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The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has received a donation of $100 million from trucking magnate Lindsay Fox and his wife Paula towards the construction of the new NGV Contemporary. The winning design for the new landmark, by a team led by Candalepas Associates, was released in March following a national competition. The new gallery […] More
The University of Queensland (UQ) has opened a new building at its St Lucia campus that could harbour the key to Australia’s net zero emissions potential. The Andrew N. Liveris Building is 11 storeys high, covering 2,000 square metres of teaching space and 480 square metres of laboratory space within the university’s School of Chemical […] More
Western Australia’s first purpose-built centre of women and children escaping domestic violence has been approved by the City of Perth.
Designed by Architectus, the Ruah Centre for Women and Children will be a $20 million seven-storey building to be located on Shelton Street in Northbridge, replacing Ruah’s existing building.
The centre will provide a safe and welcoming place with short-term accommodation for more than 300 women and children annually.
The centre will also house a comprehensive range of services, including physical and mental health support, counselling, support for addressing alcohol and drug issues, legal services and employment and life skills education.
“Western Australia has one of the worst rates of family violence related assaults in the country, and there is a critical shortage of safe, secure accommodation for women and children escaping violence,” said Ruah CEO Debra Zanella.
“There is currently nowhere in Perth that combines accommodation with the kind of comprehensive support we will be providing. We believe all women and children experiencing trauma from abuse deserve a place where they can be safe, and where their total needs can be met.”
The design of the building takes a trauma-informed approach that acknowledges how the physical environment can significantly impacts a person’s moods, sense of identity and wellbeing. It integrates the principles of trauma-informed care to create spaces that will promote a sense of calmn, safety, wellbeing and healing, as well as a sense of belonging and support, particularly for Aboriginal women and those from diverse backgrounds.
The centre will also support collaborative research into the social issues related to domestic violence and contribute a body of knowledge to the community services sector.
“This new centre will be a place where women and children can create a new and much brighter future,” Zanella said. “Importantly, it will also be a place where we build sector capacity through collaborations and research, and where we also work to shift community attitudes that allow family violence to continue.” More
Woods Bagot has designed an intriguing ellipsoid pergola to sit atop a proposed 18-storey building in Brisbane’s South City Square. The design comes as a response to market feedback from an original proposal by developers, with changes predominantly relating to improved functionality and occupancy in the building, as well as the provision of greater open […] More
A biomedical research centre has been approved for construction by the Victorian government . Denton Corker Marshall unveiled plans for the designs in January 2021, with Minister for Medical Research Jaala Pulford officially announcing receipt of planning approval on 11 April 2022. The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) will be the country’s first hospital-based […] More
A disused warehouse in Sydney’s Chippendale could soon be home to an architecture gallery, under plans for its transformation designed by Smart Design Studio. The warehouse will be topped with a distinctive new roof to be made from an innovative, self-supporting Gaussian vault structure, that will hover over a column-free space below. The project to […] More
Powerhouse Parramatta will establish a biennial architecture, design and engineering exhibition and a new gallery after it received a $10 million donation from a Sydney developer.
The Holdmark Gallery, named after its benefactor Holdmark Property Group, will be the second largest gallery space in the new Powerhouse Parramatta, covering 2,300 square metres with ceilings eight metres high.
Associated programs that will be delivered alongside the new gallery include a summer school program created in partnership with Western Sydney University. This multi-disciplinary program will focus on urban design, architecture, engineering, and holistic approaches to the built form.
Vice chancellor and president Barney Glover said the program will “simultaneously develop students’ design thinking capability and advance practical solutions for issues directly identified by the local western Sydney community.”
Students will have the opportunity to engage with a western Sydney local council on a project to tackle real-world challenges in the built environment and generate solutions under the guidance of academics and industry practitioners.
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Designed by architects Moreau Kusunoki and Genton, Powerhouse Parramatta will be the largest museum in New South Wales, at 30,000 square metres. Image:
Moreau Kusunoki and Genton
Holdmark founder and chief executive Sarkis Nassif was born in Lebanon emigrated to Australia in 1987. He said his donation was motivated by desire to give back to the city that, as Nassif described, has “given so much to me.” Powerhouse Parramatta is Nassif’s first philanthropical gesture in the arts sector. The company will also become the principal partner of Sydney Design Week.
Powerhouse chief executive Lisa Havilah said Nassif has a migrant story that will resonate with many in the western Sydney community.
Powerhouse Parramatta is the area’s first cultural institution and will cost $915 million to build. The organization is hoping to raise a total of $75 million towards the project from private philanthropy. Powerhouse Parramatta is the New South Wales government’s largest investment in cultural infrastructure since the Sydney Opera House.
Construction is expected to commence this year with the museum opening to the public in 2025. More
Dulux has announced the finalists for its 36th Colour Awards, naming the entrants whose projects exemplified “the most innovative use of colour in the built environment.” In 2022, 103 finalists have been selected by a panel of design industry experts from Australia and New Zealand. The judges include Adriana Hanna (director of architecture at Kennedy […] More
