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First look at Victoria's expanded Monash Medical Centre

First look at Victoria’s expanded Monash Medical Centre

The Victorian Government is investing $535 million to upgrade and expand the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, aiming to enhance healthcare services for Melbourne’s growing south east. Victoria’s Minister for Health Infrastructure Mary-Anne Thomas recently unveiled the initial designs for the seven-storey tower that will rise above the newly expanded emergency department. “The seven-storey tower …

New era for iconic Tewantin TAFE campus

New era for iconic Tewantin TAFE campus

The long-decommissioned Tewantin TAFE campus is set to receive a fresh lease on life, with plans to build a new Sunshine Coast School of Design. Architecture firm NRA Collaborative has been selected as the preferred proponent to lead the project. Noel Robinson, CEO of NRA Collaborative, expressed the firm’s satisfaction with being awarded the site …

Origami-inspired design turns flat-pack tubes into strong structures

Origami-inspired design turns flat-pack tubes into strong structures

Engineers at RMIT University have developed new structural tubes that can be flat-packed for easy transport and transformed into strong building materials. This breakthrough is made possible by a self-locking system inspired by curved-crease origami — a technique that uses curved-crease lines in paper folding. Lead researchers Dr Jeff (Ting-Uei) Lee and distinguished professor Mike …