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
The federal government’s “Home Builder” program, which grants $25,000 to owner-occupiers who build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home, has missed the opportunity to boost social and affordable housing and sustainable design, says to the Australian Institute of Architects. Owner-occupiers will be able to apply for the grant from 4 June until […] More
On 3 June 2020, federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed Australia had entered a recession, on the back of ABS data that showed a 0.3 percent decline in economic output in the March quarter. This marks the beginning of the first recession in almost 30 years, something which a generation of architects would not have experienced. […] More
Dozens came down after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. Protesters outraged over the death of Mr. Floyd are targeting some that remained. More
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced it will not build a new pavilion in 2020 and instead, it will reuse the existing six pavilions for an expanded MPavilion program engaging artists, educators and designers. The most recent pavilion, designed by Glenn Murcutt for the 2019/2020 season has been gifted to the University of Melbourne. In […] More
A 21-storey office tower will be built on Melbourne’s riverfront at Southbank under a masterplan to transform the prominent precinct by Fender Katsalidis. The $800 million project will see the existing mid-rise Southgate shopping centre and dining complex demolished to make way for the commercial tower. Working in collaboration with Oculus, Fender Katsalidis plans to […] More
