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The long hot summer endured by Australians in the months of December, January and February means we typically design for our houses to remain cool. But when winter rolls around these homes and their occupants certainly feel it down to their bones.
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One of the largest Infrastructure NSW (INSW) projects to be developed, the Blackwattle Bay site of some 8.4 hectares is also one of the first major precinct developments under the NSW Government Connecting with Country Framework.
Modern architecture replaced traditional architectural styles, which were more attuned and sensitive to micro-climatic conditions.
By applying holistic design principles, aged care providers are able to promote the objectives of safety and wellbeing of residents, families and staff, including residents with comorbidities, dementia and other health challenges.
Foster + Partners designed a dog kennel with a unique geodesic shell structure for Goodwoof’s Barkitecture competition at Goodwood in West Sussex, UK.
May brought with it a change in weather and a change in government. The cool snap has been met with a sense of warmth and optimism brought by Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party, or the other way round, depending on your political preferences.
Australians will bear yet another blow to our cost of living in July when electricity prices will surge up to 18.3%, which amounts to over A$250 per year in some cases.
Concrete is the most omnipresent man-made material on Earth - and its environmental impact is just as far-reaching. Holcim Australia, a leading supplier of aggregates, concrete, and concrete pipe and products, recognises the importance of their sustainability agenda in reducing the industry’s footprint. Here, Holcim’s Head of Sustainability, Cyril Giraud, explains why transparency is such an important pillar of Holcim’s sustainability agenda - and strong sense of responsibility one of its main enablers.
The outstanding benefits of concrete have been appreciated for thousands of years, with the first official record of its use as a building material dating all the way back to the 6,500 BC in the United Arab Emirates. In fact, some of the structures erected hundreds - if not thousands of years ago - like Rome’s renowned Colosseum, which was built with travertine limestone, volcanic rock, and brick-faced concrete - are still standing, as a testament to concrete’s unmatched durability.
Despite Infrastructure NSW calling for delays due to costs and a lack of personnel, the NSW Government has decided to push on with the $600 million second stage of the Parramatta light rail project.
Coinciding in 25 years of architectural practice, m3architecture has announced longtime architects Elan Barr and Jonathan Goh have both been elevated to the position of Director.
For quite a number of years, stage systems by Select Staging Concepts have proudly carried the iconic green and gold logo.
