The University of Queensland has announced the launch of a transdisciplinary degree aimed at preparing students for the age of the Australian “megacity.” The Master’s degree in Urban Development and Design will feature courses across architecture, civil engineering, planning, policy, economics and business leadership. It will be designed to provide architecture, landscape architecture, and planning […] More
A $350 million “innovation precinct” in the Sydney suburb of Westmead has received development approval. The project, designed by Architectus, will consist of two mixed-use towers, to be located between Westmead Hospital and railway station. It will become a hub for health, education, research and business, as well as “lifestyle facilities” such as a supermarket, […] More
Parlour, in collaboration with the Architects Champions of Change and Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, has launched a survey of the impacts of COVID-19 on people in the architecture and built environment community. The comprehensive survey seeks to understand the demographics, work place environments and wellbeing of people in the profession. “We want to identify […] More
Construction is set to begin on a $500 million 12-storey medical research building designed by Woods Bagot. To be known as the Australian Bragg Centre, the building is the latest addition to the Health and Biomedical Precinct on Adelaide’s North Terrace. It will sit adjacent to the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) […] More
The Victorian government has unveiled designs for a new multi-level school campus featuring a stepped rooftop space traversing four levels. Designed by GHD Woodhead and Grimshaw, the $84 million inner-north campus will accommodate senior students from Fitzroy High School and Collingwood College at the site of the Fitzroy Gasworks redevelopment. “This new senior school campus […] More
Upscale companies have been commissioning art for their boarded-up stores in response to the Black Lives Matter protests. The efforts ring hollow. More
The NSW government has approved the $750 million redevelopment of the Sydney Fish Market. Designed by Danish practice 3XN with Australian practices BVN and Aspect Studios, the project will relocate the existing market in Blackwattle Bay to an adjacent site, paving the way for a major transformation of the precinct. The new market will be […] More
There’s a contemporary style in spatial illustration that you can see in any design school or artisanal lifestyle magazine like Frankie or Monocle. It has a certain planar, crisp quality, full of personable occupants and appealing details that suggest attention to elevating the daily things of life. Walking into new bistro Part Time Lover, in […] More
