Talking Architecture & Design Podcast (Episode 225) - 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney Listen Now
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    Now's the time to design & build more retirement villages, says retirement director
    Now's the time to design & build more retirement villages, says retirement director

    Governments need to prioritise retirement villages in their housing strategies to cater for the fast-growing population of older people in Australia.


    Victoria is raising minimum rental standards – it’s good news for tenants and the environment
    Victoria is raising minimum rental standards – it’s good news for tenants and the environment

    Following the lead of countries like New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Australian states and territories are moving slowly towards improving the basic quality and performance of rental housing.


    Reconstructing heritage sites after a war
    Reconstructing heritage sites after a war

    War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites.


    Embodied carbon and rework and their combined influence on construction emissions
    Embodied carbon and rework and their combined influence on construction emissions

    Developers and designers looking for supplementary ways to net zero targets should focus on an overlooked source of emissions right in front of them: rework.


    New methods to optimise Australia's biodiversity
    New methods to optimise Australia's biodiversity

    More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means we are losing the benefits that healthy ecosystems provide for nature and people.


    Innovation and integration are key to commercial security and access control
    Innovation and integration are key to commercial security and access control

    Security and access control solutions in commercial settings are rapidly evolving as customers seek more seamless, efficient, and adaptable options. This comes as we see complex security needs such as office spaces shared by multiple tenants with differing risk profiles. A layered approach to security and access control is often recommended, integrating smart technology with physical barriers.


    Why are construction companies 'toppling like dominoes'?
    Why are construction companies 'toppling like dominoes'?

    Residential construction companies in Australia have been toppling like dominoes, and this has left many depositors in a very difficult financial position.


    Catching public transport in Queensland will soon cost just 50 cents. Are cheap fares good policy?
    Catching public transport in Queensland will soon cost just 50 cents. Are cheap fares good policy?

    The cheap fares will apply to all trips on buses, light rail, trains, and ferries, over any distance, in cities and towns that are part of the Translink network.


    BTR can help create more sustainable cities says Harvey Male
    BTR can help create more sustainable cities says Harvey Male

    Build-to-rent (BTR) has gained significant momentum in Australia in recent months. Driven largely by overseas investment, proof of concept now exists across several Australian states, with a range of service models demonstrating commercial viability.


    Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?
    Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?

    In March 2021, then-Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese declared “cities policy has been one of the abiding passions of my time in public life”. He promised a new national urban policy framework if Labor was elected.


    Tone on Tuesday 212: The most sustainable homes
    Tone on Tuesday 212: The most sustainable homes

    At the end of last week’s ToT on the history of sustainability we arrived at our current dilemma: finding the ‘Goldilocks’ density.


    Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight
    Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight

    The Reserve Bank of Australia has to be the most malevolent of institutions.


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