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"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.
Four Australian projects, which have been applauded for good design, have been announced as market award winners in the Shaw Contract Design Awards.
“Kerstin Thompson and Megan Wraight have developed a design with a rare marriage of landscape and architecture that responds to and amplifies the qualities of the site." The masterplan design for Arthur Boyd’s iconic Riversdale property includes a creative learning centre, accommodation and an art gallery, which is partially buried into the landscape.
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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