First Australian Jewellery Biennial

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead)

Published December 1991

Response to the Climate in the Top End

Feature

Phil Harris

It never gets really cold in the Top End. But it does get very humid during the Wet. However, simple steps in house design can make the house comfortable and you don't need fans and air conditioners.

Published December 1991

Backward Glance and A Sideways Glance

Review

John Barrett-Lennard

Exhibition review Backward Glance: Perth Institute of Contemporary Art Western Australia
6 - 30 September 1991
A Sideways Glance: Galerie Dusseldorf
Western Australia
13 September - 6 October 1991

Published December 1991

Solar Houses: an Introduction

Feature

Susan Coldicutt

Faced with these complexities, it is hardly surprising that many designers find the proto-type solar house to be a preferable starting point.

Published December 1991

Aleks Danko: Day In Day Out

Feature

Jackie Dunn

Two recent shows in Melbourne of installations by Alex Danko have investigated issues indirectly referring to architecture and the private and social body within the Australian environment.

Published December 1991

Hook's Mountain - The Environment as Theatre

Feature

Tim Thorne

Tasmanian theatre company Zootango's touring production Hook's Mountain.

Published December 1991

Asunder, and Lindy Lee Painting

Review

Stephanie Radok

Exhibition review Time Warps Sound Installation by Ros Bandt Composing Women's Festival
Union Gallery
Adelaide South Australia
September 1991

Published December 1991

Collective Bargaining. Co-op Housing; an Overview

Feature

Meredith Harrison

The South Australian Co-operative Housing Bill allowed for the creation of a new housing authority to administer co-operative housing independently of other forms of public housing was passed in October 1991. This coincides with the Federal Government's recognition, through the National Housing Strategy, of the need to explore "innovative forms of social housing which fit between the extremes of private and public tenure."

Published December 1991

Earth-Sheltered Building using Timber

Feature

John Maitland

Earth sheltered housing is not new. The most common way of keeping the soils at bay has been with reinforced concrete and masonry walls and roofs.

Published December 1991

Aspects of Earth Building in New Zealand

Feature

Graeme North

New Zealand is not only snake less and nuclear free but also has a tradition of earth buildings. In pre European times, Maori utilised the ground's insulating properties by partially sinking thatched roofed houses into the ground.

Published December 1991

Possessed

Review

Stephanie Radok

Exhibition review Possessed: Virginia Barratt, Simryn Gill, Richard Grayson, Michele Luke, Julienne Pierce, Steve Wigg
Bullring Jam Factory
South Australia
6 October - 3 November 1991

Published December 1991