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
The NSW government has launched a design competition for a new pier pavilion at Watermans Cove in Barangaroo South. The proposed pier pavilion will be an extension of Wulugul Walk, which, when complete in 2024, will follow the Sydney harbour foreshore from Walsh Bay to Darling Harbour. Watermans Cove will be situated adjacent to the […] More
Six architecture firms have been selected to compete in a design competition for the redevelopment of a historic 125-year-old building in Sydney’s CBD. The shortlisted candidates include five Australian practices – Hassell, Bates Smart, SJB, BVN and Candalepas Associates – and an an international practice DP Architects working in collaboration with Scott Carver Architects. The […] More
Esther Charlesworth, founding director of Architects Without Frontiers Australia, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. She is recognized for her “significant service to architecture, to education and to the community of the Asia-Pacific region.” Charlesworth was senior urban designer at City of Melbourne from […] More
