Architecture

City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously supported a proposal to construct a 15-storey, horse-shoe-shaped apartment building on a “postcard” site adjacent to Flemington Racecourse. The design, by ARM Architecture, takes inspiration from jockey silks. The facade also features a negative outline of the Melbourne Cup trophy. The building will accommodate approximately 300 apartments, five percent […] More

A hotel with the capacity to accommodate patients undergoing treatment and recovery is under development in Western Australia. The “medihotel” will the first in the state and forms part of the first stage of the proposed Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct designed and masterplanned by Hassell. With 60 patient rooms, the medihotel will be equipped […] More

The Australian Institute of Architects has announced it will no longer participate in the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale, scheduled to begin in August. In a statement, the Institute said, “The rapidly changing and escalating situation regarding COVID-19 has made it impossible for us to plan for the exhibition, as the health and safety of our […] More

State governments around Australia are looking to the construction industry to prop up the ailing economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, tweaking planning regulations to keep the industry ticking over. The New South Wales government announced it would fast-track assessments of State Significant Developments, re-zonings and development applications, with more decisions to be made by the […] More

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

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

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

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