Renewal SA

‘Happy days’: Frome Rd trees saved from felling

Two significant century-old trees located in one of the Adelaide’s leafiest areas have been saved from the axe, with Planning Minister Nick Champion telling Parliament yesterday they won’t be chopped down to ease Lot Fourteen traffic.

Making government rhetoric physical: How an SA strategic plan led to Tell Henry

Landscape architect, former employee of the Integrated Design Commission in South Australia and Tell Henry co-founder, Sharon Mackay reflects on the how working on the big picture made her see opportunities on the ground.

Gaff Studio Apartment: Small scale urban renewal

Following the lead of their Port Adelaide locale, Peter Johnson and Karen James are doing urban renewal on a smaller scale, converting their former gallery and artist studio into short term accommodation.

Why a Lot Fourteen cafe shut its doors

The owner of a North Terrace cafe and wine bar says rising costs and a lack of foot traffic from a long-promised but unbuilt Aboriginal cultural centre next door are partly to blame for its sudden closure.

Little Bang to open second brewery at Tonsley Innovation District

The Stepney brewery will open a miniature production site inside Tonsley’s Boiler House, bringing a bar, restaurant, café and bottle shop offering to the site.

Twice for good luck

This year’s Urban Development Institute Young Professional Award winner Kent Williams reckons he did two apprenticeships. One on the tools and one working alongside the development industry’s biggest names.

Politicians vow to fight for Frome Road trees

Independent, Greens and Labor politicians this week pledged to save a pair of century-old London Plane trees located near Lot Fourteen on one of the CBD's leafiest streets.

The council roundup: All things green

This week, Adelaide city councillors discussed a range of environmental topics, spanning new waste collection infrastructure in Rundle Mall, a potential funding boost for the Park Land’s disc golf course, and protesters trying to save two Frome Road trees from the axe.