Orientation that provides access to solar north / winter sun is of primary importance particularly if your choice of site is in a cool climate area. Access to cooling breezes will reduce dependency on mechanical ventilation if you can design… Read more

The Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) is a new cable-stayed bridge to be built over the estuary Firth of Forth in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It will serve as a replacement crossing for the deteriorating Forth Road Bridge, which… Read more

From Australian design Review online: design conversations video episodes 1 &… Read more

…. from Michael Wolff RDI (a creative advisor on The Design Yearbook 2011) Design. It’s a word that’s rung in my ears since I first began to wonder why some things and places appealed to me, and others didn’t. I’m still not sure why I’m… Read more

Why can’t our governments learn from the mistakes of others? Does this sound familiar ? “The Building Schools for the Future scheme has been responsible for about one third of the entire UK education department’s capital spending. It has been… Read more

Before-and-After …. images of alterations and additions to a residence in Redgum Avenue, Killara designed by architect, Martin Vaughan… Read more

Renzo Ronchamp Rehabilitation I decided to research this controversial project when I read criticism of Renzo Piano that I doubted could be true and that was probably unfair. The brief called for the design of a new convent for the Poor… Read more

New Resource Centre – Parkhurst State Primary School – Central Queensland Mr Malcolm Middleton (Jury director at the 2011 Queensland State Architecture Awards) said: “This surprising project delivers a dramatic new front door to an existing… Read more

State government’s only real purpose is service delivery which is essentially funded by the tax revenues that the Commonwealth collects. Voters think state governments aren’t competent at delivering these services. Gradually over recent… Read more

Australian governments are becoming increasingly reactive – rather than being proactive – when dealing with the issues of the day . Voters see their representatives as spineless and incapable of effective decision-making particularly in climate… Read more