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The psychology of a loss of place: when we demolish socially significant places, we demolish part of who we are

AAP Image/James RossThe John Curtin Hotel in Carlton, another of Melbourne’s cultural landmarks, is set to close. Nearly 150 years old, the pub has long...

How good design can make aged care facilities feel more like home

Image: ShutterstockThe stark difference between an aged care “home” and a real home has been laid bare by the COVID pandemic.Residential aged care buildings...

Cities are made from more than buildings and roads. They are also made by ambiences – how a city makes you feel

Image: Ryoji Iwata/UnsplashHow does a city feel? Energetic, unnerving, invigorating, relaxing?This is a key question often asked by designers who consider the ambience of...

Simple Ways To Revamp Your Backyard Design

Having a backyard is the ultimate luxury that some people can dream of. Therefore, if you’re having the privilege to lounge in your own...

How website design and SEO need to work in harmony

What came first, the website design or the SEO? If you’re undertaking a new website design and build project, one of the key things you...

Design makes a place a prison or a home. Turning ‘human-centred’ vision for aged care into reality

  Picture: ShuttlestockThe Royal Commission into Aged Care left organisations that provide housing for aged care wondering how they will put its recommendations into effect. Most of these...

The Importance of Industrial Design to Product Development

Are you in a dilemma about improving or developing your product for an increase in sales? The best choice when you want to find...

Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity

By encouraging random encounters and free-flowing conversation, coffee shops are engines of innovation.  Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty Images While the pandemic has caused thousands of...

Expert Advice: Interior Design Trends to Follow

Forget about marble, copper and subway tiles! This year is all about embracing warm materials and colours that come from nature. If you are...

Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat

Image: Shuttlestock Home cooks have been trying out their skills during isolation. But the way food tastes depends on more than your ability to follow...
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