David Wheeldon . Articles Woods Bagot designs new airport city in China: wins major global design competition Woods Bagot has won the international competition to design China Southern Airport City, a 400 hectare mixed-use development set on the Liuxi River, in Guangzhou, China - edging out bids by global design houses such as Zaha Hadid and Airport de Pari with Paul Andreu. Tenders called to design Cairns biggest development ever Cairns Regional Council has called for Expressions of Interest from firms to lead the design at the Cairns Entertainment Precinct, which it says is its most ‘significant development undertaken'. Grimshaw Architects concept adapts historic flour mill in Pyrmont, Sydney New life is expected to be breathed into a famous old Flour Mill at Pyrmont as the City of Sydney nears a decision on a Development Application to build upon the façade remains a new apartment building. Consumer watchdog turns attention to building products sector The building materials industry is set to come under greater scrutiny from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) as major manufacturers flag the likelihood of having to buy from competitors to cover product shortfalls. Denton Corker Marshall to design Australian Venice Biennale pavilion [video] Australian architectural practice Denton Corker Marshall has won the competition to design the new Australian pavilion for the Venice Biennale, planned for completion in 2015. Dwelling approvals fall to lowest level in three years ABS Building Approvals show that the number of dwellings approved fell by 7.8 per cent in February 2012 to reach their lowest level in nearly three years.