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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    Designing the brand in the commercial space
    Designing the brand in the commercial space

    The real estate market in Australia is estimated to be worth $30bn, in 2022 the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated the value of the private dwelling sector at around $10bn, and last year, the top thirty sales in the private market cost a pretty $1.05bn.


    Budget’s energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task
    Budget’s energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task

    The quality and performance of our housing have big impacts on the environment, cost of living and our health and wellbeing. The 2023-24 federal budget’s announcement of $1.6 billion for energy-saving upgrades to housing recognises the broad importance of retrofitting Australian homes.


    What lies on the surface: The latest in commercial paints, stains & coatings
    What lies on the surface: The latest in commercial paints, stains & coatings

    Aesthetic appeal, durability and environmentally friendly options are top considerations when selecting paints and coatings for commercial properties. Advancements in paint and coating technologies have increased the quality of products on the market today.


    Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?
    Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?

    A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the Western Sydney City Deal and the Western Sydney Airport being built alongside the new Bradfield City.


    Week 19/23: Vale Peter Myers / Architect / Intellectual / Provocateur / Bookends / Signs
    Week 19/23: Vale Peter Myers / Architect / Intellectual / Provocateur / Bookends / Signs

    Every ‘thing’ this week is in honour of Peter Myers, architect, scholar, teacher, above all intellectual. 1941 - 2023. You can read a beautiful eulogy / obituary by Tim Williams in this A&D. I can only add my gratitude to him for saving my student career.


    Everything you need to know about Australian ovens
    Everything you need to know about Australian ovens

    There is much more that goes into choosing an oven than one might think. You need to consider the oven’s capacity, its functions, and of course the standard sizing.


    Unpacking innovation: Kerrie Russell demystifies the ‘innovation space’ at scale
    Unpacking innovation: Kerrie Russell demystifies the ‘innovation space’ at scale

    Elon Musk has an ‘innovation equation’: time + people + materials = the ability to innovate. Love or hate him, the prolific sharing of this calculation speaks to the enormous value the ability to innovate holds today. Ideas, and the process of implementing them, propel society forward.


    Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it
    Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it

    As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, governments at all levels are being called on to help. The federal budget will be handed down today, and housing will be a key talking point.


    Modern commercial bathrooms: Where hygiene and aesthetics meet
    Modern commercial bathrooms: Where hygiene and aesthetics meet

    From offices to hotels, retail spaces, restaurants and even warehouses, there are countless examples of commercial spaces, which, while different in function, face the same key challenge in terms of bathroom design. Namely, designing bathrooms that can meet the hygiene needs of a high-traffic public space while maintaining a cohesive and contemporary design aesthetic.


    Australia now has its own grand mosque
    Australia now has its own grand mosque

    Opened in 2022, Melbourne’s Grand Mosque and the Werribee Islamic Centre offer a host of facilities that connect with the multicultural community of Tarneit, 25 kilometres west of Melbourne’s CBD.


    Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too
    Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too

    Following a decision to fund an AFL stadium on Hobart’s waterfront, the Tasmanian premier announced plans for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system and ferry services to avoid traffic congestion. These plans are linked to Hobart’s City Deal and promise to reinvigorate the city’s ailing public transport system.


    Let’s not obsess over the Snowy 2.0 hydro delays and cost blowouts
    Let’s not obsess over the Snowy 2.0 hydro delays and cost blowouts

    The first power from the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project may not be delivered until 2028, it was revealed yesterday, triggering a fresh round of criticism over the controversial project.


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