built environment
Project
Student housing with room to settle in
AJC Architects’ EPIISOD Macquarie Park brings a more residential approach to student accommodation, pairing warm interiors with shared amenity and a strong connection to campus life.
News
Entries open for the 2026 Sustainability Awards
Entries are now officially open for Architecture & Design’s 2026 Sustainability Awards, Australia’s leading program recognising excellence in sustainable architecture, design, and construction.
Ideas
Architecture, democracy and feeling at home in our cities
The built environment is all around us; would the average citizen feel less alienated if the education system engaged more explicitly with it?
Ideas
Eco Outdoor hosts Sydney panel on design, carbon and long-term value
Eco Outdoor recently brought together developers, sustainability experts and local architects such as Adam Haddow to discuss design fundamentals, carbon targets and long-term thinking.
Ideas
Connecting with Country – Kerrie Shepherd shares simple steps to make a start
Kerrie Shepherd is a Kamilaroi woman and Principal of Connecting with Country at Aboriginal-owned urban design company Yerrabingin, drawing on extensive lived experience with First Nations communities.
Ideas
Women in construction across India
Women play – and have for centuries played – a central role on construction sites in India. It’s something that western countries such as Australia might take note of and learn from.
Events
Queers in Property put on a night of celebration in Sydney with largest event yet
QIP recently held a significant event in Sydney, bringing together LGBTQI+ people across the property and construction industry.
Project
Indigenous heritage lacquers the walls of Australia’s newest rail stations
As an act of designing with Country, the integration of Indigenous art into rail infrastructure honours deep histories while symbolising a vibrant future for First Nations peoples.
Ideas
Hassell and GBCA on social value in the built environment
Building on a recent research paper, Helen Bell and Dr Brett Pollard discuss how social value is defined, its potential pitfalls, and why it matters.
Project
Building futures: New TAFE NSW facility streamlines entry into construction sector
Gray Puksand’s construction-focused facility at TAFE NSW responds to the critical need for a resilient Australian construction industry.
Ideas
BLP’s Bettina Bartos on science, technology and healthcare design
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, we hear directly from the BLP Principal who has forged an impressive career designing in and around healthcare, science and technology.
Events
Buildings Breakthrough at COP28: Q&A with David Ness
UniSA Professor David Ness played a key role in a UN report on CO2 emissions relating to buildings, construction and urban growth which underpins the Buildings Breakthrough official launch at COP28 in Dubai.
Events
BCA launches the Built Environment Innovation Hub to accelerate industry transformation
The hub is envisioned as a collaborative space to connect like-minded individuals, showcase innovative technologies, and transfer knowledge.
Events
RSP unveils new business initiatives to meet future demands of the built environment
RSP charts a new expertise ecosystem to bring sustainability, innovation, education, Metaverse and AI under one roof.
People
WY-TO Group designs with a cause
Committed to designing to enrich lives, WY-TO Group challenges the status quo with conscious interventions that traverse project typologies and set sights on mitigating societal global challenges in urbanism and the built environment.
Events
‘+Pavilion explores the future of sustainable construction
Open from 26 May till August 2022 to the public, +Pavilion installation seeks to contribute towards building better lives in Singapore, and beyond.
People
Adib Jalal on defining relationships with place
Urbanist Adib Jalal explores our evolving relationships with the built environment and places connection at the heart of meaningful design.