David Cooke came up with a radical plan for the city.

Opinion

Why are new suburban houses so bloody big?

Criticism of urban fringe “McMansions” isn’t always fair, with a number of driving factors causing Australians to opt for larger homes, writes Alan Davies.