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Archive for March, 2011
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Development assessment panels are go
Posted on 31/03/2011 | No CommentsThe legislation enabling the creation of Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) in Western Australia came into operation on the 24 March 2011. This formalises the process for establishing DAPs, with the... -
Barangaroo hotel a mistake: Sartor
Posted on 31/03/2011 | No CommentsTHE Labor government’s $6 billion Barangaroo project is a gross overdevelopment and the hotel in the harbour is its worst feature, the former NSW planning minister Frank Sartor says. ”The... -
Peak oil- visually explained
Posted on 30/03/2011 | No CommentsA Quick 3 minute video visually explaining Peak Oil, what oil is used for, and what the future may hold with regards to Peak Oil. This is the culmination of... -
ABC Wollongong fit out challenges designers
Posted on 30/03/2011 | No CommentsTDA Interiors has completed work on the $1.5 million fit out of the new Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) station in Wollongong. The fit out was a new direction for ABC... -
The Challenges of NSW’s Planning System
Posted on 27/03/2011 | No CommentsI was recently invited to attend a planning forum organised by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE). They asked me to prepare a... -
Turn off lights on Saturday for Earth Hour
Posted on 25/03/2011 | No CommentsIN A warehouse made from recycled straw, heated by solar panels and cooled by rainwater tanks, Claire Gordon patiently collects second-hand books about saving the world. Ms Gordon runs the... -
Architect students envision Indigenous place-making in Melbourne
Posted on 23/03/2011 | No CommentsUniversity of Melbourne students recently showcased their vision of what it means to be Aboriginal in an urban environment as part of the Inaugural Hon. Evan Walker Design Studio Exhibition.... -
Sandmining to end earlier on Straddie
Posted on 23/03/2011 | No CommentsSandmining on North Stradbroke Island will end two years earlier than planned, infuriating miners and upsetting local environmentalists as well. Last year, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced that all mining... -
Designing the vertical farm
Posted on 23/03/2011 | No CommentsA vertical farm is a building designed for growing food in cities. Though none has yet to be built, architects from around the world have latched on to the idea,... -
How architects can help Japan after the earthquake and tsunami
Posted on 21/03/2011 | No CommentsThe world’s leading architecture associations are beginning to call on members to do everything possible to assist with disaster relief for the Japan earthquake and tsunami. The president and chief...