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    News Archive for August 2015

    Breaking ground with portraits, street art and vision

    Parlour may sound a bit old-fashioned but rather than being presided over by Jane Austen, who nevertheless might have had suitable wit and insight, it is a forward-thinking organisation promoting gender equity.


    First time, only time: colour concrete once with oxide unfading through-pigmentation

    Uniform, striking, and unfading colour is the ultimate goal anyone attempting to colour their concrete, whether they’re using an oxide pigmentation, coating or stain to do so.


    First time, only time: colour concrete once with oxide unfading through-pigmentation

    Uniform, striking, and unfading colour is the ultimate goal anyone attempting to colour their concrete, whether they’re using an oxide pigmentation, coating or stain to do so.


    Crown Group launches Koichi Takada’s sculptural addition to Green Square

    Further details, imagery and models of Infinity have now been released as part of the developer’s extravagant marketing launch.


    Brutal beauty: the rich heritage that means these buildings must be saved

    Poplar, in the east of London, is home to two blocks of housing that are providing a symbolic battleground for lovers and haters of modernist, brutalist architecture.


    Architect Stephen Trotter passes away aged 84

    Former Partner and Director of Fulton Trotter Architects, Stephen Trotter passed away on 30 July at the age of 84.


    HIA Building Better Cities Summit to discuss tax on new housing

    The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is convening its sixth Building Better Cities Summit in Sydney on Tuesday 18 August 2015.


    First female President announced for NABD

    The National Association of Building Designers has confirmed that Tamica Lewis and Sam Payne will take over as the new President and Vice President respectively.


    A crescendo of cries: Australia’s non-conforming building products crisis

    As the volume of imported building products in Australia rises, our measures to assure and assess their quality has been exposed as hopelessly inadequate. The industry is crying out for major reform and the stakes are huge in terms of both economic and environmental sustainability.


    When the sun don’t shine: 8 batteries that store solar energy

    There has been rapid improvement in energy storage technology in recent years and the economic viability of batteries for use in buildings is also improving.


    Architectural marvel becomes reality for shopping mall

    SUPAWOOD turned a stunning but geometrically complex concept by UK firm ACME into reality at Robina Town Centre.


    SUPAWOOD products used inside and out at Royal Randwick’s Owners’ Pavilion

    SUPAWOOD’S ALUCLICK aluminium beams feature on the exterior and SUPACOUSTIC acoustic panels line the lounge ceiling of the Owners’ Pavilion at Royal Randwick Racecourse.


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