On why the Wentworth by-election is so wild The Fifth Estate The Wentworth by-election on 20 October is an election like no other. Perhaps a chance to unseat a potentially minority government on the climate agenda, many hope.
Zero emissions manufacturing sector: we’re not dreaming Michael Lord, Beyond Zero Emissions As the world grapples with the findings of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and its renewed emphasis of our need to rapidly decarbonise, talk will inevitably turn to the challenges of taking action and the merits of delaying the inevitable.
Tim Horton joins Land and Environment Court as commissioner at a very interesting time Tina Perinotto | 9 October 2018 It looks like change is underway for architects
The architecture challenge: we can make the city we want Benjamin Driver, Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects | 8 October 2018 Our cities are growing massively but we don’t need tall towers to cope with a rapid rise in housing. Try gentle urbanism instead. A view from Sydney but applicable everywhere.
Not all apartment buildings are making us sick and unhealthy Poppy Johnston | 4 October 2018 It’s possible to design apartments of all shapes and sizes to promote health and wellbeing. Architects and designers say they just need the right conditions to do so.
Clare Cousins on why architects need to be city shapers Clare Cousins, Australian Institute of Architects | 4 October 2018 The debate on the role of architects just ramped up another notch this week, first with a thought piece by Philip Graus, and now Clare Cousins, national president of the Australian Institute of Architects, has her say.
“Alexa, tint the windows please” – second generation smart-tinting glass starts up in Taipei Damian Clarke | 4 October 2018 The official opening on Thursday of Kinestral’s new smart-tinting glass factory in Miaoli, south of Taipei, allows for the production of commercial quantities of high-quality smart-tinting window glass for the international market.
NABERS report: Boost for indoor, hospital, and shopping centre ratings Poppy Johnston | 3 October 2018 The uptake of the NABERS rating system by shopping centres, the indoor environment and hospitals have gone through the roof according to the national Australian rating system’s annual report.
Questioning the strategic role of architects in city making Philip Graus | 3 October 2018 Should architect stick to buildings or is their remit much broader, extending to strategic influence over the city itself?
Intellectual capital and high performing buildings is money in the bank: stok Poppy Johnston | 2 October 2018 New research released by real estate services firm Stok on Tuesday unearthed a hidden value of high performance buildings: happier and healthier people.
Tide is turning on consumer demand for smart sustainable homes Poppy Johnston | 2 October 2018 The interplay between sustainability and smart-home technology looks like it’s starting to sell homes.
New report throws light on future of British housing David Thorpe | 2 October 2018 UK National House Building Council report pictures the type of houses that Britons are expected to be living in the future. To what extent is this fantasy?
Amazon dips toes into prefab construction Poppy Johnston | 27 September 2018 Amazon is making a play for the prefabricated construction and smart home markets, investing in a California startup that makes prefab homes.
Vicinity’s Melissa Schulz on a shopping centre path to a more sustainable future Tina Perinotto | 27 September 2018 Melissa Schulz from Vicinity Centres on some ambitious sustainability goals that are putting Vicinity at the head of the pack.
Forza Capital’s eco and inclusive socially sustainable Richmond apartments Poppy Johnston | 27 September 2018 For Forza Capital director Adam Murchie, the sustainability focus of the near-complete $85 million Supply Co apartment complex in Richmond is not just about “enviro stuff”.
My night in a co-living community in Sydney Rebecca Dracup, Wood and Grieve Engineers | 26 September 2018 Rebecca Dracup from Wood and Grieve Engineers spent a night in UKO Stanmore – Sydney’s newest co-living space – this is what she found
New “green refuge” park planned for Melbourne CBD Poppy Johnston | 25 September 2018 Designs for a new “green refuge” urban park in the centre of Melbourne have been endorsed by the Future Melbourne Committee. The Market Street parkland development will be the first…
