Philip Oldfield is head of school at UNSW Built Environment and author of The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer.
Philip Oldfield's Latest contributions
Custodianship over consumption: Shifting the architectural process
In an optimistic roundtable, Philip Oldfield spoke to the founders of three “next gen” practices that are taking a different approach to material selection and, despite the obstacles, gaining increasing traction in the industry.
Talking circular: Lasse Lind on designing-in the capacity to change
As the research group at Copenhagen-based 3XN Architects, GXN focuses on circular design, behavioural design, and technology, pushing for industry innovations to make built environments more sustainable.
Upcycling the highrise: Quay Quarter Tower
Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower shows that with planning foresight, architectural ingenuity and engineering rigour, even the most complex of existing buildings can be transformed to extend its life.
Architecture education and climate change
Architecture schools are potentially a revolutionizing force for the whole profession, but that they need to leave behind some obstructive ideological debates.
Deep retrofit for more accessible, equitable and resilient houses
Philip Oldfield shows how “deep retrofitting” provides the most sustainable way to improve housing standards and address energy poverty for people and the planet.
Architectural balancing act: Kambri at ANU
The Australian National University (ANU)’s Kambri precinct feels like part of the city – an urban ensemble in which there is coherence in built form, but where buildings have individual identities.
Designing hope: The role of architecture education in the climate crisis
What do students need to learn now in order to ameliorate the climate crisis and bring sustainable techniques to the profession in a radically different future.
Population and urban infrastructure in the century of cities
As the population of Australian cities increases and the earth’s climate shifts as a result of human activity, the way we design our cities must change.
Toward a generous skyscraper
How can we accommodate our nation’s burgeoning urban population while also responding to the climate crisis?
Next level prefabrication: Macquarie University Incubator
In this temporary education building by Architectus, which requires flexibility of use, prefabrication and swift construction offer a design-driven vision for the demountable building of the future.