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Tone on Tuesday: Social housing as the new pink batts

in apprenticeships. Who knows where this might end? Think global, act local, to take the control of the process, and deliver worthwhile social housing. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is...

News | 13/10/2020

Tone on Tuesday 138: A Different Approach to Culture

policy to lift the participation of indigenous artists, architects, and planners to 5 or 10% of all working professionals. Then we might have a culture of ‘Australian’ cities’. Tone Wheeler is an architect / the views expressed are...

News | 30/08/2022

Tone on Tuesday: On the third wave of sustainability

the occupants, but moreover it is better for the environment. Sadly, that appeal to ‘lifestyle’ is the only way that green design will succeed in today’s personally selfish and politically timid and inept environment. Tone Wheeler...

News | 15/09/2020

Tone on Tuesday: On Solar Water Heating

linked to heat pump hot water systems, storing energy in hot water, and then the last old-style SHWS can be taken down and consigned to the Powerhouse Museum. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is...

News | 08/09/2020

Tone on Tuesday 136: The Commissioner Has Left the Building

recent work. Tone Wheeler is an architect. The views expressed are his. He is at [email protected] ...

News | 16/08/2022

Tone on Tuesday: Architecture schools Part 3 / Design studio curriculum

design studio. We can address these criticisms by developing a more rigorous design process, which is the subject of next week's column, our final on architectural education. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct...

News | 14/07/2020

Tone on Tuesday 134: The Reincarnated McMansion

have covered project homes ideas, a history of project homes through A.V. Jennings, the project home problems with brick veneer, the typologies of today’s project homes, and future hybrid project homes. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at...

News | 02/08/2022

Tone on Tuesday 133: Finding the Hybrid Project Home

for a fixed price. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not held or endorsed by...

News | 26/07/2022

Tone on Tuesday: On the ‘Piece Corps’

part of our country, small piece by small piece. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author...

News | 26/05/2020

Tone on Tuesday 131: Our love affair with brick and tile

disease’. ’. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not held or...

News | 12/07/2022

Ternary two

lot more on private market renters, ‘low + close’ housing and build-to-rent in next week’s ToT column. TLA* = Three Letter Acronym. OK pedants, it’s not an acronym, but it is self-describing. Tone Wheeler is an architect...

News | 16/05/2023

Tone on Tuesday: On electric bicycles

assault of mini-motor-bikes? *Thanks to Phil Jarratt for his history of cycling in Australian Geographic. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association...

News | 21/04/2020

Tone on Tuesday: On six sustainable steps

: regular readers will know that COVIP describes the pandemic, and its responses, not the disease. This is the focus for design futures for Tone on Tuesday. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President...

News | 28/04/2020

Tone on Tuesday 130: AV Jennings and Project Homes

status of a theme park with all the trappings for a family day out. Project Home as entertainment. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views...

News | 05/07/2022

Tone on Tuesday 129: Australia’s Project Home Part 1

. V. Jennings and brick veneer construction in the coming weeks, before turning our gaze to project homes of the future. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian...

News | 28/06/2022

Tone on Tuesday 128: Designing Nuclear Power

. It’s a silly National’s notional idea. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and...

News | 21/06/2022

Tone on Tuesday: On fire country

can be our friend not the malevolent enemy that we have seen so recently. Country of fire, or fire country. Time to choose. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian...

News | 25/02/2020

Tone on Tuesday: On design for COVID-19

from them on the email below and publish them next week. Let’s find creative ways of dealing with COVID-19 to stretch our design imagination. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of...

News | 24/03/2020

Tone on Tuesday 127: The Minister for the Environment

. I am professionally indebted to him for his gargantuan innovations for the environment movement, and personally grateful for my minor media career. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President...

News | 14/06/2022

Tone on Tuesday 126: How design can help political journalism

help journalists in the future. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not held or...

News | 07/06/2022

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