All articles by Kevin Keith
Kevin Keith
“This is a civic pride for the digital age”: why we should why we should willingly let City Hall have our data
Victorian England. From the shadows of wealth grew poverty. Slums slumped against symbols of civic pride, cowering next to towering…
“We call for more wine without investing in the vineyard”: why we should care more about construction skills
On the 19 February 1879, construction began on Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building. On 28 July 1923, it was the turn…
When Canberra’s voters go to the polls tomorrow, they need to think long term
This Saturday, the Australian Capital Territory goes to the polls to elect its legislative assembly. One Canberra resident thinks it…
Canberra was the original smart city. It’s time to go further
On 30 April 1911, the Australian minister for home affairs, King O’Malley, launched a competition for a new city. It…
The economic case for density: how Australia can fix its cities
It was a time of extraordinary change. Cook had not long named New South Wales, the American Revolution was well…
