Why Sydney needs a second airport
In the last edition of Architecture Bulletin, Bob Meyer wrote about Sydney as an airport city. Rod Simpson agrees… and disagrees. Here’s his alternative:
View ‘Airport city alternative’ pdf
Housing Australia: How architects can make a difference
Allowing adaptation: The potential and design principles for multi-generational and multiple occupancy housing as a sustainable and affordable response to demographic and social change.
About two thirds of the demand for the additional 600,000 dwellings in Sydney over the next two decades will come from the changes in household structure, an aging population and social change such as higher divorce rates and higher number of single person households. Similar dynamics exist in most major cities in Australia. This increased demand for housing is partly responsible for the decline in housing affordability.
Welcome to the ‘opinions’ page of www.sw.net.au here you will find propositions, ideas and theories on the current practices of architecture and urban design