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    Design notes for week 12/2024 from Tone on Tuesday
    Design notes for week 12/2024 from Tone on Tuesday

    A column about design process, design policy, design and politics.


    Albanese and NT Governments to spend $4 billion over a decade to tackle Indigenous housing
    Albanese and NT Governments to spend $4 billion over a decade to tackle Indigenous housing

    A $4 billion ten-year agreement between the federal and Northern Territory governments that aims to see up to 270 houses built annually in remote Indigenous communities will be unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday.


    Yutjuwala Djiwarr Aged Care: Forging new ground in culturally appropriate aged care
    Yutjuwala Djiwarr Aged Care: Forging new ground in culturally appropriate aged care

    Over the last 7 years we (Kaunitz Yeung Architecture) have been quietly working with a wide spectrum of collaborators including: aged care residents, prospective residents, families, elders, community leaders, Aboriginal Corporations, government, perators and aged care experts to develop a new more culturally appropriate approach to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Aged Care.


    The way forward from banned benchtops
    The way forward from banned benchtops

    Architects, designers, home renovators - all fell in love with the inexpensive opulence of engineered stone. It was top of the wish list for every homemaker; we just couldn’t get enough of faux marble.


    Prefabricated and build-to-rent houses could help bring rents down
    Prefabricated and build-to-rent houses could help bring rents down

    Australia’s rental vacancy rate has hit a historic low of close to zero. The latest estimate from SQM Research is 1.1%. The latest estimate from the property listing firm Domain is 0.7%.


    Taking another look at dual living house plans
    Taking another look at dual living house plans

    Sometimes also referred to as dual occupancy homes, dual living homes are currently gaining in popularity across Australia. Unlike several other countries – including Japan, many European nations, and the US – they do not have a long history in this country.


    How ancient Romans kept cool in summer
    How ancient Romans kept cool in summer

    The dog days of summer are upon us. Or so the ancient Romans named the dies caniculares that followed the rise of the “dog star” Sirius which the ancients believed to signal the oncoming sweltering heat and drought of summer.


    Urban planner pushes for trackless trams
    Urban planner pushes for trackless trams

    A leading Australian urban planner is pushing for a rollout of the technology across the country’s congested and car-centric suburbs.


    Let’s not kid ourselves that private investors or super funds will build the social housing we need
    Let’s not kid ourselves that private investors or super funds will build the social housing we need

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers is leading a push to get private investors to help build more social and affordable housing. But we shouldn’t kid ourselves about where the money will come from.


    Is it time to make public transport free?
    Is it time to make public transport free?

    Dr Mike Harris, lecturer in urban design and landscape architecture from the School of Built Environment at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture, says ditching fares has many benefits for cities and citizens.


    Five times Tetris inspired architects to create spatially efficient buildings
    Five times Tetris inspired architects to create spatially efficient buildings

    Early chapters in architectural studies cover cross-sections and perspective views, and how buildings come together. So, do architects and designers ace the Tetris game because their minds are already programmed to build?


    Style & liveability, beyond the back door
    Style & liveability, beyond the back door

    The quest, among specifiers and homeowners, to create homes that push boundaries in terms of style and liveability extends beyond the confines of the living room and kitchen to exterior spaces.


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