David Wheeldon . Articles GBCA kicks off Green Building Week at Darling Quarter precinct by Lend Lease The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) hosted a 'green leaders' reception yesterday in Sydney to celebrate the start of World Green Building Week. UK architects overhaul procurement and design competition processes The newly appointed Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) president Angela Brady has promised an overhaul of procurement and competitions in the UK her inaugural speech. Bendigo bid for Davis Cup tennis calls for design excellence Bendigo in Victoria is launching a multi-million dollar bid to lure the Davis Cup to town and has already engaged an architect and prepared early concept plans. Boat people, floating cities: architects’ pacific solutions As Australia grapples with a political refugee challenge, architects are devising radical plans to settle entire nations on floating cities and artificial islands - and leaders are taking note. Touch-screens killed the colour card A digital transition is underway in the world of paint specification. David Wheeldon reports on the changing composition of decorative paint marketing and retailing. New solar steel roofs and facades being developed Konarka and ThyssenKrupp Steel are joining together in Europe to develop solar solutions that can replace conventional building materials in roofs, skylights and facades.
