2 September 2010 |
Australia may soon have a voluntary national standard for new sustainable communities.
16 June 2010 |
Bradford Insulation has been appointed by the government to undertake safety inspections in homes insulated under the now discontinued Home Insulation Program (HIP).
28 May 2010 |
Australia's 12 largest cities have called for a formal agreement between the three tiers of government to collaboratively deliver better prosperity, liveability and sustainability for their cities.
10 February 2010 |
Archicentre has issued an "urgent warning" to its 1,000 member architects following the deaths of four foil insulation installers.
9 February 2010 |
Statistics reveal the impact of the global financial crisis upon architectural sole practitioners and small studios.
20 November 2009 |
The Victorian government has fast-tracked a $27 million development proposal for 85 residential apartments.
16 November 2009 |
Design firms prevented from making political contributions as part of the NSW government's new donations ban.
4 November 2009 |
Perth's best projects are being cut down by ill-informed dialogue and an interfering, bottom-line driven government.
28 October 2009 |
A new book claims to have the latest word on education design - and we've got five copies to give away.
23 October 2009 |
Projects funded by the federal government's stimulus package have been blighted by yet further delays.
19 October 2009 |
The Victorian government has launched draft legislation aimed at addressing funding shortfalls for new urban areas.
12 October 2009 |
Sydney must not bow to pressure from the development industry and lose its market gardens, a leading architect said.
1 October 2009 |
An Architectus-designed project for Sydney's Double Bay has been labelled "intrusive" by the government architect and refused planning permission.
30 September 2009 |
NSW's assistant government architect is pushing the professional interests of women forward.
28 September 2009 |
A 10-metre LED "beacon" to shine in Swansea, Venus Towers hits big money in Beirut and architects in Scotland face another tough year, in today's international news.
23 September 2009 |
A new federal government policy statement has declared that planning laws "a barrier" to new supermarkets.
16 September 2009 |
Jan Gehl's plans for Sydney are being blocked by too many competing agendas, says the former Lord Mayor of London.
15 September 2009 |
The sunshine state leaps ahead by adopting the new national bushfire standard seven months before other states.
11 September 2009 |
The NSW state government has approved a concept plan for Macquarie University's $1.7 billion commercial and education hub.
3 September 2009 |
The housing shortage in the Northern Territory is now so desperate that families are being forced to live in tents.
1 September 2009 |
The NSW development industry is defending its role in the "land-bribe" scandal in which planning approvals are being revoked as "illegal".
24 August 2009 |
A derelict building in Brisbane's inner south will be razed and transformed into a $44 million social housing project built at cost by the developer.
18 August 2009 |
High rents and low vacancies are forcing students to live in 'ghettos' and it's time for the government to step in, a university group claims.
18 August 2009 |
Demolishing Lonsdale House brings Melbourne one step closer to being "just a bunch of glass boxes", says this protester.
4 August 2009 |
A failure by the NSW state government to increase height restrictions in line with its push for higher densities could result in low-income earners living in 'shoe boxes' without enough sunlight or communal space.