Last week I was making a trip from Sydney to London so I decided to stop off in the south of Sri Lanka for a few days. Here are a few photographs and a short film from the trip.
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Sydney, it's time to face your addiction /
The New South Wales Government is desperate. It ignores ongoing advice from friends, family and experts to seek alternatives. It fights all obstacles in its path for more. It cares only for the short-lived gratification, euphoria and high, to the detriment of healthy decades ahead. I guess when life feels is so good right now, why would it care?
Read MoreReminding Sydney of Seidler /
Harry Seidler's architecture is a reminder that buildings are not just a commodity, but should seek – at the very least - to improve a city, and the wellness of the people within it.
Read MoreDawson’s Heights: architecture with social conscience /
Architecture today is generally about making other people big bucks, but Dawson's Heights reminds us of a time when architecture strived to create a better society through design.
Read MoreImitate to innovate: Vitoria-Gasteiz shows how cities can address 21st century challenges /
A few weeks ago I had the chance to travel down to Vitoria-Gasteiz with the European Commission, and in collaboration with the German NGO for sustainability, Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD). Basically, the idea was...
Read MoreBicycle revolution or urban fad? /
Cities across the world are seeing a dramatic increase in cycling. Is this a short lived fad, or are we witnessing the start of a revolution in urban transport? The...
Read MoreThe world is going two-wheeled: what's stopping Sydney? /
Sydney’s transportation network is sh*t. Decades of dependence on the car have left the roads congested, the air polluted and residents - well – fat. Furthermore, with the city’s...
Read MoreI wandered around Singapore. Here are my thoughts on the city. /
If the city had a little less cars, a few more bikes and made a bit more effort in place making and public space creation, it'd make all the difference.
Read MoreHow we can design for human desire /
Have you ever noticed a dirt track through a public park or a group of people who meander across a street in seeming defiance of authority?...
Read MorePolicy mobilities, planning cultures and Cycle Superhighways /
I recently had the opportunity to complete a dissertation on a topic of my choice. As expected, I decided to research bikes in the city...
Read MoreCamden, Hackney: good, but let's see better /
Riding home a few nights ago, I hit a section of segregated cycle path along Royal College Street in Camden Town. I was pretty impressed.
Read MoreHow can we make ugly freeways more attractive? /
Friend of mine Rashiq Fataar at Future cape Town has written a really awesome article titled 'The Spaces Below' - all about how we can improve the spaces underneath freeways.
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