What is the Australian Council for New Urbanism (ACNU)?The ACNU represents an alliance of Australian and New Zealand practitioners, who are working together to improve the quality and sustainability of our urbanism. Australian New Urbanism is a growing and evolving practice, with strong values and on a steep learning curve. Its basic aim to improve the urban sustainability, vitality and quality of life for existing Australian towns and cities, as well as for new urban extensions. Primary tools include design, regulation, development and education, at all scales from buildings to regions. Australian New Urbanism Projects BookACNU has produced a book with details of over eighty projects around Australia. Details are provided here. |
ACNU 2010 Congress, Adelaide, 28-30th April, 2010The next ACNU Congress will be held in Adelaide in 2010. For more information click here.
ACNU Florida/South Carolina Projects Tour, June 2009Join this exciting opportunity to travel with colleagues on an eight-day bus tour to see the highlights of built New Urbanism across the south east of the USA! The Tour will visit the mature classics of New Urbanism such as Seaside and Celebration, as well as a range of impressive recent projects and some of the best traditional urbanism of the region, including Miami’s South Beach, Savannah and Charleston. Following the tour, there is the opportunity to attend the CNU Congress in Denver, Colorado. For further information click here or contact info@acnu.org |