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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    When it comes to delivery drones, the government is selling us a pipe dream
    When it comes to delivery drones, the government is selling us a pipe dream

    In early November, the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure invited public comment on proposed Australia-wide “drone delivery guidelines” it has been quietly developing with industry stakeholders.


    Extraordinary modern mansion designs
    Extraordinary modern mansion designs

    The qualifying dimensions for mansions vary from country to country. In Australia, mansions are quite large.


    Ventilation reduces the risk of COVID. So why are we still ignoring it?
    Ventilation reduces the risk of COVID. So why are we still ignoring it?

    At the end of the third year of the pandemic, we are no longer surprised to hear we’re in a new wave of infection. It’s fuelled by new sub-variants of the virus that may evade immunity from both vaccination and previous infections.


    Reduce, re-use, recycle – waste management in the construction sector
    Reduce, re-use, recycle – waste management in the construction sector

    While it is true that construction is a major contributor to Australia’s waste management problem, the high rates of recycling across the sector are providing grounds for optimism.


    Effects of climate change such as flooding makes existing disadvantages for Indigenous communities so much worse
    Effects of climate change such as flooding makes existing disadvantages for Indigenous communities so much worse

    Spring is here, and with it comes the threat of more floods. Australia is currently experiencing its third consecutive year of a La Niña weather cycle.


    COP27 was disappointing, but 2022 remains an historic year for international climate policy
    COP27 was disappointing, but 2022 remains an historic year for international climate policy

    This year’s global climate negotiations at the COP27 in Egypt were disappointing. In particular, the international commitment to limit planetary warming to 1.5℃ remains on “life support”.


    What’s new in energy management
    What’s new in energy management

    For architects, the breadth of products and systems designed with the express purpose of reducing energy consumption and improving environmental outcomes is an unambiguous positive. Here is a sample of some of the best of these.


    Australia’s housing crisis lost in translation
    Australia’s housing crisis lost in translation

    If you didn’t know better, you would think someone is trying to hide the embarrassing detail of Australia’s escalating housing crisis.


    Do tenancy reforms to protect renters cause landlords to exit the market?
    Do tenancy reforms to protect renters cause landlords to exit the market?

    More Australians are renting their housing longer than in the past. But they have relatively little legal security against rent increases and evictions compared to tenants in other countries.


    Carpet, outside?
    Carpet, outside?

    Waterproof carpet is a little known product poised to forever change the outdoor flooring game.


    Coastal property prices and climate risks are both soaring. We must pull our heads out of the sand
    Coastal property prices and climate risks are both soaring. We must pull our heads out of the sand

    Australians’ well-documented affinity with the sun, surf and sand continues to fuel coastal property market growth. This growth defies rising interest rates and growing evidence of the impacts of climate change on people living in vulnerable coastal locations.


    Get ready for NSW’s Six Cities Region
    Get ready for NSW’s Six Cities Region

    Australia’s first multi-city region, the Six Cities Region, is being developed in New South Wales. A multi-city region, also known as a mega-region, establishes an integrated network of globally and locally connected cities.


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