Blogs | Richard Hu

Richard Hu

Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results

The conventional approach to commercial city building is for private developers to enlist their preferred architect for a design that...

Richard Hu

New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost

The new economy and new technology are changing Canberra’s city centre, Walter Burley Griffin’s design legacy of 100 years ago. While the...

Richard Hu

Xiong'an, Xi Jinping’s new city-making machine turned on

Behind mega urban projects often stand strong political wills. Xiong’an is called China’s number-one urban project, and it is...

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The Knowledge City Index: Sydney takes top spot but Canberra punches above its weight

A knowledge city has several characteristics, including diverse knowledge industries, key knowledge-producing infrastructure (such as...

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