Tag: melbourne
A private company has released a $200 billion plan for a high-speed rail network connecting Melbourne and Sydney via Canberra, with the construction of eight new cities along the way.
"It will be a new jewel in the crown of Melbourne’s legendary musical landscape." ADR speaks to John Wardle Architects, who has been chosen to design a $105.5 million building for the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM), following a grant from the Victorian State Government.
"Melbourne will now have a piece of her artistic flair," says Acting Minister for Planning Jill Hennessy. The late architect's 54-storey Collins Street tower has gained approval from the Andrews Labor Government.
"Our design approach is very much driven by the emotional sensibility and function of spaces - these are the qualities which stay with you, make the place work and keep customers returning." Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill of DesignOffice discuss their work on Higher Ground, the new CBD café from the team behind Kettle Black and Top Paddock.
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