architecture + design

When I was a kid, our lounge room had the most outrageous green paisley wallpaper. Very bright colours and with big paisley swirls – maybe 20 to 30cm high. T...

Windows are vital to the performance of any building. They are a critical design element that allow natural light and ventilation into a building. They also ...

Most of what you do has little impact on your results. A vital few things you do create nearly all your results. If you improve the vital few, you can easily...

The much debated Medium Density Housing Code is back in the headlights. Touted as addressing the ‘missing middle’, the proposed code was introduced in April ...

Fairfax Media asked us for comments on the rise of Media Rooms and what the future trends in housing are likely to be. Walk through any housing display villa...

This is an article that was published in the Architects Journal on 19 July, 2012 | By Christine Murray. This column addressed to those of the 2,031 adults su...

Having trouble with colours? Does picking a that right palette seem to difficult a bridge to contemplate crossing? Well there’s a website that may be able to...

It’s that time of year. The weather is warmer, the beer is colder and friends are aplenty. There is nothing better than having friends around on a weekend to...

Came across this interesting blog from Bob Borson: 10 Reasons to be an Architect. http://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/top-ten-reasons-to-be-an-architect/ #desig...