The conversation of housing in Australia has been a bleak one for a while. Unaffordability for new home buyers has …
How to not get robbed: Examining passive surveillance in inner-city Perth
Recently my family was robbed. We had just moved to a new house, relocating from a 10,000sqm property in the …
“UNDERGROUND” WASTE COLLECTION IN CHINA
A Binman rides a tricycle to store the garbage which he has purchased from family homes on his rounds. He …
It Started With A Gas Station
There’s a reason we all love going to IKEA, the Danes know design. Okay, so it’s a Swedish thing, same …
“Green” Homes
The Architects’ Dream and The Consumers’ Dilemma There have been extensive advances in the construction, research and understanding of …
The look of home
If we let historian of the home Witold Rybczynski trace the origins of domestic architecture for us (or a component …
Power of the (Climate Conscious) People
Power of the (Climate Conscious) People Madison Relf Fight for the Bight protestors gathered on November 23rd, 2019. Victor Harbour, …
The Unseen State of Architectural Study
I just submitted my folio, the 2 weeks leading up to a folio submission are always a slog. I was …
The Future of Aged Care: New models and design
Over the past six blog posts I have identified a significant transition in aged care facilities and retirement living. Outlining …
How designers can influence the future of poverty in Australia
[Image: Health Habitat staff greeting a rural community member] [1] When most of us wake up we have some …