Some good news in the budget released last week is the focus on our ageing population and an emphasis on helping older Australians live independently at home for as long as possible. Disappointingly however, the budget is largely silent in relation to housing affordability – and the two issues are connected. People remaining in the […]
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The Landscape Australia Conference held in Sydney last weekend is the major annual knowledge event for the Landscape Architecture profession in Australia. This year’s theme reflected on what cross-cultural learnings practitioners could gain from our regional Asian neighbours. As to be expected, quite a lot! What did I learn? ….. I’m so glad you asked! […]
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Edmiston Jones’ experience is that a project without a vision inevitably flounders. We need to have a common understanding of what a well-founded vision should look like for an organisation contemplating a construction project. Vision is a goal toward which someone, or an organisation, aspires. That is, something envisaged and tangible. As you know, the […]
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The ever-evolving nature of digital technology is reshaping our environment. This is impacting our school system as the requirement to access information in real time reshapes teaching and learning methods. How do you accommodate such rapidly changing technology into existing schools and use this tool to best enable student learning? To begin with, digital technology’s […]
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Two new housing codes will come into effect from 6 July this year. The underlying principle with both codes is that they are in plain English with clearly presented development controls that define the scale and shape of new residential development. This will allow approvals to be granted by Private Certifiers as a ‘Complying Development‘. […]
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Aesthetically pleasing spaces that inspire and support teaching, learning and research are design features both inside and outside Early Start’s main building.
Ian Brown & Pauline Lysaght, Associate Professors, Grand Designs for Learning | University of Wollongong (NSW Australia)
Integrity is the deepest quality in a building.
F. L. Wright |
The absolute essence of architectural service is communication.
Mark Jones |
Architecture is frozen music.
Roger Bartlett |
Thank you for all your professional advice and drawings over the several jobs that we have undertaken recently. It is a pleasure working with such an organisation as EJ and it's staff.
Darren Jackson | IRT Project Manager
Any work of architecture that does not express serenity is a mistake.
Luis Barragán |
It’s great watching some of the junior boys, who can put these headphones on to listen to a story and they can walk around and still be active.
Ms Leanne Windsor, Director of Information Services | The Illawarra Grammar School
…we now have within the heart of the university grounds a Library that represents the status and standing of our university on the international stage.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Gerard Sutton | University of Wollongong (NSW Australia)
It’s all about people...always has been.
Mark Jones |
The Kooloobong Village management has taken a unique approach to creating a culture of wellbeing by becoming the world's first positive residence, planned and run entirely on the science of positive psychology and positive organisations.
| University of Wollongong (NSW Australia)
Great ideas. Great team spirit. Great people.
Mark Jones |
I can confirm our tremendous satisfaction with the building. It has been satisfying to see the realisation of plans for an open and light filled space conducive to creating a collaborative research and teaching environment. A space where students and staff can both attend to their studies, research and work either alone or in collaboration with others.
Tania Brown, Chief Operating Officer | University of Wollongong (NSW Australia)
Architecture begins where engineering ends.
Walter Gropius |
Refreshing to deal with such an organization like yours and that of your client, which displays such sound principles and , at the same time, have a strong sense of community.
Council Development Manager |
Our clients are our greatest reward.
Mark Jones |
Architecture is one part science, one part craft and two parts art.
David Rutten |
For us all to prosper and be well, Australia, and the world, needs scientists. This exciting and innovative new science and teaching facility, on this beautiful campus, provides a venue for first-class university teaching and inspiration in the sciences for students.
Professor Alison Jones, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health | University of Wollongong (NSW Australia)
When we build, let us think that we build for ever.
John Ruskin |
All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates..
Philip Johnson |
We know the business. We know the region.
Mark Jones |
