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    Billions of birds collide with glass buildings – but architecture has solutions
    Billions of birds collide with glass buildings – but architecture has solutions

    At least 1,000 birds were killed in one day in early October, when they collided with a single Chicago building, McCormick Place Lakeside Center – the largest convention centre in North America. A paradigm of architectural modernism, the Lakeside Centre was built in stages from 1960 to 2017, and is a steel, concrete and glass behemoth.


    Stone cladding: The simple elegance of the natural world
    Stone cladding: The simple elegance of the natural world

    Stone cladding is a gorgeous way to bring peace into your home. Natural materials have a sense of raw simplicity that is sure to settle the restlessness of modern life.


    North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change
    North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change

    Unprecedented rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Jasper has triggered widespread flooding in far north Queensland, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.


    Designer patios: The four best design ideas for your verandah
    Designer patios: The four best design ideas for your verandah

    Patio styling is an important part of home design, whether you focus on function, aesthetic or personality.


    Star Wars to Lord of the Rings – The tallest fictional buildings in the world (and beyond)
    Star Wars to Lord of the Rings – The tallest fictional buildings in the world (and beyond)

    A new study by Buildworld reveals the tallest fictional buildings represented in movies, books, TV and video games – buildings from the world and beyond.


    Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent – so let’s get them involved in nature protection
    Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent – so let’s get them involved in nature protection

    As the federal government attempts a major overhaul of national environment law, all options must be on the table to prevent the fast deterioration in Australia’s natural places. And more than ever before, the efforts of private landholders should be front and centre.


    Adelaide architecture: History, buildings & modern design
    Adelaide architecture: History, buildings & modern design

    The architectural style of Adelaide is comprised primarily of six different styles:


    Sections: Kate Donaldson’s 'Strange Encounters'
    Sections: Kate Donaldson’s 'Strange Encounters'

    Kate Donaldson is a recent graduate of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Melbourne passionate about the potential for architecture and design to navigate sensitive, layered environments and in drawing connections between place, nature, and discipline.


    COP28: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action
    COP28: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action

    With an energy-hungry economy, an historic reliance on coal and vast manufacturing enterprises, China is the world’s single largest emitter, accounting for 27% of the world’s carbon dioxide and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.


    New national urban heat observatory will help drive more climate-resilient cities
    New national urban heat observatory will help drive more climate-resilient cities

    The innovative urban heat project will help adapt our urban centres for more comfortable living.


    Our cities will need to harvest stormwater in an affordable and green way – here’s how
    Our cities will need to harvest stormwater in an affordable and green way – here’s how

    When it rains, stormwater runs down surfaces like streets and parking lots and into drains. Most of the time, we see it as a problem because it can cause floods. Recent storms across eastern Australia created huge amounts of stormwater and flooding.


    Design notes for week 51/2023 from Tone on Tuesday
    Design notes for week 51/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

    The last Design Notes / Tone on Tuesday for the year is a chance to say goodbye for the year, and to some of the significant architects we lost in the past twelve months.


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