{"id":4047,"date":"2022-07-05T05:07:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T05:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4047"},"modified":"2025-06-27T05:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T05:06:26","slug":"birth-of-the-megapolis","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/portfolio\/birth-of-the-megapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth of the Megapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<div id=\"metaslider-id-4090\" style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 ml-slider-pro-2-7-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-4090 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Birth of the Megapolis\" data-height=\"780\" data-width=\"1100\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4090\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_4090\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-100x100.png\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4151 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-12-07 04:25:24\" data-filename=\"1.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1.png\" height=\"780\" width=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4090 slide-4151 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-100x100.png\" style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4152 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-12-07 04:25:32\" data-filename=\"2.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2.png\" height=\"780\" width=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4090 slide-4152 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-100x100.png\" style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4153 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-12-07 04:26:08\" data-filename=\"3.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3.png\" height=\"780\" width=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4090 slide-4153 msDefaultImage\" title=\"3\" \/><\/li>\n                <li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-100x100.png\" style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4154 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-12-07 04:26:18\" data-filename=\"4.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4.png\" height=\"780\" width=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4090 slide-4154 msDefaultImage\" title=\"4\" \/><\/li>\n                <li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-100x100.png\" style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4161 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-12-08 01:04:59\" data-filename=\"6.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pwa.com.au\/1wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6.png\" height=\"780\" width=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-4090 slide-4161 msDefaultImage\" title=\"6\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Birth of the Megapolis<br \/>\n&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;An Exploration into Urban Design<\/p>\n<p>Paper published in the University of Sydney Architecture and Planning Journal CIRCA &#8211; Issue 01 Orientation &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"229\">The Making of a Sustainable, Liveable Megapolitan Future<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"631\">Building a sustainable and liveable megapolitan future is critical to our survival. Assuming that success will come only from those with political and financial power is a risky assumption. A wiser approach is to seek answers from those who have thrived through extreme climate changes. Australia\u2019s First Nations hold that rare distinction, with a cultural continuity spanning more than 65,000 years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"1095\">Our task is to understand how this remarkable ability to adapt was achieved, and how that knowledge can be practically applied to support a thousand-fold population increase. This system was designed for such growth \u2014 while also ensuring that necessary adjustments to our affluence are accepted by the majority. Success will require collaboration, cooperation, and greater connectivity. We need an inspirational and inclusive narrative \u2014 and we need it urgently.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1100\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1141\">Learning from Patyegarang and Dawes<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1442\">Patyegarang and Dawes embody this narrative perfectly. The more you learn about this mysterious pair, the richer the story becomes. Our interest in their existence was accidental. Several years ago, we realised our megapolitan future was limited by a narrow Anglo-American approach to city building.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1667\">To create a truly liveable city, mobility must shift from cars to metro-mobility, supporting the re-pedestrianisation of public spaces. Australia\u2019s First Nations understood that the land shapes our future \u2014 and always has.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"2011\">As we researched further, it became clear that Sydney\u2019s growth follows a land-shaped megapolitan template that has existed for millennia. Yet, we have been disrupting it. We haven\u2019t followed the right rules, we haven\u2019t listened to Country, and we haven\u2019t known how. Like Dawes 230 years ago, we need to start listening to Patyegarang\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about this in our paper<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/0jbqzd9treju8m5\/BirthOfTheMegapolis_PeterWillett.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Birth of the Megapolis &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;An Exploration into Urban Design Paper published in the University of Sydney Architecture and Planning Journal CIRCA &#8211; Issue 01 Orientation &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] The Making of a Sustainable, Liveable Megapolitan Future Building a sustainable and liveable megapolitan future is critical to our survival.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[215],"portfolio_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4047","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-think-tank"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Birth of the Megapolis - Peter Willett Associates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore how Australia\u2019s First Nations knowledge inspires a sustainable, liveable megapolitan future. 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