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Earth as a building material is, simply, as old as the hills. As a small child I remember modelling a ‘Saxon’ village in clay, an exercise which might not have met modern curriculum standards but combined a light-touch history lesson with the satisfaction of kneading wet mud. Jean Dethier’s immense, collaborative and globally inclusive new […] More
Koichi Takada Architects has designed a 30-storey tower for South Brisbane that is being touted as the “world’s greenest residential building.” With landscape architecture by Lat 27, the Urban Forest tower will be home to 1,003 trees – more than five times the number of trees in nearby Musgrave Park – with 260 plant species […] More
The NSW government has backflipped on its decision to sell the existing Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo and will instead keep the facility open as well as building a new museum in Parramatta. Since 2015, the government has remained steadfast in its plans to sell the existing site with the proceeds to contribute to the cost […] More
The University of Melbourne has progressed its plans for a $2 billion campus at Melbourne’s Fishermans Bend, after a stage one planning application was submitted to the Victorian government. The campus will have a focus on “making, doing and testing,” complementing the academic emphasis of its Parkville campus and the performance focus of the Southbank […] More
The NSW branch of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has placed a green ban on the site of the proposed Powerhouse Parramatta, adding industrial weight to the grassroots campaign to save two state heritage listed buildings. The under-threat buildings are a Victorian Italianate villa, Willow Grove, and a complete row of […] More
Waverley Council in Sydney has released shortlisted designs for a memorial in Bondi. More
Government Architect NSW’s draft design framework outlines ambitious targets for for access to public open space across the state. More
A $2.1 billion office development designed by FJMT and Arkhefield will comprise two tower at the edge of Brisbane’s city grid and the river. More
