Design is one of those frustratingly elusive terms which seemingly evades concrete, tangible examples; yet it's effects are felt and lived by all of us.

Hop on board one of the best transit systems in the world and arrive on time to enjoy hot pot, oyster omelettes and braised pork over rice; before taking in the culturally eclectic sites that make up Taiwan's capital.

Hop on board one of the best transit systems in the world and arrive on time to enjoy hot pot, oyster omelettes and braised pork over rice; before taking in the culturally eclectic sites that make up Taiwan's capital.

If you were to describe the perfect garden then you'd probably include a birdbath. They're part of our horticultural landscape and yet the birdbath has an indistinct history. Any investigation into where they came from will immediately take us to the ancient gardened spaces of Persia where the introduction of water in rills and splashing fountains would surely have drawn the attention of any birds. There are also the courtyard pools that captured and stored rainwater in the venerable buildings of Asia and the Roman Empire. But in these cases, any bird daring to take a bath would probably have been kept as a pet or captured to be eaten.

If you were to describe the perfect garden then you'd probably include a birdbath. They're part of our horticultural landscape and yet the birdbath has an indistinct history. Any investigation into where they came from will immediately take us to the ancient gardened spaces of Persia where the introduction of water in rills and splashing fountains would surely have drawn the attention of any birds. There are also the courtyard pools that captured and stored rainwater in the venerable buildings of Asia and the Roman Empire. But in these cases, any bird daring to take a bath would probably have been kept as a pet or captured to be eaten.

Join Blueprint's resident chef Annie Smithers in a chat with Jonathan Green about her memoir, Recipe for a Kinder Life. She reveals an "incredibly simple recipe that is beguiling in its intricacies when it's on the palate".

Join Blueprint's resident chef Annie Smithers in a chat with Jonathan Green about her memoir, Recipe for a Kinder Life. She reveals an "incredibly simple recipe that is beguiling in its intricacies when it's on the palate".

What if we all owned a stake in our local pub? It's an idea that was first generated in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in the late-19th century, and the model still holds in Europe… and regional South Australia. Hear from ANU social anthropologist Maggie Brady, who has written a paper on this curious history.

What if we all owned a stake in our local pub? It's an idea that was first generated in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in the late-19th century, and the model still holds in Europe… and regional South Australia. Hear from ANU social anthropologist Maggie Brady, who has written a paper on this curious history.