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An Australian government-funded report uncovers a pervasive culture of mediocre energy performance in the country’s building industry.
Project manager Chris Boyle talks about Building Information Modelling and how it came about.
DKO Architecture has been working on a master plan for a new neighbourhood on some highly unusual terrain.
As sustainable building gains traction in New Zealand, we look at the latest product tools, EPD and Declare.
MIT researchers are investigating the strength of bamboo with the aim of utilising it as a structural building material.
Grupo Habita has been quietly reshaping the boutique hotel sector south of the United States border.
Research on rates of participation for women in Australian architecture points towards systemic inequity in the profession.
Progressive Building magazine looks at ways to ensure housing densification in Auckland is well designed.
As the pressure to house Auckland’s growing population increases, we look at some of the developments currently underway.
ArchitectureNow talks with Maarten Buijs of Rotterdam-based West 8.
Perhaps one of the most ambitious urban regeneration projects of our time, the Avon River Precinct development is underway.
Co-director of Hong Kong’s AB Concept, Ed Ng, talks about the design process of a landmark hotel in Qufu.
The Remarkables skifield in Queenstown underwent a facelift in just five months, beginning at the end of winter last year.
Den Aitken considers the role of productive landscapes in urban communities.
Joanna Jefferies looks into the future of how we enclose our buildings.
A Spanish architecture lab comfortably moves from luxury retail projects through to a slaughterhouse-inspired restaurant.
Beirut-based non-profit organisation works with emerging designers to provide ‘real-world’ experience.
Rana Abboud explores the pros and cons of Augmented Reality in the practice of architecture.
Models are the best communication tool a designer can have, says Sarosh Mulla.
Blair Mckolskey gauges some recent spatial theories around world-class workplaces.
Blair McKolskey says stop bandying the word collaboration around – and start collaborating.
While LED technology is not new, it has only recently gained traction as a lighting solution.
Blair McKolskey and Greg Tate examine ways to mitigate productivity-affecting disturbances.
John de Manincor talks with David Pigram, Iain Maxwell and James Gardiner about material technology and use.
Is the open-plan collaborative model wrong? Blair McKolskey explores how workplace strategy can bring people closer together.
Blueprint founder Peter Murray’s WAF 2013 talk reminds architects about the importance of a media strategy.
Steve Aschebrook explains how design and acoustic treatment can be achieved through planning and zoning of spaces.
Are so-called “biomaterials” redefining how architects engage with biological systems?
Steve Aschebrock explains how making interior environments healthy allows occupants to reach their full potential.
Opportunities to use daylight in architecture are as abundant as light itself.
A look at the increasing influence of social media within the field of architecture.
Architectural graduate Virginia Raike was eager to find out about how to become a registered architect.
When considering detail, attention to human scale is key, writes Virginia Kerridge.
17 suggestions to help make designing with architecturally exposed structural steel an enjoyable, interactive process.
2012 gold medallist Lawrence Nield highlights four critical techniques for architecture.
How glass can be strategically used as a key device in environmentally sustainable design.
US approaches to community outreach in architectural practice and how they could relate to Australia.
There are clear financial and environmental benefits for businesses switching to energy efficient lighting.
Blair McKolskey considers the attributes required to achieve productivity.
David Johns investigates how sitting for prolonged hours is not just an unhealthy practice, it may in fact be killing us.