Amelia Melbourne-Hayward: Did you always know that you wanted to be an architect? Julie Stout: I grew up in Palmerston North, which is hardly an architectural epicentre. My dad was a deer culler and then trained and worked as a draftsman. At 14, I remember coming home from school and announcing that I was going […] More
Vibrant murals, tropical-colored tickets and one giant, flamboyantly bright Lombardi Trophy: Exuberant street art takes over the big game this year. More
The first sod has been turned in the construction of an art gallery on the grounds of a property owned by the late twentieth century Australian painter Arthur Boyd in Riversdale. Gifted to the public by Boyd and his wife Yvonne in 1993, and managed by the Bundanon Trust, Riversdale is located in the Shoalhaven […] More
The consortium that will design a 30-year masterplan for Brisbane’s South Bank precinct has been announced. The group will be led by Urbis and includes Cox Architecture, as well as Arup, Cultural Capital, Complete Streets and international firms Gillespies and Projects for Public Spaces. Natalie Hoitz, design director of Urbis, said in a statement that […] More
A section of Elizabeth Street in central Melbourne will be pedestrianized, under a finalized design for the southern end of the thoroughfare released by the City of Melbourne. The release of the design follows the publication of the The Elizabeth Street Strategic Opportunities Plan in May 2019, which proposed to prioritize pedestrian, bicycle and public […] More
Andrew Burns Architecture and PBD Architects have designed an apartment complex that will be built inside and around an existing industrial site in Sydney’s Alexandria. The complex will comprise a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments split across two buildings. The design was procured through a competitive design alternative process, in which Bates Smart, […] More
Enrico Taglietti has been posthumously appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours. The late modernist architect, who emigrated from Italy to Australia in 1955, passed away in May 2019. He was also awarded the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2007 Gold Medal. Taglietti has been recognized for his […] More
Early works are under way for Melbourne’s latest inner-city, multi-storey school. Fishermans Bend Secondary School (an interim name), is a four-storey “vertical” school catering to 1,100 students, designed by Billard Leece Partnership. Its architectural language and materials have been inspired by the Port Melbourne area, including its proximity to the ocean, industrial history, and local […] More
