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Requiem or renewal? This is how a tropical city like Darwin can regain its cool

  • Written by Lawrence Nield, Professor of Practice, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
A vine shade structure being installed in Cavenagh Street will help cool the hottest street in Darwin city centre.Author provided

On my way to work, I walk across the intersection of Knuckey and Wood streets. Most days a homeless man on his haunches is mouthing bureaucratic platitudes:

Let’s workshop this? We need to have meeting about this!...

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