When people like Bill and Melinda Gates give away millions to philanthropic causes there are always those people who point the finger and say it's easy to be charitable when you're a billionaire. But what would they say to a tiny architectural practice in Denmark, which manages to do good and still be a successful business?
Interest in cross laminated timber (CLT) as a construction material is reaching new heights here in Australia with the announcement the world’s tallest timber-engineered office tower is to be built in Brisbane. CLT is a technique whereby layers of wood are glued together under high pressure with the grain of each perpendicular to the that […]
The overall curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia have announced the theme for the upcoming event. Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects have titled the exhibition Freespace, describing it as “a generosity of spirit and a sense of humanity at the core of architecture’s agenda.” […]
Big name international architectural firms are spearheading a number of large-scale developments slated to take place in Sydney over the coming years. SANAA, 3XN and Foster + Partners have all been awarded contracts for major projects that look set to reinvigorate key areas of the city. Perhaps the most transformative of these is the redevelopment […]
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