Higher quality communal areas (including amenities/features such as greenery, pools, barbecues, seating and a ground floor location) were associated with greater use of communal areas in apartment developments.
New analysis methods were assessed. The majority of audit tool items showed moderate/almost perfect reliability. The desktop method was a valid alternative to on-site auditing, truncated but more time-efficient and economical.
Public spaces in universities target skateboarding through hostile architecture and security. Hostile designs exclude skateboarding as a novel form of physical activity. Maybe ‘just’ urban design guidelines can produce more inclusive and diverse public campus spaces.
Apartment design guidelines in Australian cities should better consider the role of well-designed communal spaces to enable social connection amongst residents.
How has the pandemic changed how we use and perceive our home? Many were working, eating, living, playing, sleeping, and learning in the same space. Has changed perceptions influenced ideas of the design of our homes, and potential for happiness and wellbeing?