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ARM Architecture has been appointed to design the next stage of the redevelopment of the Geelong Arts Centre. This stage will be the largest and final phase in the transformation of the centre, which began in 2010. The appointment follows close on the heels of the completion of the second stage of the project in […] More
The Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire is one of the most beautiful places in England. Tourists visit it as the ‘Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution’ and as a UNESCO World Heritage site. I suspect many of them are surprised to find these historic industrial attractions embedded within such a lushly Arcadian landscape, in which the River […] More
Constructed using half a million recycled bricks, the newly opened Arkadia apartments in Sydney’s Alexandria could be the largest recycled brick building in Australia, says architect Koos de Keijzer, principal of DKO Architecture. Designed in collaboration with Breathe Architecture for Defence Housing Australia (DHA), the $136 million project comprises 152 units made up of a […] More
The City of Melbourne has released a set of plans for upgrades to the historic Queen Victoria Market that would improve essential services for traders. The main additions to the heritage market, which first opened in 1878, would comprise two buildings designed by NH Architecture. The first is a canopy structure for the northern end […] More
The 2020 instalment of the Good Design Awards will add a new category for Precinct Design to the existing 10 categories for architecture. Dating back to 1958, the program recognizes design across a wide range of disciplines, including architecture, fashion, engineering, communications and products. The program focuses not only on the finished design, but also […] More
The City of Glen Eira, in Melbourne’s south-east, has published a draft version of a heritage review of its post-war buildings. The review, conducted by heritage specialists Built Heritage, was commissioned by the council in 2019. In 2018, the council was proactive in protecting a house by émigré modernist architect Anatol Kagan from demolition, staging […] More
The City of Gold Coast has revealed preliminary designs for a large, multi-purpose “civic hub” in Coomera. The proposal calls for an “all-in-one” building on a site next to a Westfield shopping centre and close to Coomera Train Station. It would contain a library, co-working spaces for non-profit organizations, a theatre, a customer service centre, […] More
The Jantar Mantar in Delhi is famous for its 13 astronomical instruments, construction of which began under Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (1688–1743) of Jaipur in the 1720s, and completed after his death. The park is empty when we visit and the giant triangle known as the Samrat Yantra, or Supreme Instrument, looms out of […] More
