Organisation

NSW Architects Registration Board

Report

Measuring up: innovation and the value add of architecture

A report commissioned by the NSW Architects Registration Board examines "the areas where architects add value to the economy beyond typical construction sector analysis" and defines "where value lies in the work of architects beyond the bricks-and-mortar value of the construction industry." It argues that...
Discussion paper

Change. Architecture. Discuss: A discussion paper on the future direction of architecture and the built environment sector in NSW and beyond

This work explores how and where architecture is, can and might help to transform our cities, towns and regions. It explores the social, technological and economic shifts that the sector is exposed to; the policy context in which the sector is positioned; and it offers...
Report

The NANA project: a new architecture for the new aged that advocates a better built environment for older people

In search of new approaches to aged care, the NANA Project studied 13 residential developments in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Netherlands. The traditional ‘nursing home’ and ‘retirement village’ are not only outdated, they can actually foster separation and ‘otherness’, isolating people from their...