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Sustainable trends in new single dwellings

construction. By controlling the construction process end-to-end, prefabricated housing can substantially reduce the wastage that occurs throughout the process, and reduce the number of unforeseen circumstances that occur during any construction project. By...

News | 19/06/2024

Victoria is raising minimum rental standards – it’s good news for tenants and the environment

Following the lead of countries like New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Australian states and territories are moving slowly towards improving the basic quality and performance of rental housing. Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Trivess Moore...

News | 17/06/2024

Week 34/23: A line in the sand / Cities within cities / Six rules for social housing / Bookends: Eighties solar / Signs off: Failingwater

cities. Six rules for social housing In a Tone on Tuesday two week’s ago I opined that there are ‘S’ based rules for public housing, which could equally apply to social and affordable housing, particularly when designed in the...

News | 25/08/2023

Retirement Living Council calls out state governments for “lack of vision” in ageing strategies

While the number of older people continues to rise across Australia, various state governments are failing to make adequate provisions in their budgets for housing this segment. While the number of older people continues to rise across Australia...

News | 17/06/2024

Silvester Fuller wins competition to design Redfern Place market housing building

within Redfern Place in inner-city Redfern, following a design competition. Located at 600-660 Elizabeth Street, the project is being delivered by Tier One community housing provider Bridge Housing on behalf of the Land and Housing Corporation to house...

News | 01/03/2024

Uniting’s new retirement living village in Leichhardt to meet rising demand for seniors housing

Amidst the looming seniors housing crisis across Australia, Uniting has opened its latest retirement living village in Leichhardt, New South Wales. Amidst the looming seniors housing crisis across Australia, Uniting has opened its latest retirement...

News | 01/03/2024

Sydney Brutalist building and vandal magnet awaits demolition

courthouse was designed in the late 1970s in the Brutalist style by the NSW Government Architect’s Office. A multi-storey concrete structure that sits on a podium, the building served as a children’s court from 1983 until 2017. Following its...

News | 17/06/2024

The liveability ecosystem: Why a systemic shift is key to effectively addressing Australia’s housing crisis for the long-term

supply, to focussing on opportunities to improve long-term liveability for communities across Australia. The shortfalls of a numeric ‘supply solution’ The federal government’s National Housing Accord has outlined a target of one...

News | 27/02/2024

Becoming a landlord while still renting? ‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step

this strategy, however, is that capital gains on housing are not always and everywhere equal. Generally, the cheapest properties available to rentvestors will be houses in the regions or apartments in the city. But both regional housing and apartment...

News | 09/05/2024

AIA President evaluates Federal Budget’s built environment aspects

The Australian Institute of Architects’ position on the Federal Budget has been made known by National President Jane Cassidy (pictured), who says that while some issues have been addressed, there is more work to be done. The Australian Institute of...

News | 21/05/2024

Esteemed guests on hand at topping out for Parrramatta’s paramount development

ALAND plus a number of local, state and federal government officials have celebrated the topping out of Paramount on Parkes, a $357 million mixed-use precinct located in the heart of Parramatta. ALAND plus a number of local, state and federal...

News | 02/05/2024

TCL comment: Harnessing the power of design to transform cities

, photography by Douglas Mark Black. Hon. John Carey, WA’s Minister for Planning, Lands, Housing and Homelessness, described the project as a “major success story, with thousands of locals and visitors descending on Scarborough to enjoy the...

News | 21/05/2024

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Sustainable trends in new single dwellings

Victoria is raising minimum rental standards – it’s good news for tenants and the environment

Week 34/23: A line in the sand / Cities within cities / Six rules for social housing / Bookends: Eighties solar / Signs off: Failingwater

Retirement Living Council calls out state governments for “lack of vision” in ageing strategies

Silvester Fuller wins competition to design Redfern Place market housing building

Uniting’s new retirement living village in Leichhardt to meet rising demand for seniors housing

Sydney Brutalist building and vandal magnet awaits demolition

The liveability ecosystem: Why a systemic shift is key to effectively addressing Australia’s housing crisis for the long-term

Powerhouse Place leads victory parade at 2024 Victorian Architecture Awards

“We just need stability,” says Metricon CEO

New purpose-built student accommodation to come up next door to CDU City Campus

A sit down with Branko Miletic talking all things Editor’s Choice

Why are construction companies 'toppling like dominoes'?

Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight

BTR can help create more sustainable cities says Harvey Male

Student Accommodation Council slams international student rental crisis claims

Becoming a landlord while still renting? ‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step

AIA President evaluates Federal Budget’s built environment aspects

Esteemed guests on hand at topping out for Parrramatta’s paramount development

TCL comment: Harnessing the power of design to transform cities