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2025 Lifetime Achievement Award honours a lifetime of sustainable design and advocacy
Brought to you by AWS, the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced at the Sustainability Awards Gala on Novemb...
Leonie King on affordable housing: “We’re building homes, not assets”
City West Housing CEO Leonie King highlights the urgent need for secure funding, dedicated planning pathways, and inclus...
Comparing the evolution of home and car design
Metricon’s National Design Director, Adrian Popple, explores parallels between home and car design, highlighting shared ...
Planning for affordability: Why Australia must rethink density and design
Australia’s housing crisis stems from years of undersupply, rising construction costs, low housing density, and resistan...
NSW Government unveils $1 home designs to tackle housing crisis
The NSW Government has launched a $1 Housing Pattern Book offering architect-designed home plans and a faster 10-day app...
AWS sponsors building tour program at inaugural Glenn Murcutt Architecture Foundation Symposium
As part of its ongoing support for architectural excellence and sustainable, place-based design, AWS is sponsoring the M...
Caloundra luxury apartments set new benchmark for beachside living
With three bedrooms, expansive living-dining spaces, generous balconies, and stunning views of the ocean and mountains i...
Glazed windows and sliding doors balance nature, light, views and style at Bulli beachside cottage
Series 400 CentreGLAZE™ windows and Series 618 MAGNUM™ sliding doors were selected for a beachside cottage extension in ...
Skylight and automatic louvres maximise natural light at Narrm Ngarrgu Library in Melbourne
The Narrm Ngarrgu Library & Family Services is a key part of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market Renewal. Featuring a 45sq...
Resources
CPD
CPD Online - Understanding acoustics for windows & doors: Design principles and solutions for the external envelope
This CPD covers how windows and doors affect acoustic performance, outlining sound fundamentals, testing standards and r...
CPD Online - A guide to window and door design and compliance in bushfire prone areas
This CPD session explores AS 3959:2018 and its application in bushfire-prone areas, focusing on AWS window and door syst...
Podcasts
Episode 268: City West Housing CEO Leonie King on affordable homes, planning approvals and how to solve our housing crisis
In this episode, Leonie King will be talking about affordable homes, funding, planning approvals, land costs, how can we...
Episode 264: Metricon National Design Director Adrian Popple on why houses are not designed like cars
Joining Metricon in 1987, Adrian Popple swiftly ascended the ranks navigating diverse roles-from drafting cadet to desig...
Episode 260: Economist Nerida Conisbee on fixing Australia's housing crisis
Nerida Conisbee is Ray White’s Chief Economist and one of Australia’s leading property experts works closely with indust...
Episode 257: Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces reveals all about the NSW Housing Pattern Book
Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces joins us to unpack what this all means for families...
Episode 235: Tina Tziallas on energy-efficient building design, sustainable materials and behavioural change to promote sustainability
Tina has worked on a variety of projects, including high-end and sustainable residential, multi-unit, commercial, equine...
Episode 227: Dominic Gaetani, the DKO lead architect on the trials & tribulations of the Pentridge Prison urban rehabilitation project
Dominic Gaetani is a senior associate from DKO Architecture, who as a Tasmanian-born architect, left the sleepy Apple Is...
Episode 213: Trivess Moore on how green building materials can help us reach our carbon targets
Trivess Moore is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT. He is al...
Episode 207: Tamica Lewis, founder of Tempus Design Studio, on her holistic approach to residential building design & creating inspired spaces
Tamica Lewis is the Principal Building Designer and founder of Tempus Design Studio and has been involved in the Buildin...
Episode 189: Sustainability Engineer and Director at Credwell Energy Paddy Healy on ESD Certifications, Energy Modelling & BAL classifications
We speak with Padraig (Paddy) Healy, sustainability engineer and Director at Credwell Energy.
Sustainability Awards
The view from within: AWS’s internal sustainability landscape
AWS’s sustainability strategy spans transparent sourcing, low-carbon aluminium, renewable energy, circular recycling, an...
Recognising a legacy of sustainability with Lifetime Achievement 2024 Mat Santamouris
As the Sustainability Awards 2025 approach, focus turns to the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising individuals who’v...
Rooted, resilient, resonant: Off-grid family living amongst the rugged Australian landscape
Sutton Hill House exemplifies high-performance off-grid design, integrating reclaimed materials, biophilic principles, a...
Off-site sustainability: The rise of prefabricated construction
Prefabricated construction is transforming Australia’s building industry by improving efficiency, reducing waste, and lo...
Honouring legacy with the Lifetime Achievement Award
As Australia embraces a sustainable future, it is essential to recognise the visionaries who have dedicated their career...
