Blueprint For Living - Separate stories

Lauren Fuge is a science writer and traveller who explores what it is that drives us to traverse seas and continents. Her new book is Voyagers- our journey into the Anthropocene.

Could 'bluefield' architecture assist in the housing crisis and save the streetscapes of our suburbs?Damian Madigan, a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of South Australia, explains how.

Colin Bisset explores the world of Siegfried Bing whose gallery in the centre of Paris gave its name to Art Nouveau.

Anthony Yotis learnt all there was to know about seafood from his father who was a fishmonger at Melbourne's Footscray wholesale seafood markets for more than 40 years.A few years ago he opened his own shop called The Fishmonger's Son and, alongside his wife Laura, has just published his own cookbook with the same title.

Writer Amy Stewart explores the weird and wonderful world of passionate tree collecting in her new book, aptly called The Tree Collectors.

Colin Bisset turns his attention to that most versatile piece of cutlery- the spork.

Paulette Whitney runs a market garden called Provenance Growers in Lutruwita/Tasmania.She has explored her love of edible plants, including more unusual or hard to get varieties, in her new book Broccoli and other Love Stories.

The dome of St Peter's Basilica in Rome is not only an architectural marvel but also represents the birth of modern engineering practices.The dome may not have survived if it wasn't for the intervention of a tenacious pope and three mathematicians. It is a story recounted in a new book Saving Michelangelo's Dome by University of California academic and engineer Wayne Kalayjian.

Daniella Guevara Muñoz, the owner of Adelaide's La Popular Taqueria, is on a mission to educate others about the food of her homeland.Her quest is to have us rethink our assumptions about Mexican  food.

Andrew McConnell is a chef and the owner of a plethora of Melbourne restaurants, wines and food providores.He shares his deep love of cooking with a dish he would choose for his last meal, spaghetti vongole.