Tag: Housing
Dana Cuff: Do the work that follows your convictions
Ahead of her address at the 2024 Australian Architecture Conference, Dana Cuff sits down with ArchitectureAU to discuss how architects can regain their agency in making the world a better place.
City of Sydney proposes planning rules to incentivise alternative housing
The City of Sydney has proposed a number of amendments to the Sydney Local Environment Plan that would encourage developers to create more build-to-rent and co-living housing in central Sydney.
Nightingale opens first rental development in Sydney
An innovative social housing project has been opened in Sydney’s Marrickville by the New South Wales housing minister Rose Jackson.
City planners love infill development. So why are cities struggling with it, and how can they do better?
Australian states and territories are not meeting infill development targets. Neil Sipe considers methods for overcoming infill development obstacles.
WA government relaxes restrictions on granny flats
Western Australia’s Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) have been revised in an effort to streamline the planning approval process and supply more housing diversity across the state.
Ten Melbourne suburbs set to densify
The Victorian government has released maps of 10 established suburbs that have been identified as having potential to accommodate more homes.
NT granted $4 billion for new housing but many want to see First Nations design involvement
The federal and Northern Territory governments will allocate $4 billion over 10 years for housing development in remote communities across the Northern Territory but some are calling for First Nations design involvement.
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency
Energy efficiency policies for homes has not led to falls in the predicted energy requirements, researchers found. They argue that Australia’s housing energy policy requires a radical rethink.
Architects revealed for new housing hub in Redfern
Silvester Fuller has won a design competition to redevelop a disused building into a worker and market housing building in Sydney’s Redfern.
We need a different conversation about Australia’s housing supply
Talk of increasing the supply of housing to increase housing and rental affordability is only pedalling private financial interest and obfuscating the real problem.
Together by Design: The Art and Architecture of Communal Living
Together by Design: The Art and Architecture of Communal Living by William Richards explores the architectural, social and health advantages of living in a communal setting.
Institute calls for $4 billion First Nations housing investment
The Australian Institute of Architects has urged the federal government to accelerate the progress of First Nations housing development by investing more funds into social housing.
NSW government looks to AI for expediting development applications
The NSW government has allocated $5.6 million towards artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the process of assessing development applications and increase housing supply.
Density done well key to stemming Sydney’s exodus of the young
The New South Wales Productivity Commission has thrown its weight behind affordable, higher density housing in inner-Sydney suburbs, after it identified a mass exodus of younger residents due to high housing costs.
WA reintroduces medium density housing code
The WA government will reintroduce its Medium Density Housing Code, after it deferred gazetting the codes in August 2023.
Competition forthcoming for NSW housing ‘pattern book’
The New South Wales government is set to develop a pattern book of endorsed housing designs for buildings up to six storeys.
Thirty more Surry Hills: The genius of the terrace house
Elizabeth Farrelly explores the reasons why the once reeking slum of inner-Sydney Surry Hills is now seen as a blueprint for the future in tackling the housing crisis.
Victoria to replace 44 high-rise public housing towers
The Victorian government has announced a plan to demolish and redevelop 44 high-rise public housing towers in what would be Australia’s biggest urban renewal project.
Institute says NSW budget holds promise for addressing housing supply issues
The Australian Institute of Architects New South Wales Chapter has praised the state government’s 2023-24 budget.
Institute welcomes focus on housing design in Victorian Housing Statement
The Australian Institute of Architects has come out in support of the Victorian Housing Statement and its’ focus on supply through planning reform and design principles.
