Architecture Australia, January 2009
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
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Retrofitting for Sustainability
AS Hook Address
Richard Johnson, 2008 Gold Medallist, reflects on architecture as a “public art” and on the constraints on the profession in Australia, and calls for a …
Obituary
Vale jørn utzon 1918–2008
Foreword
Preparing for the Future
Reflection
First, plant your press release
essay
Spooked by Sprawl?
essay
Future Infrastructure
Features
Newton Suites
WOHA’s latest apartment building in Singapore explores the potential of lush tropical gardens in the sky.
Mornington Centre
From medical centre to country club – at the Mornington Centre Lyons seek to change the paradigm of aged care.
2008 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work
Critiquing the present, speculating on the future. The premiated projects in the 2008 AA Prize all change our perception in some way, inviting us to look anew at a range of Australian urban conditions.
For Good Measure
The Gauge, Lend Lease’s latest office building, demonstrates the sustainable initiatives that can be achieved within a standard commercial brief and budget.
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housing
Housing Australia
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World Architecture festival
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DOCOMOMO Australia
exhibition
The new push
exhibition
How are things at Home?
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