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Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Australia’s only not-for-profit architectural practice, OFFICE, is supporting the residents of Victoria’s housing estates in their fight to save their homes and communities.

BVN Associate in the vanguard of Aboriginal women architects

BVN Associate in the vanguard of Aboriginal women architects

With her recent registration, Tiana Furner is among the first cohort of Indigenous women registered as architects in Queensland and indeed Australia.

Newly released toolkit gives architects key strategies for climate-resilient design

Newly released toolkit gives architects key strategies for climate-resilient design

Drawing on years of experience, Marra+Yeh Architects has made a new toolkit available online for everyone.

A win for high-quality housing with EM BE CE

A win for high-quality housing with EM BE CE

EM BE CE’s competition-winning design for an inner-city affordable housing development achieves efficiency and durability without sacrificing elegant design.

Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Melbourne-based architects Breathe have constructed an unfinished house at the NGV that puts the question of house sizes in Australia on the agenda.

Stories Indesign: MP Max Chandler-Mather on housing crises and the politics of architecture

Stories Indesign: MP Max Chandler-Mather on housing crises and the politics of architecture

In this episode of Stories Indesign podcast, Timothy Alouani-Roby speaks to Greens MP and spokesperson for housing and homelessness, Max Chandler-Mather.

Sustainability Summit #9 – Data-driven design: Leveraging technology for sustainable housing

Sustainability Summit #9 – Data-driven design: Leveraging technology for sustainable housing

This upcoming panel will examine the role of digitalisation in sustainable architecture with a focus on housing.

Sustainability Summit #7 – Are we truly ready to pivot to transport-oriented development?

Sustainability Summit #7 – Are we truly ready to pivot to transport-oriented development?

This upcoming panel discussion will examine the housing manifesto recently introduced by the NSW government.

Hassell and One Heart take 3D-printed earth to Tanzania

Hassell and One Heart take 3D-printed earth to Tanzania

Hassell has revealed the design for a groundbreaking community building in Tanzania, a project in collaboration with the Australian-based charity, One Heart Foundation.

Richard Francis-Jones: Whose city is it anyway?

Richard Francis-Jones: Whose city is it anyway?

Richard Francis-Jones, Design Director at fjcstudio, writes about the search for public space between the consumerism of commercial self-interest and the bureaucratic authoritarianism of the state.

Today’s students expect more: Q&A with Architectus

Today’s students expect more: Q&A with Architectus

We spoke to Architectus Principals, Marina Carroll and Diana Rosenthal, about meeting the needs of students today and the evolution of tertiary institutions.

Global crises and the architect’s social responsibilities under discussion at AIA Conference

Global crises and the architect’s social responsibilities under discussion at AIA Conference

Kate Goodwin, curator and Adjunct Professor (Architecture) at the University of Sydney, reports back from the AIA Conference in Melbourne.