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    News Archive for March 2021

    Zephyr & Stone – Classic Coastal and Contemporary Coastal

    Ania and Kasia are respected as experts in great design and believe that a design must be both functional and aesthetically beautiful.


    Virtual design tours now reality thanks to Aussie start-up

    EnvisionVR is bringing virtual reality into an unheralded space - allowing for people to ‘step’ into future-built homes or multi-residential buildings, and walk around freely without being attached to cords or a chair.


    As one student gets out of bed, another gets in: thousands are 'hot-bedding' in Australia

    International students commonly share bedrooms so they can afford the rent. What is perhaps much more surprising is that our research suggests thousands are “hot-bedding” – their beds are available to them for only some hours of the day or night so others can use them the rest of the time.


    Footscray social housing development bears fruit for Unison

    Community housing developer Unison has been rewarded for its Napier Street Footscray social housing project, winning two Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Awards.


    CSR products and guidance assist with adaptive reuse at boutique development

    The project’s success comes from the architects’ ability to create a contemporary and highly liveable residential community while achieving superior acoustics, impact resistance and comfortable living environments.


    New architecture exhibition explores multispecies cohabitation

    The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning presents a new exhibition that explores inspiring new possibilities for designing and building inclusive architecture to host both human and nonhuman lifeforms.


    Home design that opens to the environment wins inaugural dWELL competition

    A blueprint for a home that innovatively integrates forgotten elements of design in a contemporary urban framework has won the inaugural dWELL design competition organised by the Lake Macquarie City Council.


    Podcast: Why we need joy at work

    A few simple changes to the work environment can make a dramatic difference to how people feel and perform.


    How mesh ensures structural integrity for your plastered surfaces

    By applying mesh to your floor, wall or ceiling first, you create a far more complete surface, with the render and mesh working together to deliver a durable layer.


    KingZip delivers aesthetics, performance and design flexibility at Ashfield Aquatic Centre

    KingZip Linea, an architectural roofing system from Kingspan Insulated Panels was specified for use on the aquatic centre’s roof.


    Tasmanian women making waves in the built environment: Kyra Wood

    Endlessly passionate about her work, Wood hopes that her research not only sparks the interest of the architecture industry’s leaders but also creates lasting change.


    Book Review: Killing Sydney - The Fight for a City’s Soul

    Elizabeth Farrelly’s controversial new book Killing Sydney: The Fight for a City’s Soul has made a splash in development, planning and design circles. We asked Dick Clarke, to review it for A&D, but he said the book is too important for a notional review of a few hundred words, instead producing this short essay.


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