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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
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced it will not build a new pavilion in 2020 and instead, it will reuse the existing six pavilions for an expanded MPavilion program engaging artists, educators and designers. The most recent pavilion, designed by Glenn Murcutt for the 2019/2020 season has been gifted to the University of Melbourne. In […] More
A 21-storey office tower will be built on Melbourne’s riverfront at Southbank under a masterplan to transform the prominent precinct by Fender Katsalidis. The $800 million project will see the existing mid-rise Southgate shopping centre and dining complex demolished to make way for the commercial tower. Working in collaboration with Oculus, Fender Katsalidis plans to […] More
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has unveiled plans for an eight-storey education and community precinct designed by ARM Architecture with interiors by Geyer and landscape architecture by TCL. The university campus is a central component of the Darwin City Deal, involving the federal, territory and local governments as well as CDU. Along with adaptable teaching spaces […] More
The Association of Consulting Architects is conducting a third “pulse check” survey of how architecture practices are faring with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACA’s first two surveys conducted in mid- and late-March at the height of the health crisis in Australia revealed practices have had an estimated $5 billion worth of […] More
The NSW government has abandoned its controversial plan to refurbish Stadium Australia but will push ahead with building the Parramatta Powerhouse museum after a review of the projects’ viability. The decision come as the government announced a new $3 billion Infrastructure and Job Acceleration Fund to be used for smaller, shovel-ready projects “touching every corner […] More
From an outstanding field, a project with “a brave and bold approach [that] delivered theatre, art and drama” has been awarded the top accolade in the 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards, announced via a live broadcast on Friday 29 May. The jury said the results of the awards were “a breath of fresh air, with […] More
