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    Aspect Studios comment piece: The river rethink
    Aspect Studios comment piece: The river rethink

    Brisbane is defined by its river, but it has not been kind to it. What would it mean to actively make the Brisbane River an active part of city life?


    How to fix the 'missing middle' and devise diverse housing solutions for Queensland’s growing population
    How to fix the 'missing middle' and devise diverse housing solutions for Queensland’s growing population

    Plus Architecture Principal, Chrisney Formosa, says that whilst both inner and outer suburbs across Australia have, for decades, comprised low-density, single storey, detached houses with backyards, this approach to urban development is no longer sustainable.


    The importance of understanding space in enabling innovative learning experiences
    The importance of understanding space in enabling innovative learning experiences

    Spaces are complex entities. Education spaces even more so, given they must facilitate many teaching and learning structures and experiences, while also catering for diverse user needs.


    HDR’s six architecture & design megatrends for 2024
    HDR’s six architecture & design megatrends for 2024

    In a climate of innovation, HDR’s architecture practice has forecasted six trajectories of change that will have a transformative impact over the coming year and redefine city-shaping for the foreseeable future.


    Super cool materials and irrigated trees: Study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C
    Super cool materials and irrigated trees: Study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C

    A combination of cooling technologies and techniques could reduce the temperature and energy needs of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


    The value differentiator in build-to-rent
    The value differentiator in build-to-rent

    In this comment piece, SJB director Nigel Morris discusses a test case for amenity-driven living in the build-to-rent sector.


    Sections: Kate Donaldson’s 'Strange Encounters'
    Sections: Kate Donaldson’s 'Strange Encounters'

    Kate Donaldson is a recent graduate of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Melbourne passionate about the potential for architecture and design to navigate sensitive, layered environments and in drawing connections between place, nature, and discipline.


    New national urban heat observatory will help drive more climate-resilient cities
    New national urban heat observatory will help drive more climate-resilient cities

    The innovative urban heat project will help adapt our urban centres for more comfortable living.


    Design notes for week 51/2023 from Tone on Tuesday
    Design notes for week 51/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

    The last Design Notes / Tone on Tuesday for the year is a chance to say goodbye for the year, and to some of the significant architects we lost in the past twelve months.


    Polestar’s Nahum Escobedo on the design thinking behind the new SUV model
    Polestar’s Nahum Escobedo on the design thinking behind the new SUV model

    Senior exterior designer Nahum Escobedo shares insights about the design process that went into creating the sleek and refined curves of the new SUV model.


    How our urban landscapes have changed in 30 years
    How our urban landscapes have changed in 30 years

    Reflecting on the changes in urban planning since he co-founded RobertsDay in 1993, Mike Day highlights several key shifts.


    Design notes for week 50/2023 from Tone on Tuesday
    Design notes for week 50/2023 from Tone on Tuesday

    The hero shot is the bane of good architecture. Form follows photos. It's a manifestation of container over contained: the exterior, not the internal. It should be space, light, use, quality. Those are the things that make architecture. I rail against the hero shot’s ubiquity, and architects’ obsession with it.


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