Category: Architecture
"The building has such a fantastic patina of age. Dishevelled layers of paint peel back to expose layers of building and decoration that date back to 1878. It would be wrong to clean all that up." Technē director Justin Northrop speaks to ADR about the studio's reinvigoration of the historic Espy Hotel in Melbourne's St Kilda.
Architecture studios all have to start somewhere, but what makes a practice grow to a medium- to large-sized business, and what infrastructure is required to make the expansion successful?
Four Australian projects, which have been applauded for good design, have been announced as market award winners in the Shaw Contract Design Awards.
Western Sydney University has unveiled its $220.5 million flagship campus in the Parramatta CBD, which embraces the ‘flipped classroom’ model of learning, writable walls, computers on wheels, and interactive touch screens.
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