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Brisbane Racing Club’s $1.5b masterplan to feature retirement and aged care precinct

Lendlease has announced a development agreement with Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) to develop an integrated retirement and aged care precinct in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot.

News | 12/02/2018

Australian firm named number 1 aged care architects in the world

Thomson Adsett has been named in Building Design’s renowned World Architecture 100, having taken out the top spot in the global elderly living sector.

News | 13/01/2017

Award recognition key to attracting young talent to health architecture

Australian World Architecture Festival judge Ronald Hicks of HDR Rice Daubney encourages young architects to consider a career in health architecture.

News | 26/04/2016

Prevent injuries in aged care environments with slip and fall resistance flooring products

Assessing the risks and choosing flooring products that are slip-resistant and suitable for each application is paramount for the designer as it ensures the safety of users and a reduction in risk level and the likelihood of litigation.

News | 11/04/2016

Making the most of the NDIS $700 million housing budget

Di Winkler, Chief Executive Officer, Summer Foundation discusses The Summer Foundation which is building demonstration housing projects to provide concrete alternatives to placing young people in nursing homes.

News | 04/04/2016

Architects promoting gender equality in architecture

A Harvard Business Review report states that women are driving the world economy, controlling approximately $28 trillion in annual consumer spending.

News | 20/01/2016

Australia's housing standards are failing its ageing population

Many Australians want to grow old at home with family and friends. Yet most have homes that are inaccessible. Without intervention now, taxpayers will be asked to deal with the unintended consequences for the health, aged care and disability budgets

News | 14/01/2016

Shortage of suitable seniors living options warrants planning changes: government report

The Australian Government Productivity Commission (AGPC) has released its third flagship research paper investigating issues relating to Australia’s ageing population, this time focusing on senior’s housing choices.

News | 02/12/2015

New insights into designing housing for people with disability

A new report by The Summer Foundation provides key insights into design approaches for an inclusive model of housing for people with disability.

News | 09/10/2015

The state of sustainability in Australia: VIC pips QLD in our 2015 Awards Finalists straw poll

With under two weeks to go until awards ceremony we rekindled our reader’s interstate rivalry in the in the best way we know how—a state by state breakdown all the shortlisted projects.

News | 23/09/2015

Full shortlist revealed: 2015 National Architecture Awards finalists announced

Few would envy those tasked with selecting the shortlist for the National Architecture Awards, trimming 185 entries to 73 finalists is no easy feat, says Jury Chair and Immediate Past President, David Karotkin

News | 18/09/2015

Report highlights elderly falls epidemic in Australian homes

Falls are a major cause of injury among the elderly, according to the latest statistics from The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

News | 11/09/2015

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