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Perfect Passive House? Bang for buck and somewhere in the middle can do the job just great " Jenny Edwards
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (810+ words) Jenny Edwards of Light House Archi Science is all about "bang for buck. Passive House (PH) costs way too much for most people, she says, and you can get great results with the building science she brings to the industry....
$5 million to electrify the City of Melbourne buildings and pools, plus some ambitious targets " Lord Mayor Nick Reece
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (324+ words) Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece made a persuasive link at the big ARBS event last week between the future success of the city and sustainability. At the chairman's breakfast to kick off the event, he also made the connection between…...
Book extract: Adapt! Designing New Lives for Old Buildings
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1639+ words) According to one estimate, there were 13 per cent fewer designated office workplaces in 2023 than in 2019 and 800 billion dollars of office-space value is at risk globally. With a significant volume of real estate in well-serviced, central locations currently unused, there has…...
Australian Urban Design Awards winners 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) The Australian Urban Design Awards were unveiled in Canberra on Tuesday, honouring people and projects who have contributed to better cities and quality of life for communities across the nation. In their 30th year, the awards are co-convened by peak design…...
Win this brilliant book, Adapt, Designing New Lives for Old Buildings, if you sign up to become a TFE member
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) Among the gems that Hannah Lewi and Cameron Logan revealed last week at Gleebooks for the launch of their book, Adapt, Designing New Lives for Old Buildings, is a novel concept " that a value capture mechanism could be applied to…...
Codes Red " what the architects are saying
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (399+ words) Philip Thalis has achieved Australia's highest architectural honour " the Gold Medal in Architecture in 2024. It keeps him immensely busy and partly that's because his words have more clout now than ever. At the briefing on Monday ahead of our newest…...
Victorian architects alarmed over potential to abolish Architects Registration Board
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (582+ words) The Victorian government has announced plans to transfer the functions of the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) to the renamed Business Licensing Authority. This raises concerns about the potential abolition of the ARBV and the threat to undermine decades…...
Interview: The Sydney Fish Market " what architects 3 XN and GXN said on Day 2 of the opening
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) The new Sydney Fish Market opened on Monday morning at 5am, heralding what's hoped to be a Danish-designed icon to rival that other major tourist attraction, the Sydney Opera House. But while tens of thousands of patrons flooded Pyrmont to see…...
Cities are symphonies " if we learn to listen
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (866+ words) Urban development is usually framed in pragmatic terms. A planning problem. An engineering challenge. A logistics puzzle. A financial equation. But what if we thought about city shaping like composing music? Cities, like symphonies, are made up of layers: the…...
Inner West Council's appointment of a city architect should be replicated across greater Sydney
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (360+ words) Chris Johnson is the former NSW Government Architect and the former chief executive of Urban Taskforce. As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to fund our journalism. Please consider supporting us with a one-off or…...