More than ever before, today’s thoughtful, contemporary architectural design relies on sustainable design elements that work with enhancing the power of the natural environment, rather than working against it. Climate change is an increasingly pressing concern that can’t afford to be ignored and to develop buildings that stand the test of time for our evolving…

In major cities around the world, the total area of land being swallowed up to accommodate the ever-expanding populations crazing life urban centres is eating up tracts of farmland and threatening sustainability. To stop the sprawl, one solution is to build bigger satellite cities and increase opportunities for high-density living in these regional centres to…

There’s no doubt that a well-run project relies on a talented project manager but for projects to run efficiently and smoothly, the quality of the team working with that manager is critical. To understand why team matters so much to the success of your next project, it’s important to understand the core ingredients that effective…

As Melbourne’s population continues to grow and the boundaries of what was one the outer suburbs also stretches to see new developments on former agricultural land, a growing number of home-buyers, investors and property developers are looking to pockets of regional Victoria to expand their horizons. It’s easy to understand the shift in thinking. Melbourne…

As we search for meaning and face-to-face relationship-building in an increasingly busy, seemingly disconnected world, the trend to put placemaking at the core of new developments is an important one that has wide-reaching benefits and implications. Placemaking, when done well, is about inspiring people to stretch their imaginations and reinvent public spaces as places that…