A spokeswoman for the coroner confirmed an investigation into the November 25 fire at Lacrosse Tower had begun, with police given up to six months to complete a brief for Coroner...
Coroner starts work on tower cladding inquiry
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Push for building product rules after Docklands tower fire
Building Ministers from each state and territory agreed on a number of recommendations to address concerns at a meeting on Friday. Aluminium cladding attached to one Melbourne...
Interiors award for Minter Ellison Sydney office
The BVN designed Minter Ellison workplace is the winner of the 2016 John Verge Award for Interior Architecture in the NSW Architecture Awards conducted by the Australian...
Lax BCA Rules Allowing Building Product Fraud
Unveiling its position paper with regard to a current review of rules relating to evidence gathering under the National Construction Code (NCC), the Building Products Innovation...
RMIT SAB PORTALS (BUILDING 80)
RWA worked in conjunction with Lyons to deliver eight unique Portal spaces within the new state-of-the-art educational facility at RMIT University. The SAB Portals will play an...
Lacrosse tower fire risk cladding remains as residents move back
More than seven months since the November 14 blaze, residents are still living in the complex clad with highly flammable, potentially deadly material. Industry experts say they...
Serious questions at the Senate inquiry into building materials. Answers still pending
The focus on combustible cladding materials and asbestos is just the tip of the iceberg. But, there were some fresh perspectives that should be of interest to those following...
Cheating Chinese building suppliers provide fake safety documents for shoddy supplies
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission boss Rod Sims is demanding new laws to protect homeowners, including independent checks on buildings and materials. Mr Sims said it...
Can Architects Stop Their Work from Being ‘Martyred’?
Designed by renowned architect Jean Nouvel and featuring a 2,400-seat auditorium, several rehearsal rooms, and spaces reserved for learning activities and temporary exhibitions,...
INEVITABLE ARCHITECTURE
After all, it is the new building that realizes best their ideas, hopes, aspirations, and the prospect of its being diminished over time amounts to their diminishment, as well....
A new study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
The study is the first to track the impacts of open-plan offices using objective measures of communication. It used electronic badges and microphones to monitor interactions...
New RMIT icon completed in Melbourne, by BM and Lyons Architects
The finishes used are Matt Tornado - AA25, Matt Nebbio - AA25, Bright Spectral Slate - AA25, Matt Kalamata - AA25, Satin Light Silver - AA25, Matt Ochre - AA25, Matt Neptune -...