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    News Archive for December 2018

    Book review: By the Sea by Barry Stone

    Featuring 48 unique coastal properties from around the world, Barry Stone’s By the Sea makes for an impressive coffee table book.


    Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future

    Whyalla’s “death notice” has been written a number of times over the past 40 years, most recently, as what was once the BHP steelworks clung to life, suffocating in debt and despair under its next owner in 2016.


    AIA partners with architects’ streaming service

    The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) has partnered with the Built Environment Channel (BEC) to stream industry news, local and global projects, and the latest product information, to practices around the country.


    Corian Design Awards 2018 – Entries for Edition 4 close 31 December

    Entry to the 4th Edition of Corian Design Awards 2018 is now open.


    Anti slip plywood flooring keeps Perth Optus Stadium grandstand safe

    Big River Group was engaged to supply the anti slip plywood for the flooring of the temporary grandstand installed at the Perth Optus Stadium.


    Ovolo to manage $50M South Melbourne designer hotel

    Independent hotel brand Ovolo has been appointed by Australian developer Perri Projects as hotel manager for their upcoming $50 million hospitality project in South Melbourne.


    CIMIC Group & John Holland win Rozelle Interchange tender

    CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors has been selected to deliver the $3.9 billion WestConnex M4-M5 Link Rozelle Interchange in a 50:50 joint venture with John Holland.


    Stained cedar and Ash Grey brick tiles add warmth, texture to Melbourne townhouse

    The talented design team at Austin Design Associates combined a dark stained cedar with Ash Grey brick tiles from Robertson's Building Products Pty Ltd to add warmth and texture to Reid House in suburban Melbourne.


    Australia’s first carbon neutral commercial building

    Building F in Rhodes Corporate Office Park has been certified carbon neutral (base building) by NABERS against the Australian Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) for Buildings, for the period of 01/10/2017 to 30/09/2018.


    Popular design trends causing urban heat island effect in Sydney

    Rapid urban development, increasing city populations and rising summer temperatures are drawing focus to the issue of urban heat islands.


    Landmark study on women in landscape architecture

    The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has released the Census Report 2001-2016 – Women in Landscape Architecture.


    Cities can grow without wrecking reefs and oceans. Here's how

    Rising temperatures increase downpours and urban floods, adding to the pressures on urban infrastructure.


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