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SAM celebrates opening weekend with brand new exhibitions and commissions

Within. On Saturday 20 November from 2pm, a Welcome to Country by Uncle Colin Walker and opening remarks from Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson will take place on the Kaiela Arts Forecourt on the banks of Victoria Park Lake. Sunday 21...

News | 22/11/2021

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve – a new tool hopes to correct that

When United States aid money was used to build a seawall on Fiji’s Vanua Levu island to shield the community from rising tides, it instead acted as a dam, trapping water and debris on its landward side. Ritodhi Chakraborty, University of...

News | 30/10/2023

Innova™ range brings the outside in

changing perceptions across the design and construction industry. Bringing the outside in, Innova™ fibre cement introduces ‘Innova™ on the Inside’. Innova™ fibre cement is ideal for interiors as an alternative and unique...

News | 08/11/2023

Insecure renting ages you faster than owning a home, unemployment or obesity. Better housing policy can change this

experiences of private rental housing are linked to faster biological ageing, our recent research finds. While chronological ageing happens at the same speed for everyone, biological ageing varies greatly. It depends on the lives we lead and the risks...

News | 20/11/2023

Indigenous art soars high with another aircraft launched in the Qantas-Balarinji Art Series

beautiful A220 Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa. Designed by leading Indigenous Australian design agency Balarinji based on the artwork by renowned Pitjantjatjara artist Maringka Baker, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa tells the creation story of the Two Sisters. Balarinji...

News | 21/11/2023

Working from home has worked for people with disability. The back-to-the-office push could wind back gains

days a week. Over 40% want to work from home for four or five days a week. Our findings tally with other research, including a small survey in the United Kingdom that found more than two-thirds of disabled employees want to work from home four or...

News | 01/08/2023

Urban planning has long ignored women’s experiences. Here are five ways we can make our cities safer

other in a physical place. The development of place-based strategies – collaborative design to help build a sense of place – can encourage inclusion and safety for women from different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, life stages and...

News | 20/11/2023

Canterbury clinches Warman competition

representing 16 university teams competed over the two days, with universities from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand represented. &ldquo;For the past 36 years the competition has given students an opportunity to practice hands-on...

News | 26/10/2023

Bates Smart offer pod insights for workplace fitouts

Smart’s findings and provides a quick guide on the components and benefits of modular pods. The research draws from the expertise of acousticians and cost consultants to ensure thorough analysis. Bates Smart found that modular pods on the market...

News | 03/10/2023

Futurespace enters new space in company’s history

Designer, Evan Peake. Directors Gavin Harris, Joseph Daly and Marissa Byron. Futurespace’s recent design for Reece – The Works was the subject of critical acclaim at the Good Design Awards, taking out the Architectural Interior Design award...

News | 26/10/2023

Design ideas for unique entryways: The ten most beautiful foyers of 2022

for all of these items is an excellent way to cut back on the frantic, where-are-my-keys moments that haunt even the best of us. It also makes it easier to clean the floors, as you have a set spot to leave your shoes and will not track any dirt through...

News | 21/02/2022

November opening for 18,000sqm Bay Central Woolooware shopping centre in Sydney

Bay Central Woolooware, the newest shopping destination in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire will officially open its doors for trading on Wednesday 22 November 2023. Bay Central Woolooware, the newest shopping destination in Sydney’s Sutherland...

News | 16/10/2023

Brisbane’s hospitality scene to enter a new era of luxury with $30M Amora hotel refurbishment

experiences that bring value to their vacations. It is not enough to just position a property as ‘five-star luxury’,” Siriphatrawan says. Cottee Parker’s thoughtful design of the 296-room Amora Brisbane across its 14 floors...

News | 20/11/2023

Hybrid work a money saver? This survey says so

cited by employees. Bloom also found that a work-from-anywhere approach has seen a 4 percent productivity gain across the board. Image: Unispace's design for Coca Cola Australia, Sydney. ...

News | 20/11/2023

Announcing an alliance between Global GreenTag and the Sustainability Awards

visions that we hold for the future of the built and natural environments.” ‘GreenTag’ prides itself on its collaboration with building materials manufacturers, along with their partnership with the Green Building Council of Australia...

News | 06/11/2023

Announcing an alliance between Global GreenTag and the Sustainability Awards

visions that we hold for the future of the built and natural environments.” ‘GreenTag’ prides itself on its collaboration with building materials manufacturers, along with their partnership with the Green Building Council of Australia...

News | 06/11/2023

HDR-designed data centre expansion to facilitate AI innovation

Macquarie Data Centres has announced an amendment of plans for its future data centre, iC3 Super West, with the HDR-designed facility to increase its IT load by 41 percent, resulting in a total of 45 megawatts. Macquarie Data Centres has announced...

News | 31/08/2023

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SAM celebrates opening weekend with brand new exhibitions and commissions

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve – a new tool hopes to correct that

Innova™ range brings the outside in

Insecure renting ages you faster than owning a home, unemployment or obesity. Better housing policy can change this

Indigenous art soars high with another aircraft launched in the Qantas-Balarinji Art Series

DesignOffice designs another two premium Sydney coworking spaces

State government outlines plan for park at Moore Park

Heat repelling recycled external coating takes home Dyson Sustainability award

Working from home has worked for people with disability. The back-to-the-office push could wind back gains

Urban planning has long ignored women’s experiences. Here are five ways we can make our cities safer

Canterbury clinches Warman competition

Bates Smart offer pod insights for workplace fitouts

Futurespace enters new space in company’s history

Design ideas for unique entryways: The ten most beautiful foyers of 2022

November opening for 18,000sqm Bay Central Woolooware shopping centre in Sydney

Brisbane’s hospitality scene to enter a new era of luxury with $30M Amora hotel refurbishment

Hybrid work a money saver? This survey says so

Announcing an alliance between Global GreenTag and the Sustainability Awards

Announcing an alliance between Global GreenTag and the Sustainability Awards

HDR-designed data centre expansion to facilitate AI innovation