The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the 2018 NSW Landscape Architecture Awards. Fifteen projects were acknowledged over 12 categories, at an event where 165 of the industry’s professionals gathered to celebrate landscapes of all sizes across the state. AILA NSW President Mark Tyrrell said…
Collectivity Talks – Designing for Life was a panel held as part of the Open House Melbourne July program. Featuring Karen Alcock, Principal of MAArchitects; Kerstin Thompson, Principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects; Kyle Reeve, Development Manager of ICON Developments and Mike McCormack, ​Co-D​irector of Milieu – the group of leading architects and…
Motivated to design and build a tiny house that is thermally efficient and easy to construct, Tiny House Solutions has created a six-metre by 2.4-metre quality, contemporary home that has been fitted out with an array of sustainable and environmental features. It has been designed with weight, strength and insulation…
The University of Sydney’s Innovation in Applied Design Lab at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning has undertaken a complex multi-year project in collaboration with Lendlease to deliver the Innovation in Multi-Storey Housing Project. The Future Living System is a real-scale 80-square-metre prototype apartment constructed from a range of prefabricated elements including timber, which was used…
With property prices escalating and a lack of quality housing options, many people have given up on their dream of home ownership. At the same time, the conventional off-the-plan development model is largely failing to address people’s expectations of quality and aspirations for community. In response to these challenges, Make…
From 16 – 18 August, over 100 brands and 50 exhibitors will showcase exceptional products over 3500-square-metres directly to architects, interior designers, specifiers and design enthusiasts in search of exciting new products for residential and commercial projects. Discover a global market in one place in Sydney; full of market-ready products…
Australia recognises the need to evolve towards lifelong apartment living to address problems of urban sprawl and population growth, and to create affordability and cohesive communities that provide for meaningful interaction and social nourishment. Yet, with key questions surrounding design, from quality to supply and longevity, how do we create…
The first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) office building approved in Melbourne has hit the leasing market in a move tipped to generate significant interest. WOODWORK, on Waterfront Way in the newly revitalised The District Docklands, has Planning Permit approval for a ground floor lobby, retail space and four large upper…
Several of the state’s up and coming practices have dominated the 2018 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. This year’s winners were announced at a ceremony at Westland Nurseries in Seven Mile Beach, with 21 awards and commendations handed out from a record 43 entries, featuring everything from public amenities and office fit-outs…
Work Place / Work Life will bring together leading practitioners from Australia and abroad to discuss the issues shaping workplace design now and into the future. Workplace design in Australia is undergoing a seismic shift, with technological disruption, the rise of the sharing economy and developments in activity-based working changing…
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