Mobility-first streets
Prioritise walkability, cycle connections, and safe transit edges.
UNSW City Future
A civic, student, and innovation district vision
City campus future | UNSW
Designing a connected, low-carbon, student-centred city future.
UNSW City Future explores how learning, public life, and innovation can come together in one walkable urban district. It's informed by UNSW's CBD campus opening in 2025 and the March 2026 approval for a new 12-storey Education Building.
Connected
campus + city
Greener
public realm
Smarter
future-ready
Program
Engagement, planning, and place-making
Focus
Student experience and city integration
Vision
A campus district built for everyday life.
The future campus should feel like part of the city: open, welcoming, connected, and easy to navigate for students, staff, and neighbours.
Learning precincts
Shape flexible spaces for research, collaboration, and public events.
Green resilience
Use shade, water-sensitive design, and climate-smart landscaping.
Student life activation
Create places for food, culture, sport, and late-hour activity.
Delivery horizon
2026
Vision alignment and design principles
2027
Public realm pilots and test activations
2028
Stage one delivery and wayfinding rollout
2030
Connected campus district experience
Project showcase
Use this space to present concept boards, consultation outcomes, or a launch story for the UNSW city future program.
Public realm
Shaded routes, seating, and active edges.
Mobility
Safer connections to transit and neighbouring precincts.
Innovation
Flexible spaces for research and collaboration.
Community
Events, dining, and shared campus life.
Engage
Talk to the UNSW City Future team.
Share ideas, ask questions, or start a collaboration about the campus and city vision.
Open for community feedback and stakeholder updates.
Designed as a future-ready single-page engagement site.