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• New Parramatta Open event set to debut in August

  17-07-2026 08:45 via architectureau.com
  
  The one-day program invites visitors into Parramatta’s most significant buildings and spaces.
  
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• MONA unveils concept for new Bangkok museum

  17-07-2026 07:55 via architectureau.com
  
  The newly unveiled vision for the museum’s Thai outpost, whose early renderings have been developed by Six Degrees Architects, will “be unconventional and unique,” said MONA project lead Leigh Carmichael.
  
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• After home batteries, could the humble water heater be the next big step forward?

  17-07-2026 05:15 via architectureau.com
  
  Fears the Iran conflict would trigger a surge in power prices have been quelled by the rapid roll-out of home and grid-scale batteries. A national push for efficient electric hot water systems could build on this momentum.
  
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• Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone

  17-07-2026 04:40 via architectureau.com
  
  New research shows that, globally, trees almost halve how much heat is trapped by the urban heat island effect – but it is far from even, with trees often concentrated in wealthier and suburban areas, and scarcer in low-income cities or rapidly growing regions.
  
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