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Philip Oldfield

@SustainableTall

Head of School Built Environment @UNSWADA and Prof of #Architecture. Writer, researcher & teacher, tall buildings, #ClimateChange, #EmbodiedCarbon + cities.

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The cost of Sirius is unreal

It cost $150m to convert 79 public housing flats into 75 high-end apartments. That’s $2 million a flat…and this is a reuse project!!!

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The cost of Sirius is unreal It cost $150m to convert 79 public housing flats into 75 high-end apartments. That’s $2 million a flat…and this is a reuse project!!! smh.com.au/national/nsw/l…
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Ontario Building Code updated to allow mass timber buildings as tall as 18 storeys

It’s a move officials claim will help spur the construction of housing in the province

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Ontario Building Code updated to allow mass timber buildings as tall as 18 storeys It’s a move officials claim will help spur the construction of housing in the province blogto.com/real-estate-to…
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An excellent piece on the complexities of the housing crisis

Relying solely on new home building and increased density to fix the housing affordability challenge is 'slow and complex' and 'unlikely to affect the supply-demand balance in a timely manner'

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

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One of the fundamental challenges of the housing crisis is that homes have become increasingly more about wealth generation than creating somewhere to live in comfort and health

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One of the fundamental challenges of the housing crisis is that homes have become increasingly more about wealth generation than creating somewhere to live in comfort and health cbc.ca/news/business/…
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There are 261,000 long term empty homes in the UK, with 1.3 million families on the social housing waitlist

10,500 empty homes in 10 cities could rapidly be turned into quality socially rented homes to start to tackle this

An excellent report by Shelter england.shelter.org.uk/professional_r…

There are 261,000 long term empty homes in the UK, with 1.3 million families on the social housing waitlist 10,500 empty homes in 10 cities could rapidly be turned into quality socially rented homes to start to tackle this An excellent report by @Shelter england.shelter.org.uk/professional_r…
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17 social housing apartments in Paris by Avenier Cornejo Architectes

Such great quality - strong boutique hotel vibes

17 social housing apartments in Paris by Avenier Cornejo Architectes Such great quality - strong boutique hotel vibes
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This should be the future of industrial architecture

Mass timber production hall, built in 6 months, by Aretz Durr Architektur

This should be the future of industrial architecture Mass timber production hall, built in 6 months, by Aretz Durr Architektur
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