What price do we pay for this frictionless world of tech? And who gets to define what's intuitive for us?

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Its name is taken from a word that means later, meaning not only that it was built later than the medieval castle that overlooks it but that it was created for pleasure — the pleasure that comes later, after fulfilling one's duties.

One chef, one cook, one home kitchen, and a whole lot of meringue.

The architecture design review panel is a process of urban planning increasingly championed by Australian governments of all types — and Melbourne's the latest to join the club. These are made up of experts who are invested in the creation of cities — architects, planners, urbanists, and passionate citizens — who advise governments on development proposals. But do they work? Or do they risk creating a city of technocratic conformity? We've enlisted the help of architects, academics and passionate urbanists Shelley Penn and Elizabeth Farrelly to help us understand the history and function of design process.

The Victorian capital has long touted its position as a city of architecture, design, and 'liveability' — and it was consecutively ranked as the world's most liveable city between 2011 to 2017. But in the time since, its shine has diminished somewhat, with many — including the City of Melbourne's Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece — saying that Melbourne had allowed too much "crap" to be built, resulting in nothing more than "spreadsheets in the sky". Councillor Reece joins Blueprint to discuss a council-approved design excellence program aimed to raise the bar for Melbourne architecture.

Pop on your walking shoes and head out to discover the wealth of art, architecture, cuisines, and histories that reside in this seductively chaotic city… as well as the razed metropolis beneath it.

As the New York Times wrote in 1888, they were 'invented by a fool to diminish the visual capacity of an idiot'. They were, it added, 'the sign of a weak head, not a weak eye.'