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Slip, Slop, Slap – Wood’s skin needs a sunscreen, too

Tucked away in a wooded block off the Gold Coast highway south of Brisbane, the Denley cedar home is a shining example of the weathering abilities of timber. ... Read

Timber On The Menu – Capturing heritage at Dinner Plain

Deep in the Victorian high country surrounded by the Alpine National Park is the unique village of Dinner Plain, with lots of timber, corrugated iron and local stone on the menu. ... Read

Martin Square –Nailing the ductility challenge

It is the southern hemisphere’s highest building designed to withstand seismic and wind loadings, and the subject of much critical acclaim. ... Read

Art Treasurers – Rediscovering the forgotten timbers of Australia

At age 83, master wood craftsman Robert Dunlop says it is not too late to resume his campaign to save the “lost” timbers of inland Australia. ... Read

Seeing And Moving Through – Australian Garden, Crambourne

The Visitor Centre for the Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, is more than a building. It is an inviting and protective sequence of interiors and intimate gardens that, together, form an intriguing entrance. ... Read

University Of Ballarat – Celebration in Gippsland silvertop ash

A Victorian hardwood species considered a low-grade timber best suited to filling export woodchip bins has burst on to the timber design scene and literally plucked a major building project from the jaws of steel. ... Read

Fire Hazard Properties – Demystifying the compliance process

Widespread confusion in the design and build industry about Fire Hazard ... Read

Experience Of Discovery – Rosanne Sommerson: Inspired by nature’s form

“When someone brushes against a memory, or forms an emotional rapport spurred by characteristics of the piece, then I feel I have achieved a kind of communication that I only know how to reach through the creation of these objects.” ... Read

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