The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale has been postponed, again, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will now take place from 22 May to 21 November in 2021. Curated by Lebanese architect and educator Hashim Sarkis, this iteration of the international architecture exhibition is based around the question: How will we live together? – a […] More
City of Parramatta has released new vision and detailed design of the city’s proposed aquatic and leisure centre as part of a development application for the project. Designed by Grimshaw, Andrew Burges Architects and McGregor Coxall, the project will include a 50-metre, 10-lane outdoor pool, a 25-metre indoor recreational pool, an indoor learn-to-swim pool, indoor […] More
The Australian Institute of Architects has called for mandatory zero-emissions buildings in bushfire reconstruction efforts. More
The Victorian government has promised $2.7 billion to boost the construction sector, with the bulk of the money going towards education infrastructure and public and community housing. More
The City of Sydney has approved a proposal to constructed a 270-metre-tall residential tower in central Sydney designed by Ingehoven Architects and Architectus. More
The University of New England is seeking expressions of interest from architects and designers to convert its decommissioned Boilerhouse into a “playful” learning facility for children. The Boilerhouse was built in three stages between the 1950s and 1970s to house the university’s coal-fire power plant; each stage was designed by various architects of the NSW […] More
Hayball has designed a sports and science building for a catholic girls’ school in Sydney that stacks science labs, indoor and outdoor learning spaces and multi-purpose courts over four levels. The proposed Scientia Project at Monte Sant’Angelo Mercy College in North Sydney would replace two existing tennis and netball courts and is estimated to cost […] More
Sunshine Coast Council has producing a new design guide in the form of a hard-cover book. The book is designed to show “how good design is vital to protecting what the community values most.” The Sunshine Coast is home to more than 300,000 residents across coastal, hinterland and rural areas. Some of Australia’s best known […] More
