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    News Archive for December 2017

    Five more councils to push affordable housing initiatives

    Another five Sydney councils – Randwick, Inner West, Northern Beaches, City of Ryde and the City of Canada Bay, are set to be included in the State Environmental Planning Policy 70 (SEPP 70), which allows a council to levy developers for affordable housing across their areas.


    Ken Morrison on how being a ‘growth denier’ leads to less affordable housing

    PCA chief executive Ken Morrison explains why supply is the real culprit when it comes to housing affordability, and how initiatives like Build to Rent and resurrecting the National Housing Supply Council could help alleviate the problem.


    NGV’s 2017 Architecture Commission opens to the public

    The garden at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has been transformed into a maze-like series of open-air passageways, corridors and rooms as part of the 2017 NGV Architecture Commission.


    NSW government invites public feedback on Sirius planning controls

    The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has drafted a proposal that aims to change planning controls around the site of the Sirius building prior to its sale process, which will be conducted by landowner Property NSW.


    “It would be a tragedy”: Mayor launches campaign to save threatened Sydney stadium

    Sydney mayor, Clover Moore, has launched a campaign to save the Hordern Pavilion after concerns were raised last month about its potential sale.


    New S trap Uridan waterless urinal reducing service time

    The innovative waterless urinal from Uridan Waterless Solutions has been delivering water and energy savings along with a low cost of ownership to facilities since its launch in the Australian market over 15 years ago.


    Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry

    Creating the sorts of spaces and places that encourage otherwise inactive young people to be physically active “incidentally” through walking is a classic example of Richard Thaler’s Nobel prize-winning concept of nudge. So, what sort of neighbourhoods encourage young people to walk for transport and recreation?


    Sunscreen’s digitally printed graphics creating walls of difference

    Customise and personalise your office space with digitally printed graphics from Sunscreen Window Tinting.


    Designs revealed for ‘X’-shaped INXS museum

    Designs have been revealed for a museum dedicated to Australian band, INXS.


    The best architectural drawings of 2017

    Earlier this month, the Aarhus School of Architecture announced the winners of its Drawing of the Year 2017 competition.


    INDE.Awards 2018 jury revealed

    Fourteen individuals, representing some of the most progressive thought-leaders both in the APAC region as well as globally, have been chosen to serve on the 2018 INDE.Awards jury.


    Victorian government moves to protect the Macedon Ranges from ‘inappropriate development’

    The Victorian planning minister Richard Wynne late last week introduced a Bill into state parliament designed to protect the Macedon Ranges from what he has called ‘inappropriate development.’


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