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Vanessa recently embarked on a journey through the American Southwest to investigate design innovation, sustainability, and modernist principles Read More
Since it was patented in 1824, Portland Cement (PC) – the basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and non-specialty grout, has become the dominant construction material worldwide. One of the problems with this dominance is that the manufacture of Portland Cement is destructive to the environment, making a significant contribution to global carbon emissions. The […]
Read MoreBuilt Form Design Academy is loving this small house built in Tokyo Japan. Designed by the Japanese studio YUUA Architects and Associates, the house slots into a 2.5m wide space between two existing buildings. Internally the spaces are split level and no more than 1.8m wide. Click here to read an online article written about […]
Read MoreTeresa from BFDA attended the Building Designers Association Australia Conference on the 13 and 14 October. This year it was held in Canberra at the Shine Dome (The Australian Academy of Science) aka the Martian Academy designed by the legendary Sir Roy Grounds. The conference was mainly held in and around the NewActon/ Nishi precinct. […]
Read MoreIt seems we have an architectural gem in our midst in Sydney that I didn’t even know existed. A few weeks ago I came across an industrial building that had recently come up for sale in Penrith, and it seemed, the story said, that the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney was making noises about […]
Read MoreModernist or International Style architecture has become such a familiar part of the makeup of our urban environments that people tend to take it for granted when walking around their cities. It’s easy to forget just how radical the Modernist or International Style was when it first made its appearance in Australia during the Mid-Twentieth […]
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