While some would dismiss his work as fanciful, Dan Phillips is proving how architects can close the loop.
Sara Kirby talks to Lachlan Nielsen of Nielsen Workshop about his first project, the Tamborine House – a countryside home he designed and helped build for his parents, situated on a picturesque mountaintop.
Back in 2002, while studying his architecture degree, Lachlan Nielsen began working for Brisbane-based James Russell Architect. He stayed with the studio for three years and, during his time there, he was introduced to the technique of combining architecture and construction – something he found he had an unrivalled passion for and sought to pursue. […]
Often overlooked is the fact that many of the ideas of architects are patentable. And with a patent, the architect can obtain an ‘exclusivity’ for a 20-year term. So what sort of ‘architectural’ ideas are patentable?