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    Tension as controversial Hobart hotel proposal recommended for approval

    A controversial proposal for a hotel and other visitor facilities in a public reserve in Hobart has been recommended for approval, but opponents of the project are gearing up for a fight. Designed by Tasmanian practice Circa Morris-Nunn Architects, the development at Rosny Hill Recreation Area would include a hotel with 60 guest suites, including […] More

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    Humanitarian architect wins global women in architecture award

    Pakistan’s first woman architect Yasmeen Lari and Spanish-American architectural historian and theorist Beatriz Colomina have been named as the winners of the 2020 W Awards, which recognize women’s contribution to architecture around the world. Formerly known as the Women in Architecture Awards, the W Awards are organized by the UK-based publications The Architectural Review and […] More

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    ‘Sculptural family of towers’ proposed for suburban Brisbane

    Conrad Gargett has designed a curvaceous, multi-use complex for the Brisbane suburb of Lutwyche. The Lamington Markets building would comprise two residential towers atop a retail complex that includes a market hall and cinemas. It would be constructed partly on land that has been left vacant after the construction of Brisbane’s underground busway. A development […] More

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    Design challenge for the future of senior living

    A design challenge set to take place in February will ask participants to imagine how Australia will manage its aged care system in 2050. The Longevity by Design challenge is convened by The University of Queensland’s Healthy Aging Initiative and DMA Engineers, and will involve teams of four to eight people competing on a site […] More

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    Competition to design new Perth university building

    Murdoch University is seeking expressions of interest for a design competition for a new environmental education centre at its campus in Perth’s south. The Harry Butler Environmental Education Centre will be the home of the Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University’s research centre that will explore the co-existence of economic development and protecting the natural environment. […] More

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    Draft vision for Brisbane’s largest open space revealed

    Brisbane City Council has revealed a “draft vision” for Victoria Park, a planned new public park to be built on an existing golf course north of the CBD. The document, which is out for public consultation, follows the publication of five speculative designs for what the park could look like by five local design practices […] More

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    Philanthropist, patron Gene Sherman receives honorary doctorate

    Architecture and arts patron Gene Sherman has received an honorary doctorate from the University of New South Wales for her services to art and design. Sherman is the founder, executive director and artistic director of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), which curates and runs a ten-day architecture festival in Sydney annually. <!— […] More

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    BVN proposes three-tower development in Western Sydney

    BVN has designed a three-tower residential and commercial block for the burgeoning Carter Street Precinct of Lidcombe, Western Sydney. The development would include 579 residential apartments across three towers of 29, 22 and 19 storeys and four townhouses, as well as an eight-storey commercial building with ground-level retail spaces. According to the architects, the building […] More