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A Richards and Spence-designed apartment building proposed for 31 Doggett Street, Tenerife would embrace the design ethos of the nearby James Street Precinct, where the firm has designed a collection of buildings including The Calile Hotel. The six-storey tower would house 22 “boutique” apartments, including four three-bedroom apartments, a rooftop recreation space and retail and […] More
Bureau Proberts has designed a 10-storey apartment building for a triangular site on the western riverbank at Toowong, Brisbane. The tower would extend to the edges of the site, maximizing frontage towards the river while responding to the landscape. “The architecture responds with wide open verandas, transparent apertures, and planted edges to embrace its riparian […] More
A housing development proposed for the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley that seeks to respond to the surrounding Federation-era architecture “without resorting to pastiche” has been recommended for approval. Designed by Hillam Architects, the 7–9 Field Street development will include 22 apartments and six townhouses. It sits within a character protection area recognized as a […] More
Aodeli Australia, provider of facade cladding panels, has launched a Stainless Steel Mirror Panel (SSP). The product has been developed to fill a need in the Australian construction market for reliable mirror products. SSP is predominantly an exterior product but is making its debut as part of the National Gallery of Victoria’s recently launched Gabrielle […] More
Ignite has announced the internal appointment of Jose Dall’asta to associate director. Since joining Ignite’s Sydney studio in January 2007, Dall’asta has led several large-scale retail and hospitality projects, including the Market City Food Precinct in Haymarket and an array of Kingpin Bowling Lounges across Australia. Ignite director Jason Marriott said the appointment recognized Dall’asta’s […] More
Development WA has approved Edith Cowan University’s Perth CBD campus, designed by Lyons, Silver Thomas Hanley, and Haworth Tompkins. The university will now move to finalize the schematic designs and secure a main contractor for the project. ECU vice chancellor Steve Chapman said, “ECU City will definitively reshape the Perth CBD. It will be unlike […] More
Fender Katsalidis has designed a 24-storey tower for the north-east fringe of Brisbane’s Golden Triangle precinct, which will incorporate the structure of the 1970s office building that currently occupies the site. The 444 Queen Street development will include a new podium, built to the Queen Street boundary to “create a continuous reading that aligns with […] More
The Australian Urban Design Research Centre has launched an ideas competition looking for a future Australian city “that embodies a new Australian Dream for the 21st century.” The Business as (Un)usual competition is open to students and recent graduates. There is a prize pool of $10,000 on offer. “The COVID-19 pandemic … has dramatically reshaped […] More
