HABITAT 2020: Future Smart ‘Living’ Architecture

    One of the most effective ways to cut down the ecological footprint of buildings  is to follow the lead of nature through biomimicry. Habitat 2020 is a future forward example of biomimetic architecture that fuses high-tech ideas with basic  cellular functions to create ‘living’ structures that operate like natural  organisms. This nature-inspired approach […]

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Biomimicry – finding design inspiration in nature

          The discipline of biomimicry takes its name from the Greek words ‘bios’, meaning life and ‘mimesis’, meaning to imitate. As its name might suggest, biomimicry involves the study of nature’s designs and mimicking them to solve human challenges. Janine Benyus, one of biomimicry’s pioneers defines it as, ‘innovation inspired by nature.’ […]

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

With flowerpots all in a row—if you’re Joost Bakker, a floral artist with a house outside Melbourne, Australia Flower grower, florist, installation artist, and tireless advocate of sustainable design, Joost Bakker is so well-known in Melbourne that he’s become a first-name-only celebrity. So when he masterminded a pop-up café, bar, and events venue in the […]

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Knowledge and Wisdom

These two websites have been a constant source of inspiration for me. It is also an informative way of keeping up to date with what is happening around the world from an architectural perspective. Happy viewing! http://www.architects-talk.com/ http://archtalks.com/

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Crowd funding sweat equity

There is a myriad of different scenarios in which architects find themselves doing unpaid and underpaid work. From student internships to design competitions and unpaid overtime, the architectural process can often seem weighted towards doing more work than one is paid for. With this in mind, can architects use crowd-sourcing to create value in the […]

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Q & A 101 – How close can I build to my site’s boundaries?

This week we are continuing on with our Q&A regarding some basic setback regulations for single detached housing. Please note that the below information is relevant to the Brisbane City Council region. The setbacks for your house site can vary depending on your council, and site overlays.  Feel free to write to us if you […]

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Revitalization or miraculous resurrection?

Peter Skinner responds to Timothy Moore’s article on the Queensland premier’s recent proposal for a new parliamentary precinct in Brisbane. http://bleuscape.com.au/blog/who-is-the-architect/ “Brisbane revitalized” indeed! More like a most miraculous resurrection. On 26 May, the Newman government pulled the plug on a $275 million government office building that was to house 2,200 public servants due to […]

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