BRAIN TRUST

HOW WILL AN INCREASING NUMBER OF TALL BUILDINGS AFFECT THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA?

/ DOMINO RISCH PRINCIPAL HASSELL

For some, the thought of living in an urban metropolis that embraces high density living in tall buildings fills them with dystopian visions of non-existent privacy, severely compromised lifestyles and where a quality family life is impossible. I don’t share that vision at all. Our family, with two children under 10 years old, has very deliberately chosen to live in the most dense part of our most densely populated city, and we love it.

We love it because we don’t have our own backyard (who wants to mow grass!), but we have so many parks, playgrounds and community places where we meet our friends and neighbours that we live a much richer, more engaged and social life than if we