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    If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of
    If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of

    Nothing excites law students like the idea of a free house. Or alternatively, enrages them. It depends on their politics. As a result, academics condemned to teaching property law find it hard to resist the “doctrine of adverse possession”.


    Luxury hotel design from the ground up - three insights from Sydney's Pullman Penrith
    Luxury hotel design from the ground up - three insights from Sydney's Pullman Penrith

    Paris or Penrith? The 5-star Pullman Penrith opened in August 2023, bringing a luxury hotel experience to Western Sydney for the first time. With its 153 rooms, modern European restaurant and stylish lobby bar, the Pullman Penrith has quickly established itself as a go-to destination for locals and visitors alike.


    Frank Gehry's most famous designs
    Frank Gehry's most famous designs

    Frank Owen Goldberg, (born February 28), 1929, is a Canadian-American architect, who lived in Los Angeles. He is currently 95 years old.


    What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains
    What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains

    Sinkholes are back in the news after a 13-year-old boy fell down a two metre deep hole in a waterlogged football field in Sydney over the weekend. The boy reportedly sank further into the hole every time he tried to push down with his feet, but was later rescued by a police officer who pulled him out by his wrists.


    How clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes
    How clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes

    Policy alignment sounds dry. But think of it like this: you want to make suburbs cooler and more liveable, so you plant large trees. But then you find the trees run afoul of fire and safety provisions, and they’re cut down.


    Future facing: Architectus on new directions in facade design
    Future facing: Architectus on new directions in facade design

    Over the last two decades, sleek skyscrapers encased in glass have been a common sight on our city skylines. An international trend projecting an element of prestige and power, the façades of these gleaming towers were relatively cost-efficient and straightforward to replicate and so began to proliferate.


    Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?
    Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

    Last week, the federal minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Madeleine King, signed a A$207 million commitment with the United States in support of “Landsat Next”.


    Design notes for early April 2024, by Tone on Tuesday
    Design notes for early April 2024, by Tone on Tuesday

    Ideas and issues on design process, design policy, design and politics.


    Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad. Here’s how to improve it
    Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad. Here’s how to improve it

    Recent revelations about poor air quality at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station probably came as no surprise for passengers who have experienced such conditions.


    Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming
    Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming

    For ecologists, one of the most pressing questions is to understand how ecosystems will change or adapt as the climate changes rapidly. We are already seeing many species of plant and animal moving uphill and towards the poles in response to higher temperatures. It’s very likely most species will move to track their preferred temperature niche.


    Australia’s first women’s shelters were acts of radical grassroots feminism
    Australia’s first women’s shelters were acts of radical grassroots feminism

    50 years ago, there wasn’t a single women’s shelter in Australia.


    Top designs by Zaha Hadid Architects
    Top designs by Zaha Hadid Architects

    Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was a British Iraqi architect from Baghdad, Iraq.


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