The proposed law does little to give people confidence in the apartments they buy. And it utterly neglects the role of architects and on-site inspections in delivering sound buildings.
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People die protecting homes. They are wrong to believe their homes will protect them.
While the bushfire crisis might provoke a sense of urgency to rebuild, we need to stop and properly plan where and how we construct buildings and open spaces.
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Architecture and Interior Design and Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, Miami University
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Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Green Infrastructure Performance Lab, Dalhousie University
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