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Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – these lessons apply to cities today

Angeles in 2013 became the first major city to require cool roofs on all new homes. What cities can do now Aggressive strategies to increase green tree cover across cities, a rapid transition to cool roofing materials, and even replacing some on...

News | 26/08/2024

Working for a Better Future is a team effort: Electrolux Group leads the way

important factor when buying electrical appliances,” he expands. “And that means, we need to be firmly on top of our game.” And that, Electrolux certainly is. A leader in sustainable solutions when it comes to home appliances, Electrolux...

News | 26/08/2024

Episode 213: Trivess Moore on how green building materials can help us reach our carbon targets

Trivess Moore is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT. He is also Associate Director of the Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory and co-chair of the Fuel Poverty Research Network...

News | 16/07/2024

Tone on Tuesday 97: Housing Policies

, particularly those on low or welfare incomes, there is an extreme shortage of social housing. We urgently need policies to address these intertwined situations. The federal Parliamentary Library makes a linguistic divination between the stress for owners as...

News | 05/10/2021

Kengo Kuma to collaborate with Crone Architects on $500M Macquarie Park mixed use project

November 2023, the Macquarie Park project will now undergo design changes with the new design team on board. The project is located on a 7,000sqm site with access from three streets including Herring Road, Windsor Drive and Lachlan Avenue. Future...

News | 12/06/2024

New boutique community in Logan designed to deliver 100 new homes including affordable options

award-winning builder arm, Villaworld Homes to start construction on the first homes. This new boutique community will form part of a wider masterplan that will see AVID also deliver an additional 384-home land lease community at the Noffke Court site...

News | 13/06/2024

Fitzroy Gasworks transformation plans enter next stage with selection of developer

Work on Fitzroy Gasworks, the Victorian Government’s ambitious urban renewal development in inner Melbourne, is expected to move forward following the selection of a developer to deliver the project. Work on Fitzroy Gasworks, the Victorian...

News | 05/08/2024

‘Doing nothing is not an option’ – top economists back planning reform and public housing as fixes for Australia’s housing crisis

encourage downsizers to sell and subdivide large blocks. Former OECD official Adrian Blundell-Wignall proposed severe limits on the letting out of homes through Airbnb-style arrangements, although he doubted governments would have the courage. More to...

News | 22/08/2024

Tone on Tuesday: Charlie Watts - Stage Designer

Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, and trained graphic artist. This column focuses on the rise and rise of the stage show in importance in rock music. And we can start with an event that only Watts could parlay, given his background in jazz...

News | 07/09/2021

Tone on Tuesday: Charlie Watts, Graphic Designer

worked as a graphic designer in an advertising agency in Randers, Denmark and played with local jazz bands. On returning to London, he was invited to join Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated through which he met Brian Jones, Keith Richards and Mick...

News | 31/08/2021

Engaging all the senses with Saltlick by DKO Architecture

Interiors Michael Drescher explains the genesis of the project. Architecture and Design Australia: Can you describe the initial vision for this project and how it evolved over time? I clearly remember first meeting the clients on site. We had been...

News | 21/08/2024

AI in construction demands its own scaffolding to maximise impact

. Project management and planning would have been dramatically enhanced with predictive timelines based on historical data; real-time information analysis would identify risks, safety hazards and quality issues before they become critical, and cost...

News | 21/08/2024

Tone on Tuesday: History in 100 objects

football, and American sports, again using 100 objects. There are books on the Tudors, women, the church (in general) and The Music of Bristol Cathedral (in particular). Scotland Yard published one on 100 crime objects. There are books on birdwatching...

News | 17/08/2021

Sydney Metro City + Southwest line is officially open

the new Metro station on Pitt Street. We designed the tower above the southern entry, due to open soon. Known as Indi, it is the CBD’s first build-to-rent project and includes only two car spaces, marking a return to city life predicated on...

News | 20/08/2024

INDE Awards 2024: A celebration of architecture and design and the people who make it happen

, astute and really bold claim on this project, and it's just been a pleasure from start to finish.” The Graduate award, sponsored by Colorbond, recognises, and celebrates a final year architecture student who shows outstanding promise in their...

News | 02/08/2024

Bates Smart inaugurates Brisbane studio

social, cultural, sustainability and economic forces currently shaping communities and their impact on the built environment. Its approach is not simply about making big gestures: it is about "nurturing and developing every size of project...

News | 20/08/2024

Federal intervention in UNSW and NIDA student housing dispute

evaluate large or controversial developments, is now tasked with resolving the issue. Tone on Tuesday recently emphasised the possibility - or rather the necessity - of solving the housing crisis without building homes. Australia’s housing...

News | 08/08/2024

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Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – these lessons apply to cities today

Working for a Better Future is a team effort: Electrolux Group leads the way

Episode 213: Trivess Moore on how green building materials can help us reach our carbon targets

Tone on Tuesday 97: Housing Policies

Kengo Kuma to collaborate with Crone Architects on $500M Macquarie Park mixed use project

New boutique community in Logan designed to deliver 100 new homes including affordable options

Nominees announced for AIA 2025 NSW Regional Architecture Awards

SJB-designed $100M Manly apartments greenlit for development

Architectus celebrates two new Associate Principals

Fitzroy Gasworks transformation plans enter next stage with selection of developer

‘Doing nothing is not an option’ – top economists back planning reform and public housing as fixes for Australia’s housing crisis

Tone on Tuesday: Charlie Watts - Stage Designer

Tone on Tuesday: Charlie Watts, Graphic Designer

Engaging all the senses with Saltlick by DKO Architecture

AI in construction demands its own scaffolding to maximise impact

Tone on Tuesday: History in 100 objects

Sydney Metro City + Southwest line is officially open

INDE Awards 2024: A celebration of architecture and design and the people who make it happen

Bates Smart inaugurates Brisbane studio

Federal intervention in UNSW and NIDA student housing dispute