David Wheeldon . Articles World's tallest timber building 'tops out' in Melbourne The world’s tallest residential timber building has topped out in Melbourne, builders lifting the last timber panel to complete the structure. Manly Beach House wins top NSW Building Design Award for 2012 The Manly Beach House by Sanctum Design has won the top award from the Building Designers Australia NSW Chapter for 2012. World's tallest timber building ‘tops out’ in Melbourne The world’s tallest residential timber building has topped out in Melbourne, builders lifting the last timber panel to complete the structure. Doors open for Sustainable House Day Hundreds of houses around Australia will open their doors to the public for Sustainable House Day on Sunday, September 9. City Talks: get set for an urban design extravaganza in Hobart Tasmania is set to host a seminar series to illustrate the qualities of good urban planning and the role of landscape architecture in the design of the city setting. Slower, softer residential construction upturn expected A new report based on revised housing supply figures from the 2011 Census data predicts low levels of demand will keep residential construction down for at least four years.