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Twisting building in Russia

Architecture: the fine line between inspired and copied

07 Sep 2020

When it comes to architecture, imitation could be the sincerest – and most sensible – form of flattery.

lever weeder

Student develops specialised weeding tool to improve bushfire management

04 Sep 2020

The lever weeder can improve the efficiency of weed management and the survival of native species through vital bush regeneration.

Virtual interior architecture exhibit in warehouse

Virtual tour takes UNSW exhibition 360 degrees, around the world

27 Aug 2020

The Luminocity exhibition showcases the UNSW Built Environment design experience from humble beginnings to the global stage.

Cafe walkway

'Meanwhile' building use: another way to manage properties left vacant by the COVID-19 crisis

26 Aug 2020

When thinking about better uses for temporarily vacant buildings caused by the pandemic, Australia can learn much from the UK.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Parametric design: style and substance?

25 Aug 2020

Computational design is not ‘wacky’ form-finding. It’s about finding design solutions for some of the biggest challenges of our time.

Riyadh in Saudi Arabia

Researchers will develop a technology heat mitigation plan for one of the world's hottest cities

24 Aug 2020

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Royal Commission has engaged UNSW’s High Performance Architecture team to reduce the city’s temperatures and make it more sustainable.

Art vessels showcasing floral motifs and jewelled inlay

Found in translation: jewellery design that tells a cross-cultural narrative

21 Aug 2020

Contemporary jewellery and object designer and maker Bic Tieu communicates narratives of identity, cultural memory and materiality through her hybrid approach.

modern open-plan_kitchen

Honey, we shrunk the kitchen: but is it making a comeback?

19 Aug 2020

In-home kitchens were on the chopping block for a while, but now it seems they’re back on the menu.

Concrete bench designed to prevent people from sleeping

Defensive architecture: design at its most hostile

13 Aug 2020

Increasingly hostile designs are emerging to keep members of the public out of public space.

public housing block

Why public housing is stigmatised and how can we fix it

07 Aug 2020

Ghettos of crime, drugs and vice? Full of people bludging off the state? That's typical of the unfair stigma attached to public housing, and it distracts us from more fundamental issues.

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