Category: Business
Computation is digitising design and architecture practices need to ensure they stay ahead to stay in the game. It is the year 2019, and I have just watched a generative design algorithm help design a state-of-the-art roof for Macquarie University’s Central Courtyard Precinct, accurate right down to the weight and structural integrity of the steel trusses. There were humans at the […]
The new principal and dean of LCI Melbourne, Karen Webster, has come back to academia after a spell in the industry. It’s like coming home, she says. Karen Webster worked at RMIT for 25 years and she loved it. “It was my life, my world,” she recalls. “I headed up fashion and textiles there and […]
Christian Tietz, senior lecturer in industrial design at UNSW, explains why in high-density cities, static apartment layouts with one function per room will become a luxury that cannot be maintained. With two-thirds of a global population of 9.4 billion people expected to live in urban areas by 2050, we can expect a change in the […]
A national mentoring program for women will boost the numbers of women working in the building and construction industry. “Numbers of women participating in building and construction remain low despite our industry presenting a fantastic opportunity for women to pursue secure, fulfilling and rewarding careers,” says Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia. “Part of […]
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