Competition upcoming for NSW housing ‘pattern book’

The New South Wales government is set to develop a pattern book of endorsed housing designs for buildings up to six stores. A design competition will be launched in early 2024 that will challenge Australian and international architects, and architecture schools to create best-practice proposals for low- and mid-rise dwelling types for Sydney and New […]

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Ball State Earns National Design Award for Eco Friendly Alley House Duplex

Ball State University’s R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning (ECAP) is once again gaining national attention for the student-designed Alley House—an energy-efficient, eco-friendly duplex on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis that will provide affordable housing for two families. Alley House, located at 201 N. Temple Ave., has been selected to receive a SARA […]

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Boston public housing sustainability and passive house design – NBC Boston

It’s been nearly two months since Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, signed an executive order banning fossil fuels from city buildings by the year 2050, and work toward those goals is well underway. The Boston Housing Authority holds one of the city’s largest shares of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The BHA’s fossil fuel-free target is […]

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Thought you couldn’t afford an interior designer? Think again

What does the service involve? Book online for an initial design consultation, either one-to-one at Soho Home Studios in London, or via Zoom (available nationwide). “We talked about the need for the space – for example, is it for a young family needing more practical materials, or for glamorous entertaining – and then worked out […]

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These houses had a tough time with Palm Beach architectural board

Widely considered one of the town’s most powerful volunteer boards, the Palm Beach Architectural Commission generally must approve the look of all new architecture in Palm Beach, unless the property falls under the oversight of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. Courtesy Town Of Palm Beach A rendering shows the scale of the guesthouse, at […]

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Greenaway Architecture bags planning for green-belt house | News

Full screen in popup Greenaway Architecture’s ‘contemporary farmhouse’ at Kingsclere in Hampshire Source: Greenaway Architecture Greenaway Architecture’s ‘contemporary farmhouse’ at Kingsclere in Hampshire Source: Greenaway Architecture Greenaway Architecture’s ‘contemporary farmhouse’ at Kingsclere in Hampshire Source: Greenaway Architecture Greenaway Architecture’s ‘contemporary farmhouse’ at Kingsclere in Hampshire Source: Greenaway Architecture Greenaway Architecture’s ‘contemporary farmhouse’ at Kingsclere in […]

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Architecture professor’s house design wins state’s top prize | Inside UNC Charlotte

A house designed, built and owned by Marc Manack, associate professor of architecture, with his firm SILO AR+D, was awarded the 2023 George Matsumoto Prize from NCModernist, a non-profit organization and educational archive established for the documentation, promotion and preservation of residential modernist architecture in the state. Founded in 2012, the Matsumoto Prize is North […]

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