The housing crisis requires more than more homes

Removing regulatory barriers to new and diverse housing production may be part of the solution in cities where supply constraints persist, but additional strategies will be required to fix the shortage of affordable homes.

Improving rental housing standards

A large proportion of Australian rental properties are in such poor condition that they are putting residents’ health and wellbeing at risk, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

6 ways to prepare your home for winter

After a report warned that many Australian homes are ill-prepared for winter, here a 6 important maintenance tasks to prepare your home for a safe and cosy winter season.

Design for life

As our cities spread and intensify, there’s less habitat left for wildlife than ever, but we can design our homes and gardens to offer nesting sites and habitat as well as take it away.

Engineering a labour-shortage solution

Engineers – real engineers – build the world around us, but instead of investing in training our own, Australia has been content to poach trained engineers from abroad, creating serious shortages only proper domestic education and training programmes can satisfy.

NSW’s housing crisis

A rapidly increasing population and soaring interest rates and rents have created a growing housing crisis which the new NSW government will have to deal with, whatever side of politics takes power.

Digital twin cities

Digital technologies that allow experts to design and predict future city environments can become be a key tool in sustainable urban design.

Concrete jungle

Concrete is the second most used substance after water, but the high energy and emission toll of turning limestone into cement is encouraging the use of substitute ingredients in the mix.

Green streets

Australia’s cities are rapidly losing their trees and green spaces as houses with gardens are bulldozed for high density apartment buildings, so what lessons can we learn from New Zealand, whose population is equally urbanised?

The eight wonders of Melbourne

Architects don’t always live in the types of buildings they design for our cities, but here are some of the most striking examples in Melbourne.

A love letter to Sydney

Louis Nowra’s “Sydney, a Biography” offers a fascinating insight into the history and geography of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Natural design

The new field of bioarchitecture draws on principles from nature to help solve technological problems and address global challenges such as climate change.