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Tone on Tuesday 103: The four stages of sustainability and my part in its serial failures

Architectural Review Australia AR 109, April 2009. 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...

News | 07/12/2021

Tone on Tuesday 102: In memory of Philip Abram, architect and coalescer of small practices

that show up, not show off. Vale Phil Abram. 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 | 30/11/2021

Wheeler and Murcutt join timber awards panel

Intergrain has confirmed its judging panel for the inaugural Intergrain Timber Vision Awards. Intergrain has confirmed its judging panel for the inaugural Intergrain Timber Vision Awards. Tone Wheeler and Nicholas Murcutt will join the awards’ jury...

News | 03/06/2010

How Electric Vehicles Will Impact Both Design & Sustainability In The Built Environment

the needs of the burgeoning EV market. The panel, moderated by Tone Wheeler from Environa, features experts including Hussein Dia from Swinburne University of Technology, Arup’s Tessa Knox-Grant, Samantha Johnson from Polestar, and Christopher...

News | 10/10/2023

Galahs and mediocre cities, part two

to improve common design, but their good endeavours are at the margins, as is much of their built work. Whilst Australia has many fine things, a positive design culture for the everyday built environment is not one of them. Tone Wheeler is an...

News | 31/01/2023

Our esteemed speakers at this year’s Sustainability Summit sessions

Vehicles Will Impact Both Design & Sustainability In The Built Environment', moderated by Environa’s Tone Wheeler, comprises a panel including Hussein Dia (Swinburne University of Technology), Tessa Knox-Grant (Arup), Samantha Johnson...

News | 13/10/2023

Tone on Tuesday 99: Sustainable Suburbia

and food for all. Would that it could gain something of the dynamics of the Sydney SW, reviled in the press but as close as we have to sustainable suburbia, an oxymoron no more. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct...

News | 19/10/2021

Tone on Tuesday 96: Home ownership for all

, but we need to set out our concerns and solutions because some day a progressive social democratic government will take up the cudgels and address the issue. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is...

News | 28/09/2021

Drawn by Design – The Art of Architecture exhibition to begin this week in Bondi

, Virginia Kerridge, Swetik Korzeniewski, Colin Madigan, Ken Maher, Ian McGilvray, Lucy Moloney, Fiona Mitchell, Glenn Murcutt, Bob Nation, Danielle Pinet, Peter Roy, Jose Serrao, Stephen Varady, Tone Wheeler, Mark Willett and Ken Woolley.Details: Date...

News | 24/03/2014

Tone on Tuesday: The four lives of Derek Wrigley

Action Now, which can be read here. 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...

News | 13/07/2021

Tone on Tuesday: In Reply

elimination that lends us an air of positivity going into 2021, where I hope our conversation will continue. In the meantime, I wish every reader best wishes for the festive season. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct...

News | 15/12/2020

Tone on Tuesday: Designing with de Bono

, why have one” - Edward de Bono. All photos by Tim Wheeler / Wheeler Studios. Ta Bro. Drawings by environa studio. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian...

News | 22/06/2021

Tone on Tuesday: How buildings learn

. This is a story of how buildings learn, but architects and planners don’t. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here...

News | 15/06/2021

AIA sustainability awards - Good outcomes from a poor process

may forward. Tone Wheeler is an architect / the views expressed are his. Tone on Tuesday #176. 22 August 2023 (week 34). Long columns are Tone on Tuesday. Short shots are in A&D Another Thing every Friday. You can contact TW at...

News | 22/08/2023

Tone on Tuesday: On Marr Grounds Reprise

Architecture & Design magazine. Let’s cut this short right now, and you can turn to Sammy’s riveting account. And BTW, Stuart Whitelaw is now a guru of Permaculture on the NSW south coast. And more on that soon. Tone Wheeler is principal...

News | 25/05/2021

tone wheeler Week /23

Tone on Tuesday 106: Steve King, Architectural Scientist

Tone on Tuesday 105: Richard Rogers vs Stewart Brand

Solutions to fix suburbia

Tanner confirmed as AIA National President

Tone on Tuesday 104: The state of play in architecture and politics in 2021

Tone on Tuesday 103: The four stages of sustainability and my part in its serial failures

Tone on Tuesday 102: In memory of Philip Abram, architect and coalescer of small practices

Wheeler and Murcutt join timber awards panel

How Electric Vehicles Will Impact Both Design & Sustainability In The Built Environment

Galahs and mediocre cities, part two

Our esteemed speakers at this year’s Sustainability Summit sessions

Tone on Tuesday 99: Sustainable Suburbia

Tone on Tuesday 96: Home ownership for all

Drawn by Design – The Art of Architecture exhibition to begin this week in Bondi

Tone on Tuesday: The four lives of Derek Wrigley

Tone on Tuesday: In Reply

Tone on Tuesday: Designing with de Bono

Tone on Tuesday: How buildings learn

AIA sustainability awards - Good outcomes from a poor process

Tone on Tuesday: On Marr Grounds Reprise