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Biologically speaking, light equals life. As the main energy source for all living beings, to say light is crucial would be an understatement.
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Over the last decade, the area protected for nature in Australia has shot up by almost half. Our national reserve system now covers 20% of the country.
Sometimes the best things you can do are invisible.
Having floated the prospect of introducing rent controls just last week, it seems the government has already ditched the proposal.
Engaging learning environments create a sense of place, purpose and community for all students and staff, Hester Hornbrook Academy, demonstrates the importance of authentic inclusive design.
In 1900, there were only about 40 capital cities in the world, and now there are nearly 200. About 40% of all countries have also considered relocating their capital as they’ve grown too big - and at least five new capitals are now being planned.
Computational design can identify greater efficiencies across the built environment, enabling us to create more sustainable cities.
New research confirms Australia’s offshore wind resources offer vast potential both for electricity generation and new jobs. In fact, wind conditions off southern Australia rival those in the North Sea, between Britain and Europe, where the offshore wind industry is well established.
Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray. The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, termites, rotting wood, flooding and other woes.
Over the last decade, the most common colour scheme for the exterior of a house has become blue-grey. The majority of house exteriors will have three base colours which are used to complement and define the features of the house.
Biological metaphors for the city abound in daily use. You may live close to an “arterial” road or in the “heart” of a metropolis. You may work in one of the city’s “nerve centres” or exercise in a park described as the city’s “lungs”.
Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological Organization declared this week. The year was about 1.11℃ above pre-industrial levels – the seventh year in a row that the average global temperature rise edged over 1℃.
