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This week Built Form Design Academy staff visited Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2017 – running from 19 October – 5 November. Following the 2km coastal walk from Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach, this year the free outdoor exhibition features 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and around the world. From its humble beginnings twenty-one […]
Read MoreBuilding Name: Villa Savoye Location: 82 Rue de Villiers, 78300 Poissy, France Architect: Le Corbusier Website: http://www.villa-savoye.fr/en/ The Villa Savoye in Poissy France is a modernist design classic that was completed in 1931. The house was designed as a country retreat by Swiss born, Parisian avant-garde artist and architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887-1965) – better […]
Read MoreThere are lots of fantastic blogs and eNews sites to be found on the web. We thought it would be fun to show you some of our favourites. This week we are looking at Yellowtrace. Founded and edited by Dana Tomic Hughes – who describes herself as ‘a self-diagnosed design tragic, interior designer, founder & […]
Read MoreSince it was patented in 1824, Portland Cement (PC) – the basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and non-specialty grout, has become the dominant construction material worldwide. One of the problems with this dominance is that the manufacture of Portland Cement is destructive to the environment, making a significant contribution to global carbon emissions. The […]
Read MoreBuilt Form Design Academy is loving this small house built in Tokyo Japan. Designed by the Japanese studio YUUA Architects and Associates, the house slots into a 2.5m wide space between two existing buildings. Internally the spaces are split level and no more than 1.8m wide. Click here to read an online article written about […]
Read MoreTeresa from BFDA attended the Building Designers Association Australia Conference on the 13 and 14 October. This year it was held in Canberra at the Shine Dome (The Australian Academy of Science) aka the Martian Academy designed by the legendary Sir Roy Grounds. The conference was mainly held in and around the NewActon/ Nishi precinct. […]
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