Articles tagged with 'education'

Spectrum Contract Rubber - new range

18 August 2010 | BUILDING on the tried and proven product range of Futura, Punti, Tono, Geode and Unito are new ranges by Spectrum.


Australia's first zero emission education facility to be built

17 June 2010 | Griffith University will build the country’s first zero-emission and self-powering teaching and research building driven by solar-powered hydrogen energy.


Gehry moves ahead on UTS design

17 June 2010 | The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) will build a Frank Gehry icon for the Business School as part of its City Campus Master Plan.


Help build schools in Laos

1 June 2010 | Envirotecture is supporting a project to rebuild village schools in Salavan Province in Southern Laos, partnering with World Concern and local villagers, supported by the Lao Government.


Design firm reports strong growth, appointments

11 February 2010 | Group GSA has credited the government’s stimulus package with what it has called "unprecedented growth".


Education architects fear project drought

16 December 2009 | There has been a surge in education specialists seeking work as stimulus projects dry up, according to a new specialist recruiter.


BIG and Fuglark to design Faroe Islands education centre

15 December 2009 | The team has won the largest ever commission on the Danish Faroe Islands.


Barrel building an education in green design

20 November 2009 | A timber-clad school with exposed pipes and solar collectors is teaching pupils a lesson.


WIN! One of five education design books

28 October 2009 | A new book claims to have the latest word on education design - and we've got five copies to give away.


School projects culled in funding bungle

16 October 2009 | Bad budgeting could force more than half of school stimulus projects to be downgraded or scraped altogether.


BREAKING NEWS: Architects hit by pay cuts

15 October 2009 | New research reveals architects endured more pay cuts than other property professionals during the GFC and uncovers which jobs are currently least secure.


Rant on

10 September 2009 | An "embarrassing lump of sandstone", skylines like cities and the architectural conveyor belt feature in today's news digest.


Lend Lease sets sights on public private projects

21 August 2009 | Lend Lease is buildings its capacity for public private partnerships, including health and education projects.


School funding will 'transform' design: architect

2 July 2009 | The industry is welcoming a further $810 million in government funding for its potential to kick start new innovations in education design.


Perth foreshore a shrinking violet

25 June 2009 | After years of procrastinating, the WA state government yesterday committed to redeveloping Perth's waterfront. But the plan is being dubbed "meek" and "disappointing" by architects.


In profile: Spowers

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


'Bright spots' in health, education and single dwellings

16 April 2009 | News of job cuts is still be ringing in workers' ears across the globe but the Australian Construction Industry Forum is forecasting new hope for the industry


'Greedy' universities compromise on quality?

11 March 2009 | Architecture schools are forsaking quality for quantity in a drive to get as many students and as much funding as possible, a leading university academic has claimed.


In profile: Christine Kwong, FJMT Architects

6 March 2009 | From robotic libraries to mixing heritage with new designs, Gemma Battenbough speaks to FJMT associate Christine Kwong about the latest in educational design.


'Bright spots' in health, education and single dwellings

1 January 1980 | As news of job cuts rings in workers’ ears across the globe, the Australian Construction Industry Forum is forecasting some hope for the industry


Universities call for government help over "housing stress"

1 January 1980 | High rents and low vacancies are forcing students to live in 'ghettos' and the government must stimulate public-private development if it is to retain international revenue, a university group claims.


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