Opinion
Pioneering Smart Cities
By Timothy Horton, Commissioner for Integrated Design
I like Carl Skelton's idea that a city is 'always in beta'; always in the process of change - of making and remaking. Being in Beta means prototyping a better model and being prepared for the gremlins and glitches. Beta is no guarantee of perfection. It comes with a disclaimer in the box. If only cities did too. Like at no other time, Australian cities are reverting to Beta.
Every city has its harbour
By Timothy Horton, Commissioner for Integrated Design
In 1994, OJ Simpson's pre-trial was in full swing. Downtown, outside the Los Angeles county courthouse, thick rivers of coax cable slunk their way between temporary glowing stages and a flotilla of broadcast vans that turned carpark in to caravan park.
Lifting our sights beyond the height hype
By Timothy Horton, Commissioner for Integrated Design
Building heights. They're in the news again. The same rehearsed positions are aired; always in relation to a single development, and rarely in the interests of genuinely engaging in a deep analysis of the issue.
Reviving Riverbank
By Timothy Horton, Commissioner for Integrated Design
The Adelaide Oval debate seems to be a conversation in 2 parts. One, on the surface is about physical things (the Oval itself). The other is a deeper critique of what a 'go/no go' on the Oval might mean for our sense of civic identity, and the perception that others may have of us as a result.
