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The project will involve a reskinned façade, a new eastern annex, new food and beverage outlets, upgraded bathroom facilities, increased disability access, and back-of-house improvements which will allow bigger and better shows to come to the arena.
"This firm believes that architecture always was and always will be a mirror of society," said Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, in naming the young practice this year’s Laureates of the European Prize for Architecture.
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The enhanced plans, now on public exhibition, include an interactive ‘digital carpet’, grassed terraces, smart shading structures, a grove of historic Cabbage Tree Palms, and billabong water features.
Austin Maynard Architects has released designs for Nightingale 3.0, amid the securing of a site for the project at 209 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
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Plans for South Australia's first high-tech vertical high school, designed by Cox Architecture, have been released. The project will feature an 'active atrium,' a 60KW solar collection roof farm, and will achieve a 5 Star Greenstar rating.
The design, which will be constructed in 2017, draws inspiration from local landmarks including the Arts Centre and the rowers who make their way up and down the Yarra River each morning.
Developed by Bree Leech and Heather Nette King in collaboration with Andrea Lucena-Orr from Dulux, ‘Antidote: A Colour Cure’ includes four tactile palettes which provide a visual remedy to the sensory disconnect of our tech-heavy lifestyles.
The City of Melbourne has released details of a plan for an $8.8 million redevelopment of University Square, including solar-powered charging stations, wi-fi and a biodiversity corridor. Proposals for major public open space in Southbank have also been released.
The trio of towers that form Melbourne Quarter, designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects, have been approved by Victoria's Planning Minister, Richard Wynne.
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation and MPavilion have revealed the venue's 2016 program, which will feature more than 400 free public events.
The seventh annual Intergrain Timber Vision Award winners were announced this week, honouring building and landscaping projects with an innovative use of timber in Australia and New Zealand.
The 2016 Think Brick Award winners have been announced, with Freadman White, Iredale Pedersen Hook, Harmer Architecture, Turf Design Studio, and Genesin Studio all taking out prizes.
Lyons and m3architecture have won a competition to design the Sustainable Futures Building at the University of Queensland, St Lucia campus.
Working designs for the largest ever series of upgrades to the venue have been released, including a redevelopment of the concert hall and the construction of a learning space for children and young people.
"He had an amazing social responsibility as an architect, and he really believed that architecture is there to create better spaces for human beings. He will be sorely missed by everybody." Alastair Swayn, former ACT Government Architect and director of architectural firm Daryl Jackson, passed away last Thursday.
"I have to work with Ikea," said the brazen rapper and fashion designer this week. "With furniture, with interior design, with architecture. Yo, IKEA, allow Kanye to create!"
Smart phone users crossing roads without looking is a growing concern, especially following the release of Pokémon Go. Australian design company, Büro North, however, has come up with a bright solution in Smart Tactile Paving.
Designs for the new museum for WA, imagined by HASSELL and OMA in conjunction with global contractor Brookfield Multiplex and the Western Australian Government, have been released.
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) announced the winners yesterday, including ASPECT Studios who took home three prizes fresh off its previous win at the AILA NSW Landscape Architecture Awards.
Perth-based company Fastbrick Robotics has created a robotic bricklayer capable of constructing a house by itself in less than two days.
Stephen Ashton, co-founder of ARM Architecture, former Victorian Chapter President, and joint recipient of the 2016 Gold Medal, has passed away at age 61.
“I want the MPavilion to be the scaffolding that provides a creative space that suspends visitors between earth, ground, and sky,” explains renowned Indian architect Bijoy Jain, of his highly anticipated design for the 2016 MPavilion.
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