Evelyn Reynolds

The University of New England has announced the shortlisted candidates who will prepare detailed designs and budgets for the conversion of its decommissioned boiler house. The $15.25 million Boilerhouse Discovery Space project will transform the extant structure into an interactive children’s space for science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. It will have a “STEAM-punk” theme. […] More

Final designs for the $21.8 million refurbishment of the 40-year old Sutherland Entertainment Centre building in southern Sydney have been placed on public exhibition. The venue, originally known as the Sutherland Civic Centre, “holds an important place in the collective memory of the Sutherland community” according to the architects, Chrofi and NBRS Architecture. Their scheme […] More

More than 50 significant buildings across Melbourne will (virtually) open to the public this July as part of the Open House Melbourne weekend. The organizers of the annual event have collaborated with Phoria, a Melbourne immersive technology studio, to digitize the buildings and create Australia’s “largest collection of virtual tours.” Among the buildings on show […] More

A historic Adelaide theatre has re-opened after a major redevelopment designed by Cox Architecture. Her Majesty’s Theatre, located on Grote Street, is Adelaide’s oldest continually operating performance venue. Originally designed by Adelaide architects David Williams and Charles Good, it was described when it opened in 1913 as “the most luxuriously appointed theatre in Australia.” The […] More

Bates Smart has designed a 170-metre build-to-rent apartment tower as part of an Over Station Development for the new Sydney Metro Pitt Street South Station. A detailed design development application is currently before the planning department for assessment. The proponents say the build-to-rent model will provide new opportunities for international students, professionals, young families and […] More

The School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney has appointed three professors of practice for the first time. The appointees will be tasked with contributing to, and shaping the direction of the school and the discipline. They each have diverse professional experience in the industry. “Beyond a conventional understanding of the […] More

The designs that didn’t make the cut in the Powerhouse Parramatta design competition have been revealed for the first time, along with the jury’s comments, as the development application for winning scheme goes on exhibition. Moreau Kusunoki and Genton won the design competition for the controversial museum with a latticed “hyper-platform” design in December, but […] More

The results of the Association of Consulting Architects’ third “pulse check” survey reveal that a large number of redundancies have been prevented through the federal government’s Job Keeper wage subsidy. The survey, which was conducted from 31 May to 3 June, received responses from 453 practices employing 4,520 full time equivalent (FTE) technical staff and […] More