Cool City Design: Integrating Real-Time Urban Canyon Assessment into the Design Process for Chinese and Australian Cities

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Many cities are undergoing rapid urbanisation and intensification with the unintended consequence of creating dense urban fabric with deep ‘urban canyons’. Urban densification can trap longwave radiation impacting on local atmospheric conditions, contributing to the phenomena known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI). As global temperatures are predicted to increase, there is a critical need […]

Buildings that look like Beyoncé

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Forgot about this one…. Architecture firm Elenberg Fraser recently caused a stir when they announced their proposed skyscraper for Melbourne’s Docklands precinct was inspired by Beyoncé’s curvaceous silhouette in the Ghost music video. So we asked Dr Marcus White, award-winning architect, urban designer and lecturer at the Melbourne School of Design, if Beyoncé was the […]

Guinea Pig 360

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guinea pig 360 testTesting new RICOH THETA 360 video camera inside the guinea pig’s cage….. up close and personal with Associate Professor Ploppy Pants and his friend SPG.

PedCatch

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guinea pig 360 testTesting new RICOH THETA 360 video camera inside the guinea pig’s cage….. up close and personal with Associate Professor Ploppy Pants and his friend SPG.

Citations – Australian Awards for University Teaching

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The Citations, one of the prestigious categories of the Australian Awards for University Teaching, recognise staff who have made a sustained and significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area. Dr Marcus White wins a Citations for Outstanding Contributions for developing innovative urban design studio teaching approaches and emerging technology resources […]