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Provides information on a house designed as a tower in Adelaide, South Australia which received an Award of Merit from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 2000.

Features the industrial architecture of a house and studio in Melbourne, Victoria which received the 2000 Award of Merit from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

The article features the St. Andrews Beach House designed by Sean Godsell Architects, which received a jury citation for the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Buildings from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Singular in its intent and beautifully spare in its materiality, this house is as resonant as a finely tuned musical instrument. This work investigates the essential relationship between architecture and nature. Internally the house provides a haven from the ravages of coastal storms.

The article reports on the development of Safety Pod which would shelter family during a storm, cyclone or bushfire in Australia. As for the building advisory service of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Archicentre, the pad could also be a part of the housing design in disasters area. This has also been developed due to predictions of uncertain weather through global warming. However, there are already versions of Safety Pods exists in the tornado-prone areas in the US.

Presents an extract from an architect's A.S. Hook Memorial Address at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects' convention in Cairns, Queensland. Focus on the profession's neglect of key priorities in public housing; Importance of reforming the housing sector; Public's lack of confidence in the abilities of architects to provide a basic service.