Category: Architecture
This week, the architectural community lost Italian academic and architect Romaldo Giurgola at 95 years of age. Internationally-renouned for his work on Parliament House in Canberra, Giurgola was also behind a number of other significant works across the country. ADR takes a look at the architect's built legacy on Australian shores.
“From a distance the building appears to ripple and bulge, while close-up the individual apartments become legible. The undulating form has a performative effect by minimising the wind downdraft at street level.” AR magazine talks to Caleb Smith of Elenberg Fraser about the studio's golden tower, Abode318.
Australian designers and architects know about workplace design. We lead the world with innovation and creativity that has become our own. The new Melbourne AGL office space designed by HASSELL is yet another workplace that perfectly fits the form and function bill, but offers so much more in substance and quality, as inside magazine finds out.
"Most clients are now starting to see the value of landscape, and see their responsibility to create healthier and more sustainable projects and cities." Matthew Mackay of HASSELL discusses the challenges, changes, and excitement surrounding the creation of green spaces within our rapidly growing cities.
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