Derided in some quarters for being the preserve of the volume housebuilder, pattern books have a rich history and could yet play a part in the government’s new housing drive Pattern books might seem a ...

Thirteen new housing designs have been commissioned for the New South Wales Housing Pattern Book, as per the state government, with the aim to make the delivery of homes faster. Some architects say it ...

Interesting book on patterns in architecture written by Paul Andersen and David Salomon. We first heard from Paul, founder of !ndie Architecture, when he was on the short list for the 2009 P.S.1 YAP ...

Many home shoppers are using an old kind of road map to find their way back to the past: They are turning to historically inspired pattern books that help them build homes in classical ways, with ...

Competition-winning apartment building plans should be approved twice as quickly by NSW councils, and will be three to six storeys high Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

Although marketing studies have identified what today's home buyers say they want - spacious master suites with luxurious baths, family room/kitchen combinations and soaring ceilings among the "must ...