Architecture

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

Jack Mundey – trade unionist, environmentalist and the key force behind the green bans movement that saved large parts of Sydney and Australia’s heritage and caused waves around the world – has died at the age of 90. Born in Malanda, 100 kilometres west of Cairns, Mundey moved to Sydney at the age of 19 […] More

The Town of Cottesloe in Perth has appointed Aspect Studios to undertake detail design work for the masterplan of Cottesloe foreshore. Aspect Studios produced a draft masterplan in 2019. The masterplan will guide the enhancement and management of the foreshore, encompassing the area from Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club to North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving […] More