The suburbs

Introduction

The suburbs are Australia and Australia is the suburbs. And yet this vast territory, home to some 19 million people, has been largely overlooked by architects. Now, after a year of lockdowns, when the home and the neighbourhood have become critically important, is it time that we finally engaged? Guest editor Rory Hyde brings together experts in the field to look closely at the suburbs as they are, and to imagine what they could be in the future.