Urbanism

Urbanism

Wellbeing Month

Health in the city: how we can cultivate a more humanistic urbanism

Cities are systems in which the people are meant to thrive, but Isthmus creative director David Irwin says the design of them is instead accentuating many of the human ailments, such as stress, anxiety and depression. Here, he outlines how using a human-centric approach in urban design can support the needs of a modern world.

City crafting

How Women In Urbanism is pushing for more inclusive New Zealand cities

By Elly Strang

The statistics don’t lie: the bulk of the those that are designing living and urban spaces in New Zealand cities are men – but the times are changing. Globally, there is a conversation taking place on what cities would look like if equal weighting was given to all of its citizens in the design process. We spoke with Women In Urbanism, a recently formed organisation in Aotearoa, about how it's aiming to give a voice to those who don’t fit the pale and male image that dominates the architecture and engineering fields.

The rise of urban design

Will the planets align for our new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development?

By Stephen Olsen

Last week the government announced a brand-new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development – a fact that Phil Twyford kept under wraps when he opened the recent Urbanism New Zealand conference. Here, Olsen discusses the implications of this, and other learnings from the conference.