Thinking hands…..the bfda blog

Emerging Talent – Kaho Tsukaguchi

BFDA will be closed over Christmas and the New Year………….

Built Form Design Academy would like to wish everyone a very merry and safe Christmas season. Our office will be closed from 5pm Friday 20 December 2019 until Wednesday 1 January 2020. The office will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2020. For urgent issues during this period please email: admin@bfda.edu.au Article: Vanessa Couzens

Out of the Box: Living Building Challenge

What is the Living Building Challenge? The Living Building Challenge is the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for sustainable buildings. Certification is dependant upon the performance of the building over a 12 month period – after building completion. Unlike many other sustainability rating systems, where certification can be achieved just on anticipated performance. What […]

Material Matters: Algae

This month Material Matters looks at an alternative energy source – Algae. We are all familiar with the alternative energy sources – the sun and wind. Did you also know that energy can be generated by utilising the chemical energy stored in Algae cells? Since 2010 an increasing amount of research has been undertaken into […]

On the Web: Inhabitat

This month BFDA showcases the website Inhabitat. With a mission statement that declares that ‘Green Design is Good Design, Good Design is Green Design’ inhabitat focuses on architecture and interiors that are sustainably designed, energy efficient and high tech. In its architecture section you can find cutting edge architecture of all types and scales, from […]

Armchair Traveller: The Sagrada Familia

Armchair Traveller: The Sagrada Familia Address: Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona, Spain Architect: Antoni Gaudi Website: https://sagradafamilia.org/ The Sagrada Familia (full name Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família) is the life consuming work of the Catalan (Spain) architect, Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi began work on the Roman Catholic church in 1883 and continued […]