2024
Articles
28 June 2024
Professor Robyn Dowling to step down as Head of School and Dean
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning farewells a dedicated and passionate leader as Head of School and Dean Professor Robyn Dowling steps down.
31 May 2024
Vivid Sydney's future seems bright, but challenges abound
Vivid Sydney is a globally recognised celebration of light, music and ideas, with each annual program delivering a bigger and brighter range of diverse content that continues to delight audiences. Yet the success of such a massive festival comes with challenges, writes Associate Professor Emrah Baki Ulas from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
23 May 2024
Everybody's Home: National conversation about the housing crisis
Australia's first People's Commission into the Housing Crisis reveals the human toll of housing stress, with 58 percent of respondents struggling. Led by Professor Nicole Gurran from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, and former Labor senator Doug Cameron, the commission hears from affected citizens today. Solutions are urgently needed to ease housing stress.
13 May 2024
Urban Expansion Widens Wealth Gap
Research from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning finds widening economic inequality either side of the "latte line" - the invisible boundary that divides Sydney between the more affluent north-east and the south-west. Capital cities in Australia are becoming more segregated along socioeconomic lines.
06 May 2024
Sound solutions: Harnessing architecture for better speech environments
Researchers at the University of Sydney’s School of Architecture, Design, and Planning have been pioneering the development of acoustically retroreflective surfaces, which redirect sound back to its source. Retroreflectors have familiar applications in optics, such and bicycle reflectors and road signs, but their application in acoustics remains uncommon. Their work aims to explore how to optimise the design of these surfaces for sound and explore their practical applications in improving speech clarity within rooms.
17 April 2024
From Sydney to Harvard and back: John Andrews exhibition at Tin Sheds Gallery
Following an exhibition at Harvard‘s Graduate School of Design, this showcase of a globally influential Australian architect is currently on show in Sydney.
26 March 2024
Atelier Bow-Wow named 2024 Rothwell Chair
Acclaimed Japanese architects from studio Atelier Bow-Wow have been announced as the 2024 Garry and Susan Rothwell Chairs in Architectural Design Leadership at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
15 March 2024
Sydney students win big at 2024 NSW Student Architecture Awards
Students from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning achieved a near sweep at this year's AIA NSW Student Architecture Awards. With four wins and a commendation, our students were well represented thanks to their incredible work and the support of our dedicated teaching staff.
11 March 2024
Bigger home designs wipe out energy efficiency
New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so require more energy for heating and cooling, wiping out potential gains in energy efficiency, according to new research co-authored by Associate Professor Emma Heffernan from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
01 March 2024
Urban heat experts announced as 2024 Horizon Fellows
Three built environment academics have been appointed as Horizon Fellows for 2024, joining a cohort of 40 talented researchers. Designed to nurture early and mid-career research talent, the Sydney Horizon Fellowship Scheme supports academics to unlock solutions to the complex problems of climate change, health and sustainability.