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    FJMT design revamp of a unique school campus in Sydney

    FJMT has designed the redevelopment of a public school located on “one of the most unique school campus sites in Sydney.” The project will involve the expansion of Fort Street Public School to accomodate up to 550 primary school children, which currently accommodates 220 students. The increased capacity of the CBD school will prevent local […] More

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    Glenn Murcutt doc features in online film festival

    The directors of the US-based Architecture and Design Film Festival have launched a four-day virtual festival that will feature a documentary about Australian Pritzker Prize laureate Glenn Murcutt on its program. The festival ordinarily takes place at events across a number of cities in the United States and Canada, however physical distancing measures and bans […] More

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    Liminal, Snøhetta and Rush Wright project at Hobart’s Cascades Female Factory progresses

    Plans for the construction of a long-awaited development at the World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart have advanced, with the submission of a development application. A team comprising Tasmanian practice Liminal Studio, international firm Snøhetta and Melbourne landscape architecture practice Rush Wright Associates was unanimously selected as the winner of a […] More

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    Shortlist revealed: 2020 Houses Awards

    Celebrating its first decade, the Houses Awards is one of Australia’s most sought-after accolades, and recognizes the best in residential architecture. In 2020, a total of 159 entries and three emerging architecture practices were shortlisted across nine categories. Jury chair and editorial director of Architecture Media, Katelin Butler, said, “This year’s jury was acutely aware […] More

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    Peter Elliott Architecture to design rebuilding of historic school destroyed by fire

    The Victorian government has appointed Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design to design the rebuild of a historic school in Melbourne’s south after it was razed by fire. In the early hours of 1 February, a fire ripped through Sandringham Primary School destroying a significant part of the school, particularly the west wing, south wing […] More

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    Founder of Design Tasmania Gary Cleveland dies

    “He leapt across conceptual fences unscalable for most of us but, he would be there to lend a hand, and to pull us up. He was always challenging the shape of our beliefs and knowledges. His unerring questioning and expanded perspective provided space to consider additional ways to understand, he continually pushed to generate awareness […] More

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    'School on a hill' and 'school in the trees' planned for Chatswood

    Architectus has unveiled designs for a major overhaul of the public high school and primary school at Chatswood, a high-growth suburb on Sydney’s lower north shore. Chatswood Public School and Chatswood High School are located on the Pacific Highway and Centennial Avenue respectively; the redevelopment will retain the two campuses, developing a distinct character for […] More

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    ‘Grand vision’ for Barossa Valley hotel revealed

    Plans for a curvaceous hotel in the Barossa Valley, to be constructed at a cost of $50 million, have been revealed. Designed by Adelaide-based practice Intro Architecture, the Oscar Seppeltsfield hotel will rise to 12 storeys and contain approximately 70 rooms, each with a balcony. The top level will comprise a “sky bar” and the […] More