Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 5-Aug-14

The Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA) supports the inclusion of mandatory apartment design standards in the state’s planning system. The OVGA issued a statement on the design standards on 4 August 2014. The minimum size of apartments should be 37 square metres. There is no mention of housing affordability in the statement, which the OVGA believes to be a "separate issue"

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OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, PROPERTY COUNCIL OF VICTORIA, CITY OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT