30 August 2010 |
A new computer program has been developed which will help fire authorities predict the direction, speed and intensity of bushfires.
24 August 2010 |
An $8.3 million program has been launched by the Victorian government to assist local councils and developers to meet their planning needs.
26 July 2010 |
The Victorian Government will fast track applications for new solar stations in regional Victoria, in response to the recent announcement to increase Victoria's electricity supply from solar power to 5 per cent by 2020.
10 May 2010 |
All new homes and major renovations in Victoria will have to be 6 star rated from May 2011.
19 February 2010 |
Green projects were most likely to be deferred or abandoned at the design stage in 2009, new research reveals.
16 February 2010 |
Victoria's bushfire planning strategy needs a "major overhaul", an urban designer has told the Bushfires Royal Commission.
1 February 2010 |
Electric cars, solar-powered neighbourhoods, and home appliances controlled via mobile phone could be coming to Frankston.
21 January 2010 |
The Premier State has the worst DA process, ACT fails commercial developments, Queensland "underperforms" and Victoria ranks joint-third, in a national assessment of planning systems.
24 November 2009 |
The state government will need to stop being held ransom by the development industry if it is to cope with five million people, says an expert.
28 October 2009 |
It's time to rethink wobbly design and wasteful planning, says Peter Brook, design director for Peddle Thorp Architects.
23 October 2009 |
An architectural book launch with the former prime minister descends into a slanging match.
16 October 2009 |
A Japanese artist has created a contemporary teahouse using burnt wood from affected areas in Victoria.
14 October 2009 |
A new round of funding has given the thumbs up to a raft of cultural and heritage renovations.
12 October 2009 |
Professionals in Bendigo are getting together at an event organised by the Australian Institute of Architects.
22 September 2009 |
The bushfire commission is fast tracking its recommendations ahead of Victoria's fire season.
4 September 2009 |
Architects need to stop adding living roofs as an afterthought or simply to meet DA requirements and start integrating them from day one of design.
3 September 2009 |
Swathes of green space and 1,000 extra new homes are today revealed in a new masterplan for Melbourne's Docklands.
27 August 2009 |
Victoria is the best of the worst in new residential building, according to new information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
21 August 2009 |
A national round up of open architectural competitions, featuring Victoria, Western Australia and ACT projects.
10 August 2009 |
The Melbourne Recital Centre, the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Hepburn Springs Bathhouse redevelopment have received top honours at the Master Builders Excellence in Construction Awards, held in Melbourne recently.
7 August 2009 |
Queensland's Anna Bligh announced that Watpac's construction division will be responsible for the construction of the $126 million Carrara Stadium redevelopment.
6 August 2009 |
Norris and Partners' "ugly ducking" in Victoria, racism in architecture and why renderings need more than computer generated humanoids, in today's news digest.
3 August 2009 |
Australia's residential building industry is forecast to surge in 2009/10 as it begins a four-year upturn, according new research released today.
26 June 2009 |
One of Victoria's most exciting projects, the University of Melbourne's new architecture building, is hitting the next stage of the competition process as the faculty today briefs the six-strong shortlist of architectural firms.
28 May 2009 |
Jenni Webster speaks to Louise Wallace about the new Australian Technical College in Victoria and how the project is paving the way for future developments