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Applications open: NAWIC International Women’s Day scholarship strives to tackle gender equity issues
​Applications for the 2015 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) International Women’s Day Scholarship is now open.
World-first flood resilient terminal opens in Brisbane
​The world’s first flood resilient ferry terminal has officially opened in Brisbane, marking the city’s newest terminal since the 2011 floods.
Design the world’s first Himalayan mountain hut in Nepal
Homemade Dessert (HMMD) has partnered with Samarth – Nepal Market Development Progrma to launch a competition that will see the first Himalayan mountain hut designed and constructed.
$10m gift for Chair in Architecture at UNSW to meet needs of displaced and disadvantaged
Founder of White Rabbit Gallery Judith Neilson has donated $10 million to the University of New South Wales for research leadership in the design of affordable and sustainable dwellings.
Building and architecture market entry remains muted between Australia and China despite Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Australian architects do not need to be too worried about the influx of cheap drafting and design services from China, although access to the Chinese market by local firms also remains challenging.
Record-breaking 97 tall buildings 200m or higher joined global skyline in 2014
The world welcomed a record-breaking number of 97 new buildings that measured over 200 metres tall in 2014, a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) report has revealed.