February 11th, 2015
The Nepal Village Health Improvement Program Design Workshop for 2015 has begun. The Workshop combines architecture students from two Australian universities, plumbing and engineering representatives from a strong supporter of…
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January 27th, 2015
In a recently recorded TED talk, Joe Madiath makes a strong case for the importance of removing human waste safely using passion, humour and a lifetime of work. Joe Madiath…
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January 20th, 2015
The University of New South Wales have announced a partnership with Judith Neilson, director of Sydney’s White Rabbit Gallery and philanthropist, who has endowed the institute with AUD10Million with the intention to…
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January 19th, 2015
HH can not confirm that this is true and the AFH website reveals nothing of the closure, but the founders of AFH should know a little about the organisation and…
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January 4th, 2015
VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS OF THE 2015 TOPIC / RULES http://www.berkeleyprize.org/competition/essay/2015 The BERKELEY PRIZE Competition was established in 1998, made possible by a generous gift of JUDITH LEE STRONACH…
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December 14th, 2014
It has been 20 years since HH published Housing for Health – interesting to reflect on what has changed and what remains the same. Following the work commenced in the…
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December 14th, 2014
Found in the Nepal Times recently…ways to be smart and dumb with the use of water. A small add but a big reminder of important design principles…particularly in dry country…
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December 13th, 2014
A short message of thanks and year’s end enthusiasm from our valued friends at the WorldSkills Foundation. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SHORT VIDEO Our friends at the WorldSkills Foundation…
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November 26th, 2014
The apparent fine grain of measuring ‘crowding’ used in the latest Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report is misleading. The Home Environment section includes the following explanatory box. HOME ENVIRONMENT Box 10.1.3…
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November 24th, 2014
In April 2002, the Council of Australian Governments commissioned the Steering Committee to produce a regular report against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage. The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report measures the…
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November 14th, 2014
Aboriginal leaders and advocates are warning the “chaos and dysfunction” caused by closing down remote Indigenous communities will cost the West Australian Government far more than addressing existing issues. The…
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November 11th, 2014
Last night (10/11/14) a group of volunteer architect’s who have been intimately involved with the Anganwadi Project, presented with passion at the Australian Institute of Architect’s NSW headquarters. The event, including…
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