Researchers have created five guides to support the wellbeing of architects, after a survey found architecture workers had a lower-than-average quality of life compared with Australia’s general working population. The Wellbeing of Architects: Culture, Identity and Practice study found two-thirds of architects experienced at least some level of psychological distress. Five new guides have been […]
The mental health challenges in Australian architecture and design were challenges “before the pandemic as well”, according to landscape architect, Place Intelligence co-founder and human potential coach Bonnie Shaw. Shaw joined Head of Architecture at Monash University and Parlour co-founder Professor Naomi Stead and Hassell managing director Steve Coster for a special episode of Hassell Talks released […]
The ACA has taken the lead in developing the Australian outfit of the Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum (AMWF), building on the success of the original UK-based AMWF. Managing and directing an architecture practice is often gruelling, frustrating and relentless. Low fees, poor procurement practices, long hours and an undervaluing of architecture in the wider community […]
The Orygen and OYH Parkville building designed by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) has won the top prize for Best Mental Health Design at the 2019 European Healthcare Design Awards ceremony in London. Orygen and OYH Parkville is a youth mental health facility championing inclusive and universal design. They are separately funded organisations but work side by […]