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The designs that didn’t make the cut in the Powerhouse Parramatta design competition have been revealed for the first time, along with the jury’s comments, as the development application for winning scheme goes on exhibition. Moreau Kusunoki and Genton won the design competition for the controversial museum with a latticed “hyper-platform” design in December, but […] More
The results of the Association of Consulting Architects’ third “pulse check” survey reveal that a large number of redundancies have been prevented through the federal government’s Job Keeper wage subsidy. The survey, which was conducted from 31 May to 3 June, received responses from 453 practices employing 4,520 full time equivalent (FTE) technical staff and […] More
The NSW government has launched a design competition for a new pier pavilion at Watermans Cove in Barangaroo South. The proposed pier pavilion will be an extension of Wulugul Walk, which, when complete in 2024, will follow the Sydney harbour foreshore from Walsh Bay to Darling Harbour. Watermans Cove will be situated adjacent to the […] More
Six architecture firms have been selected to compete in a design competition for the redevelopment of a historic 125-year-old building in Sydney’s CBD. The shortlisted candidates include five Australian practices – Hassell, Bates Smart, SJB, BVN and Candalepas Associates – and an an international practice DP Architects working in collaboration with Scott Carver Architects. The […] More
Esther Charlesworth, founding director of Architects Without Frontiers Australia, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. She is recognized for her “significant service to architecture, to education and to the community of the Asia-Pacific region.” Charlesworth was senior urban designer at City of Melbourne from […] More
At some point in the future an explorer will cut their way through the undergrowth of a sprawling jungle on the site of Teddington, a few miles to the south-west of the remains of the city of London, and come across what looks like a fragment of an ancient Roman temple. A pair of pale brick […] More
The federal government’s “Home Builder” program, which grants $25,000 to owner-occupiers who build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home, has missed the opportunity to boost social and affordable housing and sustainable design, says to the Australian Institute of Architects. Owner-occupiers will be able to apply for the grant from 4 June until […] More
On 3 June 2020, federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed Australia had entered a recession, on the back of ABS data that showed a 0.3 percent decline in economic output in the March quarter. This marks the beginning of the first recession in almost 30 years, something which a generation of architects would not have experienced. […] More
