Gemma Battenbough . Articles High density, low bureaucracy boost for Brisbane Brisbane votes in high-density housing and the state announces self-assessable duplexes. Students make finals of Venice Biennale competition The Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale will feature work by current university students. Bankruptcies rise by one third for architects, engineers Statistics reveal the impact of the global financial crisis upon architectural sole practitioners and small studios. Burj Khalifa closes to the public The 124th-storey viewing platform on the world's tallest building has closed to the public. Councils caught with $500 million in unspent levies Local Sydney councils have been stockpiling development levies and have been caught with nearly $500 million in the coffers. FIRST LOOK: Woods Bagot's ACU centre The Australian Catholic University's new Centre for Health and Wellbeing is an exercise in healthy architecture, according to Woods Bagot.
