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    News Archive for July 2019

    Moat's Corner by Vibe Design Group wins prestigious Building Designer’s award

    Moat's Corner, a family home nestled elegantly within established gardens, has been awarded Building Design of the Year at Design Matters Building Design Awards held on Saturday night at the National Gallery of Victoria.


    Plans for public sauna at Peter Stutchbury’s Green Square project

    Multi-disciplinary architecture and design practice Studio Rain has teamed up with City People and 107 Projects with a vision of creating a community sauna in Sydney's Green Square.


    Woods Bagot joins Melbourne International Film Festival

    Woods Bagot will be the exclusive architectural industry partner of the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).


    Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won't survive climate change

    In the face of climate change, which tree species are more likely to thrive, rather than just survive? Which of our beloved species won't make it?


    FRONT 2019 set to sizzle with hot CPD topics

    FRONT.design 2019 is now open for registrations, which means you can sign up to attend the event and, while you’re at it, block out your schedule with up to 10 topical Forum sessions with industry-leading speakers.


    Allplastics creates bespoke floor to ceiling ‘wave’ for Sydney office

    The Architectural & Building division of Allplastics Engineering was engaged to fabricate a unique partition to separate two areas at the EY WaveSpace office in the commercial hub of Sydney.


    ALSPEC sliding doors deliver indoor-outdoor living experience to old Adelaide home

    ProGlide high performance sliding doors from ALSPEC were specified for an old Adelaide home during its renovation.


    How non-compliant building materials can compromise insurance coverage

    The Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) industry is increasingly concerned about the substitution of specified products with non-compliant alternatives in the Australian building and construction industry.


    What Sydney Harbour Bridge could have looked like

    More than 70 designs were proposed for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with Dorman Long's design ultimately winning the competition. But did the judges make the right call?


    Industry fury at timber cladding ban on class 2 and 3 buildings

    The Wood Cladding and External Fixtures Alliance has announced that timber cladding is now acceptable for all classes of buildings other than Class 2 and 3 low-rise buildings under the existing ‘Deemed-to-Satisfy’ provisions of the National Construction Code.


    Designing for small spaces in residential and commercial kitchens

    Titled 'A specifier’s guide to designing for small spaces,' the whitepaper looks at the trends across Australia’s urban centres and, focusing specifically on residential and commercial kitchens, provides further detail on best practice for designing in these areas without compromising on sustainability or aesthetics.


    Australian architects declare a climate emergency

    Leading Australian architects have joined Declare Australia to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.


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