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Invoking connection to Country along harbour foreshore walk with Lucy Simpson

embraces all Australians, a future based on mutual respect and shared responsibility for this land.” Final project details will be confirmed following further consultation with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Development...

News | 05/08/2024

Sam Crawford Architects-designed Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre on WAF shortlist

/medium firm has been included in this prestigious event,” SCA director Sam Crawford says. “We look forward to presenting our project to a jury of the world’s top architects and live pitching against the big names in the international...

News | 12/07/2024

How energy from waste can reduce landfill, emissions and reliance on fossil fuels

enough electricity to power 40,000 homes every year from up to 380,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste otherwise destined for the landfill. When complete, the $600 million ARC will be Australia’s biggest EfW facility. Yet another ERF project where...

News | 28/06/2024

The butterfly effect at Changi Airport Terminal 3: Ingenious design takes flight with durlum’s dynamic ceiling and light modulation system

and light modulation system by durlum, a leading developer of metal ceilings and lighting systems for architectural applications. Unique on a global scale for its robustness, sophistication and seamless integration of design and technology...

News | 02/08/2024

Key takeaways on designing for tomorrow and sustainable design solutions

the design and construction process as well as post-occupancy management systems — according to each project’s unique climate and site conditions. Focussing on using regenerative materials and promoting circular design practices, we are...

News | 02/07/2024

Tone on Tuesday: On High Five

In the seasonal spirit of good will we need a game to sustain us over the holidays. Let’s play high five – inspired by Nick Hornby’s anti-hero in High Fidelity (John Cusack in the film version). Competing best fives on any topic. This round is...

News | 17/12/2019

Tone on Tuesday: On Architects Declaring

signatories’ of the declaration, outside the organisers, have a track record of sustainable design or a public profile of activism on climate change. This leads to suspicions of vanity virtue-signalling by signing up. The right-wing mainstream media goes...

News | 10/12/2019

Episode 199: Katie Rigg-Smith on multi-generational homes and designing for a future Australia

agencies in service of their clients. This includes an emphasis on how cultural, social, economic, and geographic trends influence behaviour, and in turn, how these behaviours will shape the future of marketing. She spoke with TAD exclusively...

News | 09/04/2024

Vertical schools could revitalise our cities

collaborations with Adelaide Zoo, universities and local technology startups. Research from the Thriving in Vertical Schools project has focused on students’ experiences in these schools. Students feel connected to the city, with views framed throughout...

News | 01/08/2024

Joe Murphy appointed Woods Bagot's Studio Chair at Auckland studio

project typologies, his portfolio spanning interior architecture through to landscape, but he says his passion lies in urban design projects of civic and public nature that give back to their local community. “I was drawn to Woods Bagot as a local...

News | 31/07/2024

Smoking ceremony to celebrate Village 21 Moorumbina Mongurnallin opening in Frankston

from an on-site mentor as well as access to programs to strengthen connection to culture and build independent living skills. NH Architecture designed the first, pilot project in Preston for Kids Under Cover in 2021. The pilot has been enormously...

News | 30/07/2024

Cutting-edge timber hybrid office tower Westralia Square 2 officially opens in Perth

develop WS2 as a timber hybrid building, a novel approach for buildings in the Perth CBD, as it delivers significant project benefits as well as a step-change in the embodied carbon results which is becoming more important for governments, industry and the...

News | 31/07/2024

John McAslan + Partners-designed Waterloo Station will battle to open this August

approval from the National Rail Safety Regulator for the project's launch. Additionally, the rail body needs to address safety concerns raised by members of the Fire Brigade Employees Union regarding the new trains and the 15.5 kilometers of tunnels...

News | 31/07/2024

Personnel outgoings & project shortlistings at Carter Williamson

the latter has additionally been shortlisted in both the Australian Interior Design Awards and the National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards, for 'Residential Design' and 'Architecture' respectively. Another residential project...

News | 30/05/2024

Tone on Tuesday: On Social Housing Part 2

in that process goes wrong. If that apartment is put on the rental market, the owner might seek a return of around 5%, or $1,000/week (1000th of its purchase price). Given that housing should cost no more than one third of income it suggests the...

News | 16/06/2020

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Invoking connection to Country along harbour foreshore walk with Lucy Simpson

Sam Crawford Architects-designed Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre on WAF shortlist

How energy from waste can reduce landfill, emissions and reliance on fossil fuels

Electric vehicles can provide the backup Australia needs - and here's the proof

Tone on Tuesday: On Naming Things

Tone on Tuesday: On Green and Crimson

Aqualand plans hotel and build-to-rent tower in North Sydney

Sydney’s Chinatown gates restoration to soon get under way

The butterfly effect at Changi Airport Terminal 3: Ingenious design takes flight with durlum’s dynamic ceiling and light modulation system

Key takeaways on designing for tomorrow and sustainable design solutions

Tone on Tuesday: On High Five

Tone on Tuesday: On Architects Declaring

Episode 199: Katie Rigg-Smith on multi-generational homes and designing for a future Australia

Vertical schools could revitalise our cities

Joe Murphy appointed Woods Bagot's Studio Chair at Auckland studio

Smoking ceremony to celebrate Village 21 Moorumbina Mongurnallin opening in Frankston

Cutting-edge timber hybrid office tower Westralia Square 2 officially opens in Perth

John McAslan + Partners-designed Waterloo Station will battle to open this August

Personnel outgoings & project shortlistings at Carter Williamson

Tone on Tuesday: On Social Housing Part 2