Jason Smith: A building life, 25 April 1947 – 1 April 2023 echo.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from echo.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The built environment’s new cycle is well and truly in full swing following a number of stories in March. The housing crisis, artificial intelligence and the deserved recognition of Australian architects sit at the top of the major stories for the third month of 2023.
Further to Not in My Backyard NIMBYs, and Not Over There Either NOTEs and Citizens Against Virtually Everything CAVE dwellers and Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything BANANAs my favourite creative acronymic putdowns that came in this week is CATNAP, for Cheapest Available Technology that Narrowly Avoids Prosecution. I love it, and it’s the cause of all the NSW Building Commissioner’s anxiety.