Thinking hands…..the bfda blog

Your Terminated! Will A Robot Replace You?

Last year (2017) Russia announced that a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence (AI), would be sent into space. When the media heard that this robot could also shoot with both hands, it was reported as a real-life terminator. This got the staff at BFDA thinking. ‘YOUR TERMINATED’, are two terrifying words to most people in […]

What do you do when the LEP and the DCP give conflicting information?

The Local Council prepares documents to regulate development in their local government areas and the instruments with which they do this are the LEP and DCP. Although both are prepared by council the LEP is reviewed by State Government and is very strictly applied. The LEP provides a framework for allocating zones to land– i.e., […]

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Out and About: Marion Hall Best

“Good Design is not just a matter of personal opinion, like taste. It is a standard arrived at through research by architects, designers and industrialists.” Marion Hall Best Over the last few months the Museum of Sydney has had on exhibition the most delightful, colourful interior design exhibition of Australia’s most influential interior designer, Marion […]

Out of the Box: New Zealand Awards

This issue Out of the Box features Octobers’ 2017 ADNZ | Resene Architectural Design SUPREME AWARD winner, two attached inner-city Christchurch cottages, designed by Coll Architecture. The driving force behind design decisions for the residences was to create homes that are energy efficient, sustainable and durable. The design also rejects a growing trend to create […]

Material Matters: Photovoltaic Glass

Photovoltaic technology has been around for decades, however it is only more recently that BIVC’s – that is, Building Integrated Photovoltaics, have become more prevalent in the design of buildings. BIVCs can replace more traditional building materials such as roof tiles, building cladding and glazing systems. Photovoltaic glass is one aspect of BIVC technology where […]