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- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
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- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
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Tag Archives: Australia
World’s tallest beach resort and condo skyscrapers
Some of these sky-high resort hotels and condominiums are so tall it seems as if the occupants are trying to see across the entire ocean over to the next continent. The towers that are included are those marketed towards vacationers, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Asia, Caribbean, cities, density, economic development, Europe, geography, Housing, humanity, land use, Latin America, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Australia, Bahrain, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, Debai, Gold Coast, Manama, Panama, Panama City, Spain, UAE, USA
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Largest Australian and New Zealand airports (by acreage)
Below is a list of the largest commercial aviation airports in Australia and New Zealand as measured by total acreage (using hectares and then multiplying by 2.471). Finding this land data proved to be more difficult than one would think … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, Oceania, placemaking, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged aerospace, airport planning, airports, Australia, aviation, cities, infrastructure, land use, New Zealand, planning, tourism, transportation, travel
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A beautiful Buddhist building blossoms
Above and below are images of the magnificent new Nan Tien Institute (a Buddhist educational center) located in Wollongong, Australia. The building’s entrance was designed to resemble the blooming petals of a lotus flower, which has three significant spiritual meanings to … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, civics, culture, diversity, education, environment, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, Oceania, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, Religion, schools, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged architecture, art, Australia, Buddhism, buildings, culture, design, education, flowers, lotus, religion, structures, Wollongong
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Melbourne to join the 1,000 foot+ skyscraper club
Above is an image of the Australia 108 which is to be constructed in the Southbank section of Melbourne, Australia. The impressive residential tower will be 1,047 feet (319 meters) in height when completed and will replace the 978 foot tall Eureka … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, Housing, land use, Oceania, pictures, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Australia, Australia 108, cities, Eureka Tower, land use, Melbourne, skylines, skyscrapers, Southbank, towers
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Great seaports from space – Oceania
Posted in aerospace, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged Australia, cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use, New Zealand, pictures, ports, seaports, shipping
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Sky-high Ferris wheels – latest urban fad?
Until the past few days, I had not realized how many cities have added an enormous Ferris wheel as an urban attraction. Yes, I knew of the London Eye and even visited it myself in 2008, though the queue and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, branding, China, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, landscape architecture, movies, new urbanism, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning, video
Tagged 1941, amenities, Australia, Canada, China, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Ferris wheels, fun, geography, Japan, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, Russia, Singapore, technology, UK, urban planning, USA
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Australia’s most walkable cities for 2014
Similar to the data provided previously for cities in Canada, here is the 2014 walk scores for cities in Australia. Sydney = 63 Melbourne = 57 Adelaide = 54 Geelong = 53 Brisbane = 51 Perth = 50 Newcastle = … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Cars, cities, civics, culture, fitness, geography, health, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, Oceania, placemaking, planning, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged Australia, cities, land use, planning, spatial design, walking
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