AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE »

Density Crunch Has Architects Aiming Sky High
Instead of falling back onto the traditional urban sprawl planning type, architects in NSW are looking into the use of ‘air rights’ in order to build on top of already in use buildings.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling on Architecture Limits | The term ‘air rights’ is infiltrating the Australian architecture community, granting much needed architectural...
How Downsizing is Affecting Our City Aesthetic | Because housing costs are so high the needs of the Australian buyer are changing,...

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INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE »

Does Being Tallest Matter?

Does Being Tallest Matter?

A design change means the new One World Trade Centre may not be America's tallest building. Does it...
Are Architecture ‘Icons’ Overexposed? | While movie stars, reality television stars and all the stars in between can fall victim to mass exposure boredom,...
Are Aesthetics Aiding in Social Stigma? | Even though architects have been trying to remove this stigma through varying aesthetic changes and developments, the argument still...
Exterior Architecture – Creating Eye Catching Buildings

Exterior Architecture – Creating Eye Catching Buildings

The psychology behind the interior design of a space...
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GREEN ARCHITECTURE »

China Delves into Environmental Rejuvenation

China Delves into Environmental Rejuvenation

China is offering to rehabilitate its damaged environment with a progressive and visually stunning 'rehabilitation' development in Songjiang.
Breathing Life into Korean Architecture Feat | Following the design principles of biomimetics are the Dancing Dragons, twin skyscrapers located in the newly developed Yongsan International...
Architectural Intervention – Life Reviving Structures | Architectural intervention is the use of the built form to encourage the revitalisation of the organic.
Skyscraper Hung With Curtains of Greenery

Skyscraper Hung With Curtains of Greenery

Taking the idea of green building literally is a...
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE »

Will Adelaide Get Money for Upgrade?

Will Adelaide Get Money for Upgrade?

Adelaide City Council releases a $95 million plan to redevelop Victoria Square, but the state opposition doubts there...
Celebrating Peace With Military Base Retrofit | Korea | Instead of celebrating their war efforts, the South Korean industry is redeveloping military monuments from past conflicts in order...
Japanese Landscapers Reclaim Lost Habitats | ‘Tokachi Millenium Forest’ located in Japan is a new wave landscape architecture project that is putting an emphasis...
Urban Landscape Presents Health Risk Epidemic

Urban Landscape Presents Health Risk Epidemic

A study by the Grattan Institute now suggests that...
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