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RMIT team replaces 80% cement with coal ash to create high performing low-carbon concrete

-carbon concrete interact over time. With its wide applicability to various materials, it also marks a crucial stride towards digitally assisted simulation in infrastructure design and construction. Relevant studies ‘Unified hydration model for multi...

News | 20/05/2024

Live in an apartment and want to charge an electric car at home? Here are 4 ways to help that happen

agree on whether to install them, or which technology to use. And the complex may not be well-equipped for the extra electricity load. So how can these challenges be overcome? A policy paper my colleagues and I published today set out to answer that...

News | 03/12/2024

“Each opportunity is a challenge”: Mark Austin on becoming FRAIA

building legislation are what, I think, makes Australian Architecture what it is. The first sketches of any Austin Maynard Architect project are proposals of how a building could relate to the unique site and unique climate. The design moves through...

News | 02/12/2024

The Pattern Book Design Competition got the wrong answers

in the missing middle, the most sustainable one, and the most effective: three storey walk-up flats. design-i #8, 4 Dec 2024. Researched and written by Tone Wheeler, architect / Adjunct Prof UNSW / President AAA. The views expressed are his. design-i...

News | 04/12/2024

How 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 explains suburban failure

Nov 2024. Researched and written by Tone Wheeler, architect / Adjunct Prof UNSW / President AAA. The views expressed are his. design-i is a new column that replaces Tone on Tuesday. Old ToT columns can be found here, and you can still contact TW at...

News | 27/11/2024

We lost the climate war: New battles in a changed climate

. design-i #5, 13 Nov 2024. Researched and written by Tone Wheeler, architect / Adjunct Prof UNSW / President AAA. The views expressed are his. design-i is a new column on design ideas that replaces Tone on Tuesday. Old ToT columns can be found here and you...

News | 13/11/2024

Why Monday is the most dangerous day on a building site

. That’s about 9% of the workforce. But construction sites can be dangerous workplaces. There are also more accidents on a Monday than any other weekday, a pattern we see in many countries. A number of factors combine to give us this “Monday...

News | 25/11/2024

How private credit is helping build Australia’s most sustainable luxury home

-generation, sustainable living to Australia’s shores. I am humbled to be showing others what’s possible in sustainable residential design, while knowing I am building a brighter, healthier future for my family.” ...

News | 09/12/2024

Australia’s electricity market is getting a big makeover to make it future-proof

three areas. Australia’s energy grid needs to double in size. Shutterstock 1. Match design with economy-wide ambition Every two years, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) releases a 20-year roadmap for Australia’s...

News | 05/12/2024

New London studio for bureau^proberts opens with new studio lead

. Observing that bureau^proberts is perfectly positioned to service a growing portfolio of global projects from the new London base, she says, “I’m thrilled to lead bureau^proberts’ European operations into their next phase. London is a...

News | 21/11/2024

Bankwest Place: A design inspired by WA's natural beauty

spaces unlike ever seen before. Architecture and design is something that can be perceived as quite personal, but what I’ve found through building incredible teams is that having multiple minds with varied expertise across our projects...

News | 11/12/2024

$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

gearing to new properties only. The latter reform was designed to increase the incentive to build new homes. There is a perception within the Labor Party that the Coalition’s attack on these policies contributed to Labor’s surprise defeat in...

News | 23/09/2024

A new chapter for TERROIR

capacity to deliver projects that connect people and place. While this is TERROIR’s longstanding approach, it is now increasing in urgency and importance given the multiple dilemmas posed by a changing climate,” share Scott Balmforth and...

News | 19/11/2024

The extreme floods which devastated Spain are hitting more often. Is Australia ready for the next one?

in New South Wales and Queensland. The question now is – are we prepared for these more damaging floods? This year, Australia updated the climate change section of Australia’s flood design guidance. But while this will help ensure that...

News | 18/12/2024

New faces at Hames Sharley

extensive project delivery experience, most recently leading the 19,000sqm SEEK HQ building in Melbourne, and has a deep commitment to the design process underlined by her strong human-led approach to people and culture. “I’m dedicated to...

News | 06/12/2024

And that’s a wrap: Saturday Indesign was a design lover’s playground

From panel talks with luminaries to interactive installations and wrapping up with a memorable after party, Saturday Indesign 2024 delivered a convivial experience for Australia’s design community. From panel talks with luminaries to interactive...

News | 10/09/2024

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2024: The year of FISH (fighting in someone’s house)

The pole-frame bush house by Graeme Gunn for David Yencken

Renewables or resilience. Design for both/and

A scheme reviving three storey walk-up flats

RMIT team replaces 80% cement with coal ash to create high performing low-carbon concrete

Live in an apartment and want to charge an electric car at home? Here are 4 ways to help that happen

“Each opportunity is a challenge”: Mark Austin on becoming FRAIA

The Pattern Book Design Competition got the wrong answers

How 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 explains suburban failure

We lost the climate war: New battles in a changed climate

Why Monday is the most dangerous day on a building site

How private credit is helping build Australia’s most sustainable luxury home

Australia’s electricity market is getting a big makeover to make it future-proof

New London studio for bureau^proberts opens with new studio lead

Bankwest Place: A design inspired by WA's natural beauty

$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

A new chapter for TERROIR

The extreme floods which devastated Spain are hitting more often. Is Australia ready for the next one?

New faces at Hames Sharley

And that’s a wrap: Saturday Indesign was a design lover’s playground