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Kengo Kuma, among a slew of other noted architects from around the world, will be chairing an international design competition that promotes peace. The Kaira Looro International Architecture competition is calling for young architects (including groups) from around the world to submit their speculative work. The competition aims to create a holy symbol through architecture […]
With a power-packed line-up of speakers, the Perspectives talk series is kicking off again for 2017. Beginning with the theme ‘change’, the first event for the year will feature Isabelle Toland and Amelia Holiday of Aileen Sage Architects, alongside Bianca Pineda of ASPECT Studios and three art curators – Barbara Flynn, Katrina Dunn-Jones and Aarna […]
Image above by Peter Clarke. The Buildings Appeal Board has come down with a ruling for the Lacrosse Tower in Docklands, Melbourne – requiring the high-risk balcony cladding to be removed. In November 2014, a fire tore up the north-eastern side of the building, sparked by a cigarette disposed of in a plastic container on […]
After studying architecture and landscape architecture at the University of Canberra, Ben Walker set his sights on making an impact on urban planning and the built environment in Australia’s capital. Beginning his career through urban design roles in both Canberra and Melbourne, Walker began an architectural apprenticeship at Townsend + Associates Architects (T+AA) in 2006. […]
"As a kid, I always had a passion for making things so architecture was an easy fit. I grew up sailing dinghies with my family so we lovingly tweaked them to optimise performance. It gave me the craft of making but also awareness of external factors. I don’t know how anyone makes a successful career choice with such limited exposure to the world. I guess I was one of the lucky ones."
A historically significant wall is to be restored as part of Lendlease’s 6.1 acre Melbourne Quarter development. Constructed in 1890 by Victorian Railways, the 174 metre bluestone retaining wall on Flinders Street marks the site of Batman’s Hill and John Batman’s first home, constituting an important slice of Melbourne’s history. Before World War II, the […]
Melbourne architecture practice ClarkeHopkinsClarke has designed a village which helps to empower disadvantaged children and alleviate poverty in Kenya. The ever-growing village is the brainchild of Dean Landy, a partner at ClarkeHopkinsClarke, and the founder of the ‘for-purpose’ organisation One Heart Foundation which operates the project. Currently, One Heart Village hosts a primary school with […]
Image above, Smith House by environa studio, features optimum orientation and solar access. Image courtesy the architect. Jan O’Connor of environa studio, an expert in the world of sustainability, discusses the intangible new parameters qualifying sustainability. Gillian Serisier: Five years ago sustainability meant solar panels. But now we’re at a very different place in the […]
Each year, UK architectural news publication Building Design (BD) surveys architecture studios from all over the globe to compile a report on the biggest 100 practices in the world. These practices are ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ, and this year, six Australian studios made the cut.
John Pauline of HASSELL discusses designing sporting stadiums that are useful to their host city long after the event they were built for is over.
"Our aim was to provoke and inspire. As such, sculptures and artworks are integrated into the office, including a 12-metre long decommissioned rocket from the Soviet era."
You may walk past these bastions of the built environment every day or have seen them in a thousand holiday photographs, but what did they look like when they were just a twinkling in their creator's eye? Skeletons looks at the origins of notable buildings, beginning with the State Library of Victoria.
Above: The ICC Convention Centre. Photography by Guy Wilkinson Photography. Featuring Australia’s biggest stage, biggest ballroom, seven exhibition halls and a 270-degree view of the Sydney Harbour skyline, ICC Sydney by HASSELL and Populous has set a new benchmark in exhibition and convention venues. The precinct includes a convention facility capable of holding three separate concurrent […]
The Victorian Government has released details of its Better Apartments Design Standards, which will come into effect in March 2017. The two-year long process was undertaken in close consultation with a range of industry experts, including the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. The standards aim to ensure that apartments are designed for […]
From brick additions in Dublin to white, sweeping halls; from big practices to small up-and-comers - see which photos earned the most double-taps on Instagram for 2016.
Above: Medibank Place by HASSELL. Photo by Peter Bennetts/Earl Carter. Following last week’s wrap-up of 2016’s most popular interiors, here we take a look at the year’s most popular architecture projects. 7. Abode318’s shifting façade “From a distance, the building appears to ripple and bulge, while close-up the individual apartments become legible. The undulating form has a […]
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