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Proposed planning changes target improved housing supply and design excellence

New changes proposed by the City of Sydney Council to planning and development rules aim to boost much-needed housing supply while improving sustainability and design excellence. New changes proposed by the City of Sydney Council to planning and...

News | 15/12/2023

Betti & Knut design a new sustainable classroom for German International School Sydney

Based on biophilic design principles, the three new classrooms were designed by architect Knut Menden as an interim solution involving portable classrooms while working on the GISS masterplan. They are sustainable. They are portable. They are...

News | 11/09/2023

Three studio projects addressing cultural, social and environmental issues in regional Australia

Students at the University of Sydney’s School of Architecture, Design and Planning have presented three studio projects based on project briefs that challenged them to explore the role of architecture in addressing cultural, environmental, and...

News | 14/12/2023

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

Tessa Knox-Grant Samantha Johnson Christopher Cormack The 17th annual Sustainability Summit will be held on Thursday November 9 as a hybrid event. Join in person at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, or online wherever you have an internet...

News | 10/10/2023

Sydney’s multi-million-dollar plan to activate Haymarket and Chinatown

Mayor said. “If approved, it will see the City of Sydney invest millions of dollars over the next 10 years to upgrade Goulburn, Sussex, Harbour, Quay and Thomas streets, to complete public domain improvements and reinstate light catenaries on...

News | 21/08/2023

Housing and the Albanese government: A mid-term report card

’s only one element of a raft of initiatives from Canberra over this time. Hal Pawson, UNSW Sydney The Albanese government can justly claim to have reasserted Commonwealth leadership on housing since its election in 2022. Media attention...

News | 18/12/2023

SAHA: An emerging practice making a big impact

, questions of density seem to be the creative catalyst for several projects. This small practice based in Sydney is gaining significant recognition for its inventive and elegant approaches to residential sites that are – to put it simply — small...

News | 10/01/2024

Minns, Moore at odds over Sydney CBD housing policy

are at loggerheads over housing plans in Sydney’s CBD, with the state government adamant more residences can be created in the midst of the housing crisis. Premier Chris Minns says he plans to work with Lord Mayor Clover Moore on a potential...

News | 05/10/2023

A slice of Sydney Harbour set to hit the market

buyers and investors invited to purchase a slice of Sydney’s waterfront for their own. Located on Majors Bay at Mortlake, the development comprises 20 three-bedroom residences that hold prime vistas of the harbour and expansive balconies, as well...

News | 05/10/2023

Penrith Beach opens to the public

Western Sydney Lakes. The site of a former quarry, the site has undergone extensive rehabilitation, with a recreational lake system, one of which now regarded as Penrith Beach. The beach will be opened and patrolled seven days a week until 3 March 2024...

News | 08/01/2024

Stone cladding: The simple elegance of the natural world

individual slip veneer (can be customized to the dims of the wall, appears more authentic, harder to install and more expensive). Stone cladding is one of the most expensive cladding materials, so it may not be the right choice for those on an extremely...

News | 08/01/2024

Australia’s ‘deeply unfair’ housing system is in crisis – and our politicians are failing us

, University of Sydney “The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest...

News | 13/12/2023

Art house cinema venue Palace Verona to move to Moore Park next year

It’s curtains down for Palace Verona, Sydney’s well-known independent and art house cinema venue in the heart of Paddington on Oxford Street. However, the show will go on at a new location. It’s curtains down for Palace Verona, Sydney’s...

News | 05/12/2023

$20M refurbishment to redefine family-friendly accommodation

, Novotel Sydney City Centre. Formerly the Mercure Sydney Wynyard, the 283-room hotel is located on York Street in the heart of Sydney CBD, and has now been reimagined as Novotel Sydney City Centre, with the interior design concept curated by Australian...

News | 05/12/2023

Homelessness on the rise on Sydney streets

City of Sydney has revealed that 277 people are sleeping on the streets within its LGA, a 23 percent increase from the year previous. City of Sydney has revealed that 277 people are sleeping on the streets within its LGA, a 23 percent increase...

News | 02/05/2023

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Proposed planning changes target improved housing supply and design excellence

Betti & Knut design a new sustainable classroom for German International School Sydney

Three studio projects addressing cultural, social and environmental issues in regional Australia

Sydney Open returns to unlock some of the city’s hidden gems

Deicorp wraps up a successful year with green light for three key projects

Indigenous art and industriality define Waterloo Metro

Could rooftop solar could help provide the power we need?

Revised Barangaroo Central plans go public

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

Sydney’s multi-million-dollar plan to activate Haymarket and Chinatown

Housing and the Albanese government: A mid-term report card

SAHA: An emerging practice making a big impact

Minns, Moore at odds over Sydney CBD housing policy

A slice of Sydney Harbour set to hit the market

Penrith Beach opens to the public

Stone cladding: The simple elegance of the natural world

Australia’s ‘deeply unfair’ housing system is in crisis – and our politicians are failing us

Art house cinema venue Palace Verona to move to Moore Park next year

$20M refurbishment to redefine family-friendly accommodation

Homelessness on the rise on Sydney streets