Nine kilometres of the Cranbourne-Pakenham train line will be raised above ground to form a sky rail in a new plan by the Andrews’ Government, set to begin this year. Many are upset by the proposal - but will a sky rail be a positive or a negative for Melbourne’s south east?
Clearly, after all these years, the space between buildings is still the hot topic in urban planning.“The prime locations of the cities are built, so architects now deal with a lot of the residual spaces,” says Kai-Uwe Bergmann, senior partner at BIG.
Mixed-use developments such as Sydney's The Esplanade cater to a growing population while providing amenities in a hub-like environment - linking the building with its residents as well as the wider public.
Last week, Lendlease revealed its $1.9 billion urban plan for Melbourne Quarter, slated to become the green hub of a new Southern Cross Precinct.
Push Architecture won the Building of the Year award for their refurbishment of the Griffith University Student Guild at the AIA Gold Coast/Northern Rivers Regional Architecture Awards on the Gold Coast last week.
The 2015 MPavilion has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated to a Collins Street park in Docklands, Naomi Milgrom AO announced this week.
The developer behind Queensland’s emerging city, Greater Springfield, has expressed interest in constructing a $6 billion medium density apartment project at City Centre North.
The Victorian State Government has released images of designs for Victoria’s first vertical school, planned for construction in South Melbourne.
Based in the City of Sydney's dynamic William Street Creative Hub, designed by ADAD, the emerging architectural practice is steadily accruing a folio of built work.
Internationally renowned British designer, Tom Dixon, has recently designed Interchange (interchange.io), a purpose-built co-working space in Camden, London – three shiny glass and metal buildings and over 7803 square metres (84,000 square feet) of co-working and office space to rent.
Revered for his contributions to public and educational design, Andrew Nimmo has a deep knowledge of the connection between learning, space, and technology. Nimmo gives his own take on the library of the future, and its relevance in the digital age.
The design for London's 2016 Serpentine Pavilion by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been revealed, along with four 25 square metre Summer Houses.
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