Touchless devices are increasingly popular, and fit particularly well into our pandemic lifestyle, now that we often interact with objects and people from a safe distance. If touchless devices were initially motivated by a desire for efficiency in smart homes, they have also transformed into hygienic…

Do Not Touch: Why We’re Falling in Love With Touchless Tech (10 photos)
Do Not Touch: Why We’re Falling in Love With Touchless Tech (10 photos)
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The South Australian Sports Institute will soon have a purpose-built facility for the first time, with the state government announcing funding for a $49 million building.
Funding boon for elite sports facility in Adelaide
Funding boon for elite sports facility in Adelaide
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The ‘iconic’ Indiana Teahouse on Perth’s Cottesloe Beach is now part of a state heritage place, scuttling plans for its redevelopment.
‘Iconic’ Indiana Teahouse added to WA heritage register
‘Iconic’ Indiana Teahouse added to WA heritage register
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A state-significant development application has been submitted for the first of three towers to be built above Crows Nest metro station on Sydney’s lower North Shore.
First look at proposed Crows Nest metro tower
First look at proposed Crows Nest metro tower
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Popular in the past, and rightly coming back into decor fashion again, curtains are an often undervalued addition to a room. Added for visual softness or personality, in plain or in pattern, they provide privacy while blocking out the sun or keeping in the warmth. As we near the end of the first month…

22 Great Ways With Curtains Throughout the World (22 photos)
22 Great Ways With Curtains Throughout the World (22 photos)
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Five young design teams from across the Asia Pacific have been awarded LafargeHolcim Awards’ Next Generation prizes.
Next generation of sustainable architecture celebrated
Next generation of sustainable architecture celebrated
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An Australian architecture practice and architecture school have unveiled “the world’s first robotic 3D-printed air diffusion system.”
BVN, UTS create airconditioning system from 3d printed, recycled plastic
BVN, UTS create airconditioning system from 3d printed, recycled plastic
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A six-level skin cancer treatment and research centre will be built on Melbourne’s St Kilda Road under plans submitted to the City of Melbourne by Alfred Health.
Lyons designs Melbourne skin cancer centre
Lyons designs Melbourne skin cancer centre
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A large site in one of Adelaide’s main commercial strips could soon be occupied by a three-tower complex, after sitting vacant for more than three decades.
Adelaide site vacant for decades to be redeveloped
Adelaide site vacant for decades to be redeveloped
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The Architects Accreditation Council of Australia has welcomed the in-principle free trade agreement between Australia and United Kingdom.
UK trade deal paves way for mutual recognition of architecture qualifications
UK trade deal paves way for mutual recognition of architecture qualifications
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