Architecture Australia

Ask architects which Australian magazine they choose to read or to publish their work and the answer is most likely Architecture Australia. If you want to be up to date with the best built works and the issues that matter, then Architecture Australia is for you. Its commissioned contributors are independent, highly respected practitioners, architectural thinkers and design commentators and each article is supported by images from leading architectural photographers. Provocative, informative and engaging – it is the national magazine of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Connecting to people, place and space

Strive for progress, not perfection • We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognize their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Architecture Australia

Beyond sustainability: The power of regenerative design

From the guest editors

Gilby and Brewin Architecture • An old woodchip mill on Tasmania’s east coast, once an integral part of the state’s controversial logging industry, is now a postindustrial events and performance venue and the site of ongoing environmental regeneration.

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Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University • Currently the largest education building in the world to achieve Passive House certification, the louvred facade of Monash University’s transdisciplinary facility reflects the surrounding ironbark trees and eucalyptus flowers, while internally, its exposed structure teaches students about the intricacies of engineering.

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Substation 164 FJMT Studio

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Ratings/certifications

ANZ Breathe Breathe • Corporate client ANZ selected values-driven practice Breathe to deliver sustainable new fitouts. The results are welcoming for staff and visitors, respectful toward the planet and, thanks to thoughtfully implemented biophilic design, literally green.

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Rewilding: Stepping back to take action

The circular economy: Retaining value by transforming our process

Nature as inspiration: Bio-based materials for sustainable construction

Collective action: Working together to achieve net zero carbon

Connecting with Country: A pathway to listening

A watershed moment: Architecture education and climate change

From “less bad” to “more good”: Keys to a sustainable practice

It’s not complicated: Sustainability in conservation and adaptation

NH Architecture • Suburban, replicable, sustainable: Burwood Brickworks furthers the conversation by returning to first principles to deliver smart resource management – and resident empowerment.

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Winning the climate battle at home: Sustainable suburban housing models • A truly sustainable architecture requires a fundamental restructuring of how we think about the entire process of building and design, from site location to end-of-life. Rory Hyde explores four houses that demonstrate how emissions can be reduced by building smaller, choosing different materials and designing spaces for adaptability – all within our existing suburban context.

Design Inc in collaboration with City of Melbourne • Melbourne’s Council House 2 has achieved celebrity “green building” status in the 16 years since its completion. On a recent site visit with Rob Adams, who oversaw the project for the City of Melbourne, Stephen Choi considered what the profession might learn from CH2’s still-evolving sustainability measures.

Roundtable: A regenerative future – what will it take? • Where are we on the sustainability continuum, where do we need to be and how can we get there? Amanda...