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'Future of Construction Summit: 12-13 May, 2021'
'Future of Construction Summit: 12-13 May, 2021'
'Future of Construction Summit: 12-13 May, 2021'
May, 12-13th, 2021
Disruptive change is coming to the construction industry, and it will affect every segment of the value chain. The Covid-19 pandemic has only accelerated this change and created a greater imperative to act.
'Big Koala, treetop walk, and breeding centre'
'Future of Construction Summit: 12-13 May, 2021'
'Future of Construction Summit: 12-13 May, 2021'
December 11 2020,
ABC Mid North Coast / By Luisa Rubbo
"The nation's next big thing, a Big Koala, is set to be installed in a new tourist attraction unveiled near Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast."
'Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled'
'Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled'
'Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled'
December 10 2020
"The Cowarra State Forest Tourism precinct is a step closer to reality with the official release of a master plan for the future development of the area."
'Students band together to architect a future for koalas'
'Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled'
'Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled'
October 8 2020
The University of Newcastle / University News
A group of more than 20 University of Newcastle Architecture students have contributed their design skills to a project aimed at helping the endangered koala species.
'New precinct category added to Good Design Awards'
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
'COVID-19 How’re we doing? Voices from the property front'
February 21 2020
A group of more than 20 University of Newcastle Good Design Australia CEO Brandon Gien said in a statement, “Our world is crying out for cutting edge-design innovations that are solving problems, improving our quality of life and helping our planet move towards a more sustainable future for us all... ''
'COVID-19 How’re we doing? Voices from the property front'
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
'COVID-19 How’re we doing? Voices from the property front'
April 3 2020
The Fifth State / By Tina Perinotto
“What we will remember out of this are the people who are generous to each other and pass on goodwill. They are the people and the businesses who will do well.”
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
April 17 2019
Commercial Real Estate/Alison Cheung
“Residents in Sydney’s Erskineville are seeking an interim heritage order on the Swanson Hotel, after its owners lodged plans to redevelop the upper levels into apartments.”
'Good Design Awards win for Nepal Rebuild!'
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
'Erskineville residents seek to delay redevelopment of Swanson Hotel'
May 17 2018
Australian Himalayan Foundation
“On Thursday, May 17, 2018, the Annual Good Design Awards ceremony was held at the Sydney Opera House. These awards recognise the highest achievements of outstanding design.”
' WASTE NOT WANT NOT'
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
January 16 2018
“The future of recycle-powered buildings may be closer than we think with the reveal of plans for a new off-grid high rise in Sydney’s Lower North Shore that could be the answer to sustainable living.”
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
'Australians design lightweight schools for earthquake-stricken Nepal'
May 22 2018
ArchitectureAU / By Patrick Hunn
"Lightweight, prefabricated and easily assembled school building that has been rolled out in more than 30 earthquake-prone locations across Nepal, which was devastated by severe tremors in 2015."
'The possibilities of prefabricated solution BohrHaus'
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
2018
''BohrHaus prefabricated solution concept from Professor James Murray-Parkes, Director of Science & Engineering at Brookfield, is based on the unique strength and impact resistance of standard freeway safety barriers.''
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
June 29 2018
Create Engineering Ideas into Reality / Nadine Cranenburgh
''It’s been three years since the Nepali earthquake that killed 9000 people and destroyed hundreds of schools and other vital infrastructure. A team of Australian engineers and architects has designed a lightweight structure that is getting local kids back into the classroom.''
''No more apartments but more Copenhagen for Sydney''
''Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time''
''No more apartments but more Copenhagen for Sydney''
October 31 2017
Financial Review / bySu-LinTan
''Sydney's future residential shape will start to mirror Copenhagen's high-density middle housing as the apartment boom starts to subside, the City of Sydney's director of planning, development and transport.''
'Surfing design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters'
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
May 17 2016
''An Australian duo has created a series of cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelters for remote communities in Vanuatu.
The buildings are adapted from a prefabricated, recycled plastic house prototype.''
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
July 1 2016
Plastics News / By Kate Tilley
''The design team’s ultimate aim is to use 100 percent recycled plastic to construct homes and other buildings for poor communities around the world that are affected by natural disasters.''
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 1'
'Building Inexpensive Homes with LVL and Wood-Plastic Composite'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
December 1 2016
Cardigan Row / By Steve Napier
''The self-confessed “architect of adventure” is consumed by the theory and execution of sustainability and materials technology. Here, he talks about his research-based approach to design and how urban density can still feel “generous.”
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
December 3 2016
Cardigan Row / By Steve Napier
''It’s a very interesting question that we talk about a lot in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: the efficiency of really tall towers versus a denser walk-up/mid-rise typology like Paris. I think it’s a question of a mix of cities, a mix of placemaking.''
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 3'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 3'
December 7 2016
Cardigan Row / By Steve Napier
''The Pompidou Centre in Paris, with its sculptural, structural elements and long-span beams on the outside of the building, is by Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers, and you once worked with Renzo Piano Building Workshop... ''
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 4'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 2'
'An Interview with Ken McBryde, Part 3'
December 10 2016
Cardigan Row / By Steve Napier
''Ken Drawn to complex design challenges that demand innovation, he is also driven by a strong commitment to social and environmental sustainability.''
'Architects excited by chance to reinvent Powerhouse Museum'
'Architects excited by chance to reinvent Powerhouse Museum'
'Architects excited by chance to reinvent Powerhouse Museum'
April 28 2015
The Daily Telegraph / Deborah FitzGerald
''With the Powerhouse Museum set to move from Ultimo to Parramatta, leading architects believe the new building’s design should be put to the people.''
'John Wardle and Ken McBryde to present at PrefabAUS 2015 '
'Architects excited by chance to reinvent Powerhouse Museum'
'Architects excited by chance to reinvent Powerhouse Museum'
August 21 2015
''Industry transformation will be the core theme of the upcoming prefabAUS annual conference in Melbourne next month and John Wardle (John Wardle Architects) and Ken McBryde will be on hand to discuss the topic.''
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
September 11 2015
''Prefabricating homes and other buildings is an emerging trend in Australia, but one that's already widely established across Japan, Europe. the US and the UK.''
'A storybook ending...'
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
March 26 2013
World Architecture News / Sian
''The clients of this residential project in Bronte, Sydney had a modest but cramped beach-side bungalow that was in need of facelift and reworking to suit the busy modern lifestyle of a young professional couple with two toddlers.''
'Shine the times'
'Prefab conference to discuss benefits of off-site construction'
'Architecture: The barefoot brainstormers'
January 28 2012
''Located in a narrow Balmain street, this house (circa 1918) appears fairly typical of the era. Complete with red-brick walls and a heritage colour scheme, the house blends with neighbouring homes. However, while the past has been impeccably restored, a striking contemporary addition literally unfolds in the back garden.''
'Architecture: The barefoot brainstormers'
'Architecture: The barefoot brainstormers'
'Architecture: The barefoot brainstormers'
November 12 2005
The Sydney Morning Herald / By Elizabeth Farrelly
''innovarchi architects is a small practice with a big presence and a flavoursome mix of ethics, intelligence and style.''
'Bright Sparks 2'
'Architecture: The barefoot brainstormers'
'Bright Sparks 2'
March 8 2002
''Financial Review / By Fiona Buffini
"We asked some of the best and brightest from various backgrounds to explain their best ideas - and how they find them. After all, winning in business is all about winning with ideas. Shona Martyn, Ken McBryde, Wilson da Silva, Nick.''