Articles tagged with 'materials'

Charity calls for donations of labour and supplies

5 July 2010 | Brisbane charity Youngcare is calling on the construction industry for pro bono support to help build its Gold Coast Apartments project and keep more young Australians out of aged care.


Smart materials will "revolutionise" architecture within years: expert

7 September 2009 | Architects who fail to run with the trend sparked by radical smart materials towards adaptive and kinetic buildings will be left behind, says a leading expert.


CSIRO develops new fire-resistant coating

29 June 2009 | Tough new fire-resistant coating materials that can be used as a render or on structural steel are being developed by researchers in Melbourne.


Nineteen firms unveil bushfire designs

10 June 2009 | The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...


Rant on

28 May 2009 | Britain is a "shambles" of run-down shops, environmentally-friendly gas stations and how to keep peer-pleasing architects in check in our news round up


Architect sniffs at China's 'potpourri' skyline

19 May 2009 | China is risking becoming a "potpourri" of architectural styles as it uses its skyline to state its place in the world, a leading Australian architect has said


Architects are creating toxic "killing machines": expert

30 March 2009 | Toxic materials are being overlooked in the carbon neutral push, says McDonough


Three of a kind

25 March 2009 | Three is the magic number: that is set in stone. This week we look at three glorious uses of the hard stuff.


Three of a kind

25 February 2009 | The best things come in threes. This week, recession chic flaunts exemplary flair in chair design by reinventing the use of materials.


Rant on

1 January 1980 | The profession needs a "new architecture education", design that "charms ghosts" and the "marketing rhetoric" of Halifax's deteriorating physical environment.


Sponsored links

Subscribe to the Architecture & Design newsletter

Sponsored links

Recent comments

The Book