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If Australia has a vernacular housing architecture, it is not the wide verandah of the outback station, nor the airy Queenslander's the much loved, and much maligned, brick veneer home. Warren McLaren reports.
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Stephanie McDonald reports on the new O’Brien Building on the St Vincent’s Hospital campus in Darlinghurst, Sydney, which has been designed by BVN Architecture.
Whether a heavier ‘intensive’ roof which is irrigated and with grass, shrubs or plants, or the lighter ‘extensive’ variety with thinner covering and lower maintenance, the fundamentals are the same. Deborah Singerman reports.
Danielle Bowling reports on how designers can bring the heat out up from the ground.
Stephanie McDonald reports on the Sydney Wharf development, which has been influenced by the diverse experience of the project’s international designers.
Gone are the days of grey, dull concrete for indoor floor slabs. Today, concrete floors are awash with colours and decorative features. Stephanie McDonald reports on concrete colouring.
Suters Architects drew on previous experience in public buildings to create a library ‘layered’ in history in Blacktown, NSW. Stephanie McDonald reports.
Danielle Bowling reports on new trends emerging in residential kitchens in 2010.
With winter sharply approaching, keeping rooms warm will become more top of mind for architects and building designers. Stephanie McDonald reports on the ins and outs of gas fireplaces.
As new illumination technologies gain acceptance and energy efficiency gains more importance, fully integrated lighting systems are emerging as the favoured lighting control solution. John Gunton illuminates the way forward.
The new building for the Faculty of Law by fjmt is a striking figure on the University of Sydney campus in Camperdown, Sydney.
Choosing to live in a high fire danger area is one thing, but wanting to make it energy efficient on a west facing slope added more challenges.
