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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    Are tiny houses the answer to home affordability?
    Are tiny houses the answer to home affordability?

    Tiny homes have skyrocketed in popularity in recent times as an alternative to the saturated traditional housing market. But how much does a tiny home actually cost?


    NZ to create ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall
    NZ to create ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall

    Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change.


    Week 33/23: Missing the points / Institutional invisibility / Green-papering and brown outcomes / Bookends: Homelessness / Signs off: Home v Home Loans
    Week 33/23: Missing the points / Institutional invisibility / Green-papering and brown outcomes / Bookends: Homelessness / Signs off: Home v Home Loans

    You may have heard about the fiasco at the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday night. No, not the Matildas losing. Rather how many of the 75,000+ fans were left stranded after the game when the trains stopped with a signal failure.


    Reimagining social infrastructure: From silos to engaging hybrid communities
    Reimagining social infrastructure: From silos to engaging hybrid communities

    Embracing the culture, soul and character of education and social infrastructure projects is a passion. The capacity to listen to clients and reimagine existing assets informs our consultation, briefing, synthesis, and design visioning process, enabling us to create engaging educational and community spaces that are simple, but have deep meaning.


    Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards
    Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards

    What needs to change to greatly reduce youth homelessness in Australia? Now is the time to find answers to this question, and not just because it’s National Homelessness Week.


    ‘It’s soul-destroying’: People on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting
    ‘It’s soul-destroying’: People on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting

    Nationally, about 175,000 households are on the social housing waiting list. An individual usually has to be in “greatest need” to get on the list. Even then, being listed does not mean you will be given the keys to a home any time soon.


    Bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for 'flammable' Australia
    Bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for 'flammable' Australia

    As a fire scientist, I know the unfolding horror – which has killed 93 people so far – is just the beginning. It’s a portent of what Australia and other countries will experience in a warmer world.


    Are regional cities a simple solution for our housing issues?
    Are regional cities a simple solution for our housing issues?

    Non-metropolitan areas need long-term planning if they’re to accommodate more people.


    Are city tree-changers mismanaging their rural properties?
    Are city tree-changers mismanaging their rural properties?

    Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted thousands more city-based Australians to buy property in the regions. So will this lead to more absentee neighbours who, in the eyes of some, don’t know what they’re doing?


    ‘Limitless’ energy: How floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots
    ‘Limitless’ energy: How floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots

    Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa.


    Week 32/23: Wither the (R)AIA / A faeces focaccia / Green Vans / Bookends: Environmentalism is women’s work / Signs off: Van Quality
    Week 32/23: Wither the (R)AIA / A faeces focaccia / Green Vans / Bookends: Environmentalism is women’s work / Signs off: Van Quality

    In April Cameron Bruhn took charge of the AIA (the Aussie one not the US one*). I praised the appointment and looked forward to changes. I stand by that expectation, but four months on, and it’s crickets out here.


    A national university for regional Australia is not a smart idea
    A national university for regional Australia is not a smart idea

    One of the headline ideas floated by the Universities Accord interim report is a second national university. This would be on top of the existing Australian National University in Canberra.


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