Charles Darwin University (CDU) has unveiled plans for an eight-storey education and community precinct designed by ARM Architecture with interiors by Geyer and landscape architecture by TCL. The university campus is a central component of the Darwin City Deal, involving the federal, territory and local governments as well as CDU. Along with adaptable teaching spaces […] More
The Association of Consulting Architects is conducting a third “pulse check” survey of how architecture practices are faring with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACA’s first two surveys conducted in mid- and late-March at the height of the health crisis in Australia revealed practices have had an estimated $5 billion worth of […] More
The NSW government has abandoned its controversial plan to refurbish Stadium Australia but will push ahead with building the Parramatta Powerhouse museum after a review of the projects’ viability. The decision come as the government announced a new $3 billion Infrastructure and Job Acceleration Fund to be used for smaller, shovel-ready projects “touching every corner […] More
From an outstanding field, a project with “a brave and bold approach [that] delivered theatre, art and drama” has been awarded the top accolade in the 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards, announced via a live broadcast on Friday 29 May. The jury said the results of the awards were “a breath of fresh air, with […] More
Hassell’s three-storey “foundation building” for Australia’s newest university campus, the University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay campus, is complete. Based around a large central atrium suitable for community events, the building has been designed to cater for a rapid growth of the student population in an area where university participation has historically been low. […] More
A major research project investigating the work-related wellbeing of architects and architecture students has received funding in the most recent round of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme. Led by Naomi Stead, head of architecture at Monash University, the project will be an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers in Monash’s architecture department and the Department […] More
Final designs have been unveiled for the proposed Victoria Cross station development, which includes a 42-storey office tower and a new retail laneway. Bates Smart is the design architect for the above-station tower and retail precinct, Cox Architecture is designing the station and Aspect Studios is designing the public domain. The project will include a […] More
The ACT government has released early indicative concept designs by Hayball for a major university campus and bus interchange for Woden in Canberra. The proposed Canberra Institute of Technology campus is anticipated to serve 6,500 students each year, while the proposed bus interchange will integrate with a future light rail terminus underpinning Woden’s ongoing development […] More
