Having well designed building around Canberra will help provide healthy living options to the community. It makes the economy more productive when buildings provide a range of good, well-designed spaces. It also creates public spaces that are inclusive and that encourage walking and cycling.
Canberra will see a large amount of growth and transformation in the coming decades throughout our communities. The design guides make sure that buildings, places and spaces across Canberra are long lasting, useful and desirable.
These documents will also improve the green spaces around Canberra. Responding to climate change, along with improvements to biodiversity and the environment will be a key part of a development’s design. This includes the protection of existing biodiversity values and the introduction of trees and landscaping that cool our public spaces and encourage their use.
