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.
“We didn’t have to look far for inspiration. Located under the Harbour Bridge and filled with rich industrial heritage, the space we were asked to work with was truly a beautiful canvas,” says Barry Babikian of BJB Architects. BJB and Brenchley Architects recently completed a creative work hub on Sydney’s North Shore.
Bistrot Gavroche in Kensington Street Chippendale, from the menu through to the interior, is unmistakably French. It’s not trying to be one step removed from its namesake, it’s right on top. Brought together by Design Portfolio, the Parisian Bistro is in what was once a Sydney rum factory.
"We will have to rethink the high-rise, making it offer something more, and bring some of the aspects and facilities of low-rise and street life up into the towers." 3XN's Kim Herforth Nielsen reflects on the future of high-rise design, and details the studio's work on Quay City Tower, in the latest issue of AR.
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