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    News Archive for November 2021

    Sustainable architecture – the future of housing

    Sustainability is the foundation on which the housing of the future will be built, challenging the best architects to follow sustainable architectural practices and design buildings.


    Vitradual: Meeting sustainability, durability and compliance goals in cladding rectification

    Vitradual from Fairview offers a 100 per cent recyclable solution that can meet your sustainability, durability, and compliance goals in cladding rectification projects.


    New Perth Principal for Hames Sharley

    Hames Sharley has appointed Andrew Tang-Smith as Principal to it’s Perth studio, which will see the experienced architect lead design and collaboration across portfolios.


    Designs released for Australia’s soon-to-be largest regional arts centre

    ARM Architecture has released the renders for its $140 million Geelong Arts Centre project, with the building slated to become a cultural icon within the Victorian city.


    Full height sliding glass doors connect simple modular home to the outdoors

    Designed as a modular moveable dwelling that could be moved to a new site in future, the house features glazed doors and windows from BINQ’s Archetto Series and Azione Series.


    Northern Beaches Council rewarded for revitalisation project

    The restoration work undertaken to transform Currawong has seen Northern Beaches Council recognised for their efforts at the Building Designers Association of Australia, National Design Awards, taking out the Heritage building/adaptive reuse category.


    New documentary brings the horror of Black Summer back in the spotlight

    Academy and Emmy award-winning Australian filmmaker Eva Orner takes a frank and fearless look at the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 in a new documentary released on Amazon Prime Video.


    Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Award winners are role models for all Australians

    Clean energy solutions, zero emissions initiatives, community projects and sustainable communities were some of the entries that stood out at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2021 announced recently.


    Glazed doors and windows merge Coburg home interiors with the natural environment

    Glazed sliding doors and large windows blur the lines between the indoor and outdoor spaces.


    How shower drainage design can impact subfloors

    There are several factors that need to be considered when designing the shower area in a bathroom.


    Petersen bricks star in 2020 Fritz Höger Awards

    Four of the winning projects at the 2020 Fritz Höger Awards for Brick Architecture featured Petersen bricks, demonstrating the many and varied faces, and wonderful tones and textures of these beautiful handcrafted bricks.


    The life-saving importance of exit and emergency lighting

    Emergency situations can occur at any time in a building, which is why it’s important that all occupants know exactly how to head to the nearest emergency exit.


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