Category: Architecture
As the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist is announced, ADR catches up with The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter president Amy Muir to discuss how public architecture benefits the state, its residents and the sense of community it fosters. ADR: How do you believe sustainable design will inform the future of Victoria’s public architecture? Amy […]
Architect Weian Lim shares insight into Downside Up house, an exercise in designing ‘big home features’ on a small footprint. AR: How did the Downside Up house project come to you and how did it evolve? Weian Lim: The owner of the house is a builder with whom I have a prior working relationship. He […]
New York-based architecture practice Studio Libeskind’s design for Canada’s National Holocaust Monument is comprised of six triangular, concrete volumes configured to create the points of a star. Architect’s statement Centrally located at the corner of Booth and Wellington Streets in Ottawa across from the Canadian War Museum, the site connects the museum to the historic centre […]
Applications for building permits in Victoria continued at record levels in 2018, with the cost of works in permits reported to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) reaching almost $40 billion for the first time. The value of building permits for the 12 months was $39.6 billion – up 10.7 percent, or $3.8 billion, on the […]
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