The feature in 2008 will be an interactive and informative showcase of the latest and greatest sustainable products and services available for architects, interior designers, builders and specifiers and will be a platform for the display of contemporary, slick and stylish products solutions for today’s commercial and residential design environments.
The Byron at Byron Resort has been designed to work in sympathy with the natural environment in which it is situated. The Resort strives to be an industry leader when it comes to the care and concern for environment and this principle has been incorporated in all aspects of the Resort from planning, design, development through to the operational management of this 92 room five star resort, spa, restaurant and conference facility. More about the environmental initiativesť
*Prize includes return flights from Sydney plus two night's accommodation in a 1 bedroom superior suite including full buffet breakfast daily in The Restaurant at The Byron at Byron. Your stay also includes a daily yoga class each morning at 8am as well as a welcome bottle of Australian sparkling wine in your room on arrival. Prize is not valid over Easter or Christmas/New year and is valid until 31st August 2008. Permit No: LTPS/08/03112
Architext Bookshop Signings
| Thu. 10 April | 1.15pm - 1.45pm | Karen McCartney |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Richard Watson - Future Files: A History of the Next 50 | |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Beverley Garlick, Guy Luscombe - TAKE 6 Beyond Beige: improving architecture for older people and people with disabilities |
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| 4.45pm - 5.15pm | Brigitte Shim | |
| Fri, 11 April | 10.15am - 10.45am | Christoph Ingenhoven |
| 12.00pm - 12.30pm | Chris Wilkinson | |
| 12.30pm - 1.00pm | Francine Houben | |
| 12.45pm - 1.15pm | Jamie Durie - The Source Book | |
| 3.45pm - 4.15pm | Michael Hensel | |
| Sat. 12 Apri | 10.15am - 10.45am | Qingyun Ma |
| 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Thomas Herzog | |
| 3.45pm - 4.15pm | Billie Tsien |
Principles of D4S feature:
Design for Sustainability (D4S) is about designing products in a way that reduces their environmental impact. The aim is to design products
that are functional, cost effective, and have no harmful side effects
for human health or the environment. For a sustainable future it is imperative that good design addresses environmental objectives.
Four Strategies of D4S Products
- Efficient design: keep the material and resource inputs to a minimum. Do more with less.
- Cyclic design: design to enable materials to be continuously cycled through natural or industrial systems.
- Safe design: avoid toxic and hazardous substances and processes. Keep human health in mind as well as ecological impacts.
- Communication: ensure product and packaging related communications are informative and accurate. Encourage responsible consumer behaviour.
