Olivia Collings . Articles Round the houses Getting information from the NSW state department for housing is like getting blood from a stone, Olivia Collings discovers. HASSELL cleans up at SA awards Privately owned international firm Hassell and has scooped a string of awards at this year's South Australian Architecture Awards Govt rental scheme goes green Following our story last week, the federal government is planning to amend the criteria for the National Affordability Rental Scheme (NARS) to incorporate green elements Council levies dropped to under $20,000 A long-awaited review into the unpredictable and sometimes extortionate levies imposed by New South Wales local councils has resulted in one Sydney council's charges being capped at $20,000 Govt rental scheme scuppers green intentions As the Australian government forges ahead with round two of the National Affordable Rental Scheme (NRAS), concern mounts over whether "affordable" housing will result in less environmentally sustainable developments Sole practitioners scared to diversify One byproduct of the downturn is that more architects are setting up on their own as sole practitioners, but is there enough diversification?
