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Construction is underway on a $60 million project to revitalize Bendigo TAFE’s Bendigo City campus designed by Architectus and Six Degrees. The project comprises two new buildings – one on Hargreaves Street which will also create a prominent new entry to the campus and the other on Chapel Street – and the refurbishment of existing […] More
The Council of Greater Geelong has approved a plan to partially remove an award-winning green spine project in the Geelong CBD, less than two years after its completion. The Malop Street Green Spine was designed by Outlines Landscape Architecture, and won the Landscape Architecture Award for Civic Landscape at the National Landscape Architecture Awards in […] More
Infrastructure Australia has called on governments to fund infrastructure projects that boost resilience in its 2020 Infrastructure Priority List, as the consequences of inaction on climate change loom. The independent agency, funded by the federal government, provides research and advice on infrastructure to government and industry. The report, released annually, presents a list of major […] More
A new hotel due to open later in 2020 is set to the tallest timber adaptive reuse building in Australia. Bates Smart designed a 10 storey structure made from engineered timber that sits top of an existing office building in Melbourne’s Southbank. The Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne Southbank is set to open later in 2020. […] More
Thomson Adsett has produced schematic designs for a dedicated mental health hospital facility for Cairns in Far North Queensland. Construction of the $70 million facility is due to begin this year. It will provide therapeutic services to aid in the recovery of acute mental health. It will replace the existing mental health unit, which will […] More
The Milan International Furniture Fair, one of the world’s largest and most significant design trade events, has been postponed by organizers in response to an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Italy is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of the virus outside of Asia, with several towns and villages under lockdown. To date, Italy has […] More
Geoff Warn has completed his term as Government Architect in Western Australia, following seven years in the role. Warn was appointed to the role in 2013. He is a founding partner and director of multidisciplinary design studio Donaldson and Warn, and has, over several decades, been heavily involved in architectural education, including as a professor […] More
Revised designs for a mixed-use, two-tower development at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay, by New York-based practice Rex Architecture (design architect) and Hassell (executive architect), have been submitted to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. The proposed development will occupy lots 5 and 6 in the Elizabeth Quay development area. It will comprise a 56-storey tower containing retail, residential […] More
