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...
RMIT SAB PORTALS (BUILDING 80)
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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 -...
Why You’ll Go Broke on Government Jobs
In fact you are likely to come across even more ruthless and lawless payment behaviour precisely because it is a government job. This is because you will...
Australia’s ongoing non-compliant cladding saga: high-rise building audits extended
In June, the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) began an audit of about 170 high-rise buildings in inner Melbourne and immediately surrounding suburbs to ascertain whether...
Fire safety: We need a national code to keep out dodgy imports
Fire regulations are under immense scrutiny as those charged with the responsibility of driving building regulatory change grapple with this very complex arena. So it’s very...
More Building Practitioners Disciplined for Melbourne Apartment Blaze
The incident, which took place in Melbourne’s Docklands district toward the end of 2014, saw the spread of a blaze from the sixth floor to the uppermost 21st floor of the...