Woods Bagot’s Nan Tien Institute and Cultural Centre, designed for the ambitious Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, is the first building in what is proposed to be an extensive new university campus for Wollongong.
There has been a recent surge in popularity for prefab construction, yet the technique still polarises the architecture and design community, carrying the stigma of a ‘quick-fix’ production line solution. We speak with Jan Gyrn from Modscape about shifting attitudes towards modular building.
The 2015 finalists for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) and the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors have just been announced, with Australian practices well represented across both prestigious international shortlists.
“We don’t have the same kind of structured internship following graduation that a number of countries offer,” says Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) CEO Kate Doyle.
In the world of photography there is one man who is recognised and celebrated as arguably the best architectural photographer in Australia. Who is this icon? It is, of course, Mr John Gollings.
‘The revolution in architecture brought us freedom but robbed us of taste,’ wrote Roy Simpson of Yuncken Freeman Architects. So what would Simpson think of the addition to 'his' Sylvia Walton Building by Lyons Architecture?
The recently completed Garma Cultural Knowledge Centre at Gulkula expresses Yolngu knowledge, power, and identity through the medium of contemporary architectural design.
Beverly Hills welcomes a new addition to its exclusive ZIP code, with SPF:a’s recent transformation of a historic building into the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Elenberg Fraser’s recently completed Avenue apartment building, on the corner of Chapel Street and Alexandra Avenue, has a striking purity, with its gentle, curved surface offering a soft visual gateway into South Yarra.
Following Brisbane City Council’s recent approval for three towers in Toowong by Zaha Hadid, this week, the prolific architect reveals plans for a second project – a pair of towers at Mariner’s Cove on the Gold Coast
Along the west bank of Shanghai’s Huangpu River stands a 13.5-metre concrete tower. Yung Ho Chang and Atelier FCJZ’s Vertical Glass House is an inward-looking residence, both physically and metaphysically.
Modular homes and buildings have experienced a local surge in recent years, with architects and builders alike turning to prefabricated solutions to facilitate speedier, more cost-effective builds.
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