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Design notes for week 49/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

Wheeler is an architect /adjunct prof UNSW / president AAA. The views expressed are his. These Design Notes are Tone on Tuesday #191, week 49/2023. Past Tone on Tuesday columns can be found here Past A&D Another Thing columns can be found...

News | 05/12/2023

Tone on Tuesday 214: Solving the housing crisis without building homes

crisis’. This is Tone on Tuesday #214, 18 June 2024. It was written by Tone Wheeler, architect / Adjunct Prof UNSW / President AAA. The views expressed are his. Past Tone on Tuesday columns can be found here. You can contact TW at [email protected] ...

News | 18/06/2024

Tone on Tuesday 211: A short history of sustainable houses

by TW. Next week: Designing for sustainability in the most sustainable form. This is Tone on Tuesday #211, 4 June 2024, Much of this article was first published in the NSW Architecture Bulletin, Housing for All, Vol 80, No 2, 2023-4. It was...

News | 04/06/2024

Tone on Tuesday: Going for Bronze

with what was actually produced on the ground was palpably disappointing. Bronze is being kind. Returning to the arc of Olympic design around the world: Beijing 08 had the delightful Bird’s Nest Stadium (Herzog and de Meuron) and the Water Cube...

News | 03/08/2021

Design notes for week 46/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

Tuesday #188, week 46/2023. Past Tone on Tuesday columns can be found here Past A&D Another Thing columns can be found here You can contact TW at [email protected] ...

News | 14/11/2023

Case study: Standing the test of time: Tamarama House, Sydney

Perched high on a headland overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this home crowns a clifftop in Sydney’s seaside suburb of Tamarama. The sparkling setting is flanked by the famous foreshore and the house basks in strong Australian sunshine and sea breezes...

Resource | 11/11/2024

Design notes for week 44/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

industry in Australia. Next week Rising to the housing planning challenge? Tone Wheeler is an architect /adjunct prof UNSW / president AAA The views expressed are his. These Design Notes are Tone on Tuesday #186. Past Tone on Tuesday...

News | 31/10/2023

Tone on Tuesday 209: Homes won’t solve homelessness.

middle. Finding out what’s missing in the muddle is the subject of next week's Tone on Tuesday. This is Tone on Tuesday #209, 21 May 2024, written by Tone Wheeler, architect / Adjunct Prof UNSW / President AAA. The views expressed are his...

News | 21/05/2024

Tone on Tuesday 130: AV Jennings and Project Homes

‘speculative building’ (enshrined in the vernacular as a ‘speccie’). Jennings’ initiative was to change the process: he sold a fixed price house plan to customers &lsquo;on contract’ which enabled banks to be comfortable giving a...

News | 05/07/2022

Design notes for week 42/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

centre the critical knowledge and diverse lived experience of First Nations people”. (website) Signs off The penetration of Maori in bilingual signage was discussed in an earlier Tone on Tuesday. Now that we want to remove some colonial...

News | 17/10/2023

Case Study: Sydney Football Stadium

The newly redeveloped Sydney Football Stadium is open, and has already catered to thousands of sports fans, along with other major events. As a project of high public interest, it was essential that the new stadium showcased the latest and greatest...

Resource | 19/04/2023

Tone on Tuesday 118: Scomo, Albo and housing policies

The election is on. Sadly, it will be presidential, not policy driven. The putative presidents come from opposite sides of the tracks in Sydney, and that fact could serve us well in looking at a key policy difference: ‘homes for all’ or ‘housing as...

News | 12/04/2022

OWA mineral fibre ceilings deliver form and function at Sydney FC’s football facility

Explore how Sydney FC’s cutting-edge football facility utilises OWA mineral fibre ceilings, offering high-performance solutions that resist moisture, enhance acoustics, and stand the test of time. In the world of professional sports, where top...

Network Architectural

EBSA’s energy-efficient products showcased in 6-star Green Star Sydney building

EBSA is honoured to have contributed to this landmark project by incorporating our energy-efficient Schneider BT90 thermally broken double-glazed louvres and digital CPS-M control panel into the building’s façade. PHIVE (5 Parramatta Square, Sydney...

Brick inlay facade connects Crows Nest Station to place and community

special project. That was the great fortune enjoyed by Woods Bagots’ Principal, Lucian Gormley, and Senior Associate, Anthony Chow, in designing Sydney Metro Crows Nest Station. Located in the heart of Crows Nest Village on the Pacific Highway...

Robertson Facade Systems

Bildspec acoustic moving walls create dynamic learning spaces at Sydney school

and adaptability where teachers/lecturers can provide opportunities for student engagement. Mosca Pserras Architects specified these acoustic moving walls with Autex Composition 10mm acoustic fabric in colour Myst. Such face finishes used on the...

Bates Smart takes overall title at 25th annual Australian Timber Design Awards

Awards (ATDA) in Sydney. The overall ATDA winner was Bates Smart for their incredible work on the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C., USA. Steve Jones, Studio Director at Bates Smart (Photo courtesy of Bates Smart) With the mission to...

WoodSolutions: Design and Build

$729M Sydney Football Stadium rebuild delayed as Nov deadline passes

The rebuilding of the Sydney Football Stadium has been further delayed with the NSW Government missing its November deadline to award the construction contract. Both Multiplex and John Holland are in the running for the $729 million contract, while...

News | 06/12/2019

Knauf Insulation products meet sustainability and fire compliance at Nepean Hospital

Hospital is 14 storeys and over 100 metres high. With superb views stretching across Sydney and the Blue Mountains, the Stage 1 tower on completion will be one of the tallest hospital buildings in Australia. Delivered under the $576 million Stage 1 Nepean...

Knauf Insulation

Tone on Tuesday 115: Big plans: The Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 90 this week. My addition to the celebrations is through a series of lithographs by Robert Emerson Curtis, and in this story, there is a curious link to the author of the very idea of the ‘big plan’. ‘Make Big...

News | 22/03/2022

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