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    News Archive for April 2017

    Highlights of 2017 National Architecture Conference fringe program

    The Australian Institute of Architects has revealed its fringe event program to complement the 2017 National Architecture Conference in Sydney.


    A place to live, work and play: why mixed-use developments are making a comeback

    The idea of a single building where you live, work and play may seem very much of the moment, driven by advances in communications technology. But mixed-use developments have been around for as long as mankind.


    Victoria Comprehensive Cancer Centre has best elevator system in the world

    Australia lays claim to having the best lift system in the world for the second time in three years


    Fixscreen outdoor screens integrated into Shanghai apartment facade for sun protection

    Fixscreen outdoor sun protection screens from Renson were integrated into the facade of the 100-metre Black Forest apartment tower in Shanghai, China to provide sun protection to the building’s interiors.


    Tensile cable system supports One Central Park vertical gardens

    Green wall systems specialist Tensile designed the cable system that supports one of the tallest vertical gardens in the world.


    To design a Scandinavian interior, begin with the perfect floor

    The key to designing an authentic Scandinavian interior is the colour ‘white’.


    Nora floors specified for ‘the most sustainable office in the world’

    Rubber flooring from Nora Quality Rubber Flooring Systems met the ‘Cradle to Cradle’ certified requirement for building materials used in the construction of the new head office of Geelen Counterflow in Haelen, NL.


    Nora flooring helps research centre achieve four star BREEAM certificate

    Danone Innovation Centre, a life sciences research centre based in Utrecht, Netherlands sought a flooring solution that would contribute to a four star BREEAM certification for the building.


    Retaining walls below water table waterproofed with Cosmofin membrane system

    Cosmofin waterproofing membrane system was recently utilised in a unique application involving retaining walls below the water table.


    Weathertex products assure termite protection for QLD construction company

    MiHaven Homes, a construction company based in Cairns, Queensland relies on Weathertex building materials for assured termite protection.


    Now trending: Glass and stainless steel staircases

    Sometimes grand, mostly utilitarian, staircase design has evolved over the ages with the latest trends indicating a preference for glass and stainless steel.


    Consortium led by Foster and Partners, Architectus to design 6 Sydney Metro stations

    A seven-member consortium, which includes UK firm Foster and Partners and Australian practice Architectus, has won the tender to design six new Sydney Metro City stations.


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