Gemma Battenbough . Articles New civic space for Gold Coast Glowing facades and fractured geometry dominate this world-class civic space by a Queensland's Whitearchitecture. LAVA architect to join sustainability think tank Chris Bosse of LAVA is one of five thought leaders taking part in a sustainability "ideas laboratory" at Sydney's Object Gallery. Calls for architects to aid Haiti earthquake Architecture groups are mobilising in the wake of yesterday's earthquake in the Caribbean country of Haiti. New homes at disposable prices New research revealing that it is $200,000 cheaper to build a new home on the Gold Coast than it is to buy an existing one raises questions of sustainability. VIDEO: Interactive building facade tweets back Terada Design has created an intelligent building facade that can speak to your mobile phone. BREAKING NEWS: Architects' salaries laid bare A national survey can reveal architects' average incomes and how men and women compare in the salary stakes.