Architecture Australia (September/October 2010)

The latest issue of Architecture Australia is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

COMMENT

• FOREWORD Letter from Karl Fender, Australian Institute of Architects President
• REFLECTION In their own words
• OBITUARY William John Mitchell, remembered by Tom Kvan
• PRACTICE Rob Malkin of Autodesk on building information modelling (BIM) for efficient sustainable design
• PRACTICE Malcolm Stamper of SAS International discusses metal ceiling systems
• LETTERS Readers write
• CALENDAR Forward planning

RADAR

• HEADLINES News and nuance
• REPORT Melonie Bayl-Smith discusses this year's Built Environment Meets Parliament
• EXHIBITION The Sydney Biennale, considered by Tom Rivard
• URBANISM Nigel Smith explores Perth's What If? proposals
• EXCHANGE The long engagement between Australia and Brazil, as told by Christopher Vernon
• VENICE Scenarios from Now + When at this year's Venice Biennale, discussed by Lee Stickells
• BOOKS Reading pleasures

EXPORT

• INTRODUCTION
• DIASPORA MAP Australian architects working abroad
• PROJECT LOCATION MAP International projects by Australian practices
• EXCHANGE - CROSSING CULTURES Anna Johnson contemplates the complexities of working across cultures
• HUMANITARIAN Peter Johns examines humanitarian and pro bono work overseas
• ON THE MOVE - BITS OF PRACTICE Bharat Dave on outsourcing design and documentation
• PROJECTING THE NATION Philip Goad discusses Australia's presence in exhibitions and expositions
• HEAT - EXPORTING QUEENSLAND Naomi Stead reflects on the Queensland government's HEAT initiative
• EXPORT OR DIALOGUE Jianfei Zhu on projects in China designed by Australian practices
• MODES OF PRACTICE Five Australian architects discuss the intricacies of working abroad
• AMAN NEW DELHI Kerry Hill Architects' latest Aman resort
• KESHO LEO CHILDREN'S HOME Rural education and accommodation in Sinon, Tanzania, by Watson Architecture + Design
• MASDAR PLAZA LAVA's project for the new city of Masdar, in the UAE
• STUDIO EAST DINING A pop-up restaurant in London by Carmody Groarke
• SYMBIOTIC CITY Low impact city design for Chinese competition by BAU Brearley Architects + Urbanists
• ALILA VILLAS ULUWATU WOHA's Balinese Hotel
• RS+YELLOW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE Bolles+Wilson's latest project for RS+Yellow, in Münster
• AUSTRALIAN PAVILION SHANGHAI The Australian pavilion at the World Expo by Wood Marsh Architecture