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Rethinking light rail design with Architectus and the ACT Government

Five years after the completion of Architectus’ Canberra Metro Stage 1, the ACT Government has recently released its Benefits Realisation Report on the impact of the light rail. The findings are a rare insight into user experience, and ultimately...

News | 08/11/2024

Tone on Tuesday: On the seminal book ‘Homes in the Sun’

Many know that my favourite book on Australian architecture is Walter Bunning’s Homes in the Sun, which I’ve referenced in talks and columns (see the Third Wave and the Future after Covid). So why, some correspondents asked, wasn’t it in my list of...

News | 27/04/2021

Tone on Tuesday: Suburban housing – a history in 7 images

‘pattern-based mass-made’; pattern-based as the house design uses a standardised plan, or pattern, with minor variations; and ‘mass-made’ because they are built in volume production. Currently they are called project homes, based on a just a few...

News | 20/07/2021

Tone on Tuesday: On Harvard GSD & Australia

buildings. One of the greats of Australian architecture, Harry Seidler, was also trained at Harvard at that time, 1945-46, in that so-called ‘decorated diagram’ system. Herdeg doesn’t mention him, concentrating on US architecture, but I...

News | 12/11/2019

Tone on Tuesday: On Anzac Daze - A changed role for the military

military. And so it was in Darwin. A total of 13 Navy vessels were dispatched from Sydney, Brisbane and Townsville to assist in the recovery, led by the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. 300 tons of supplies were loaded on Boxing day and the Melbourne...

News | 20/04/2021

Watercolour inspired Fluid& carpet tiles for commercial spaces

of Fluid& can be used alongside the subtle linear texture of Fashion& or the vintage velvet look of Velvet& for a tone-on-tone effect. Ochre Green Blues Greys Fluid& technology Technological synergies...

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Tone on Tuesday: The four lives of Derek Wrigley

Formidable designer Derek Wrigley, passed away last month, aged 97. You can find his obituary on the ArchitectureAU website and the DIA’s (Design Institute of Australia) website. I knew and worked with Derek for some years in Canberra and I think...

News | 13/07/2021

Jennifer McMaster takes out AIA's 2024 Emerging Architect Prize

/Photographer: Clinton Weaver McMaster continues to strive for academic excellence and was recently appointed as a Professor of Practice at the University of Sydney in 2023 taking her passions for housing and sustainability to a student cohort. Her current research is...

News | 07/11/2024

Tone on Tuesday: Tri-Arc Troubles

devastation everywhere. I didn’t stay there at that time unfortunately – rather I was sleeping on the science bench in Nightcliff Highschool - but that’s another story for a future column. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa...

News | 23/02/2021

Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power

Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state election. Tarong power station. Stanwell Anne Twomey, University of Sydney...

News | 23/10/2024

New research confirms flexibility key to achieving work-life balance

University of Technology Sydney have released a two-year study into whether a 5-day working week would promote meaningful work-life balance in the NSW building and construction industry. MBA NSW Executive Director Brian Seidler says there has been a lot of...

News | 07/11/2024

A shift in the market: Buyers want high-amenity living

her, people have no issue with high-rise development if it’s interesting and attractive. “They have an issue with dull, monotonous buildings in areas with zero amenity,” Reece says. Stephen Cox, Director at Sydney architecture...

News | 07/11/2024

Tone on Tuesday: Vale Dirk Bolt

You may never have heard of Dirk Bolt, but not only was he one of our best architects of the modern era, he went on to become one of the most significant worldwide proponents of sustainable urbanism. His story is exceptional and is worth telling...

News | 16/02/2021

No home left behind: A postcode approach to electrification

In Australia and overseas, it’s clear that homes without gas – running on clean energy – are healthier, have cheaper power bills, and produce lower greenhouse emissions. EndeavourEnergy Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre and Portia Odell...

News | 29/10/2024

The importance of social and financial sustainability housing with Gabrielle Suhr

gone on to take out the Premier's Prize at the 2024 NSW Architecture Awards. She says what makes the Nightingale model so special is that it isn't about profit. “Taking profit out of property is really important,” she says...

Sarking and condensation management in external walls – NCC 2022 considerations

damage due to rotting materials Poor performing insulation due to absorbed moisture Mould that can lead to health problems Microbial hazards One reason the NCC is taking a firmer stance on condensation issues is that its increased energy...

Case study: Perth Stadium Train Station

Perth Stadium Train Station was constructed in 2017 as part of the larger project for the precinct that included Optus Stadium. The station is the second biggest on the Transperth network and has the capacity to move 28,000 people per hour after an...

Resource | 30/04/2024

Could the Grenfell tower fire happen in Australia?

design-i, a new series on design ideas on Wednesdays, that replaces the old Tone on Tuesday, The(A&D newsletter no longer coming out on Tuesday it was time has come to retire the title). Nevertheless, all those old columns can be found here and you...

News | 16/10/2024

Top 10 articles of October: Australian architects make waves overseas and right here in Australia

announced the launch of Mamsha Palm, a new benchmark in luxury living on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, designed by none other than Koichi Takada Architects. 3. Arada selects Woods Bagot to deliver four Sydney projects https...

News | 05/11/2024

How art and urban sports can create socially inclusive public spaces

A new study into public art in urban landscapes has revealed how thoughtful design strategies centred on contemporary urban sports can reimagine how diverse communities use public spaces. A new study into public art in urban landscapes has revealed...

News | 28/10/2024

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