Architecture Australia, September 2014
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Individually and collectively, the buildings in this issue of Architecture Australia take on the challenge of delivering better density – bigger and better, not bigger and bigger.
Projects
Between city and sea: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
The simple form of a research building on Hobart’s waterfront belies a complex weft of history, site and program.
When “little becomes big”: 41X
The Melbourne home of the Australian Institute of Architects speaks of the integral role of the architecture profession in the future of Australia’s cities.
Left Over Space House
Architects Casey and Rebekah Vallance have devotedly turned a parcel of discarded land into a poetic response to suburban infill.
Refined bones: Bendigo Library Redevelopment
MGS Architects’ revitalization project results in a contemporary landmark that makes a worthy contribution to the urban fabric of Bendigo.
Wallace Wurth Redevelopment
Lahznimmo Architects and Wilson Architects interlace new and existing to produce a cohesive learning environment for the faculty of medicine at UNSW.
Sense and sensibility: Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre
The sensitivity of a patient-focused facility by Billard Leece Partnership doesn’t quite extend to its history-rich context.
Natural healing: Fiona Stanley Hospital
The Fiona Stanley Hospital employs evidence-based design principles to make tangible contributions to patients’ wellbeing.
Dossier
The state of gender equity in architecture in Australia: The research is in
Dr Naomi Stead presents the key outcomes of a three-year-long research project into the women in architecture.
Women in architecture: who counts?
Research on rates of participation for women in Australian architecture points towards systemic inequity in the profession.
Where do all the women go?
Justine Clark reveals the results of two Parlour surveys into women’s (and men’s) participation in architecture.
Not just a “women’s problem”
With long hours, low pay and rigid schedules, is architecture’s workplace culture sustainable for anyone?
Platform
Splinter Society Architecture
The founders of this small architecture firm delight in the preciousness of imperfection.