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The NSW government has released details of a strategy for the planning of the Pyrmont peninsula, pressing ahead with a community consultation process despite the COVID-19 outbreak. In a statement, planning minister Rob Stokes said, “The planning system is keeping people in jobs, unlocking investment opportunities and keeping the economy moving through this unprecedented crisis. […] More
Before modernists such as Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier staked their claim to being the true stylists of industrial society, a generation of designers all over Europe had made their own attempts to reconcile art and the machine age. Decades before white-painted concrete walls and tubular steel furniture were the rage, art nouveau turned new […] More
The Association of Consulting Architects (ACA) has launched a second “pulse check” survey of Australian architecture practices, as part of an ongoing project to gauge the state of the industry as the economic bite of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to deepen. The first installment of the survey, launched on 15 March, drew responses from 1,341 […] More
American architect, theorist and urbanist Michael Sorkin has died in New York after contracting COVID-19. Sorkin was also an influential author and editor on 20 books on contemporary architecture, urbanism, urban culture, environmentalism and sustainability, pedestrianization and public space. His notable books include Local Code: The Constitution of a City at 42° N Latitude, Exquisite […] More
Queensland architect and 1998 Gold Medalist Gabriel Poole has died. Born in Ipswich in 1934, Poole became one of the most significant architects to have emerged from Queensland, with his houses in particular attracting accolades and recognition from his peers. His Tent House in Eumundi won the Institute’s 1990 Robin Boyd Award and the Queensland […] More
Dear Prime Minister The Australian Institute of Architects (the Institute) commends you on the leadership your government is showing in support of businesses and importantly the most vulnerable members of the community whose jobs and livelihoods are under threat. The Institute believes that stimulus measures that are aimed at the development sector, and all its […] More
A house design by Kevin Borland has been sold at auction, with fears it could be altered or demolished. The architect’s daughter, who hoped to see the building heritage listed before the sale, pleaded for the house to be saved at the auction. The house, in Melbourne’s Glen Iris, was auctioned on 21 March. Proceedings […] More
“Australia’s richest design awards” program, which celebrates the use of clay brick, concrete masonry and roof tiles by architects and designers, has announced its jury for 2020. The Think Brick Awards will be announced on 13 August 2020, and will be judged on craftsmanship and the innovative use of brick. Elizabeth McIntyre, CEO of Think […] More
