Photo: South Australian Government, reproduced with permission. Imagine an area in Adelaide for people to live, work and play, which has been designed specifically to leave the smallest carbon footprint on the environment. The launch of the first Adelaide Living Laboratory (ALL) program is seeing such a precinct being developed in Tonsley, together with similar […]
Photo: Stuart Walker, reproduced with permission. Inequality, immorality and injustice in today’s world are only too prevalent and plain to see. Enormous wealth exists alongside debilitating poverty and, invidiously, the poor and the least able are often blamed and vilified by the wealthy for their neediness. Going hand in hand with these gross disparities is […]
photo credit: jude hill via photopin cc An excerpt from Stuart Walker’s new book “Designing Sustainability: Making radical changes in a material world,” Routledge, 2014. The design and production of consumer products has been on a steeply rising trajectory of innovation and growth for decades. The impacts have been enormous and while, undoubtedly, many of […]
The redevelopment of Tonsley in Adelaide’s South reflects a long-term investment in the state’s economic capacity, skills and innovation, and will leverage South Australia’s existing capabilities and experience. The vision for Tonsley mirrors key principles within the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide which includes a vision to attract investment, draw employment and promotes competitiveness. […]
