Celebrating the invisible hands of SA’s planning sector

Each year the Planning Institute of Australia Awards showcase the otherwise often unheralded urban planning projects that go into shaping our city and regions.

Repurposing Adelaide’s CBD for the post-pandemic era

Some of Adelaide’s office buildings are at near capacity while others languish. This month we showcase how a number of CBD property owners are successfully refitting, refurbishing and repurposing the city’s ageing building stock to respond to new needs, while others are tailoring new builds to a hybrid workplace.

The Villawood masterplan for Renewal SA’s Oakden site on Grand Junction Road combines a range of housing types and densities with common reserves, water recycling features and pedestrian access to public transport, a retail centre, and community hub. Image supplied

Adelaide’s aspirations for greener growth

In the wake of environmental activist Greta Thunburg’s “blah blah blah” speech about empty rhetoric on global climate action, InReview takes a look at how the South Australian development sector is tackling low-carbon targets.