David Wheeldon . Articles Queensland affordable housing achieves an EnviroDevelopment first Horizon Housing are working with Koho Architects and a number of sponsors to deliver affordable accommodation which is intended to be one of the first city-based developments to be effectively ‘off-grid’ for both water and electricity. Architecture & Design's Top 10 for 2011 - and see you next year! It's that time of the year again. Our offices here for Architecture & Design close down from today for the festive season, so here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. New home building declines tipped to continue in 2012 Housing starts fell again in the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics report, the figures for September marking the fourth decline in the last five quarters. Green Building Council opens membership to sole traders The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has agreed to open its membership to sole traders. BPN's Top 10 for 2011 - and a Happy New Year! With our festive season break now imminent, this is our last news update for 2011, so we thought it fitting to cap off the year with a top 10 list. 'Canberralab' launches: design dialogue in the capital Canberralab (CL) is a new online project which a group of young architects have developed to establish a discourse within Canberra’s design community.