Geraldine Chua . Articles Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel compete to design new WA museum Koolhaas, Nouvel and Foster have each teamed up with a local consortia to compete for the new $428 million Western Australia museum. UTS Architecture students bring the river into Liverpool’s town centre Second-year architecture students from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) have presented proposals to revitalise Liverpool, with two teams sharing top honours for their ideas. The Alpha by Tony Owen Partners mimics nature’s structures with hexagonal pod facade The hexagonal pod-like façade of this building was crafted according to the client’s brief of developing a design that would be “unique and iconic” within the Sydney city fringe. Woods Bagot designs floating winged canopies for Perth International Airport A new floating canopy on the approach to the international terminal is designed to create a dramatic entry statement that is synonymous with Perth Airport’s new identity. Building armour that protects and breathes: the benefits of perforated metal and mesh facades While Brutalist Architecture conjured up rough and raw concrete skins to convey a sense of strength and functionality, today's buildings often feature facades that are interesting, protective, and allow a building to breathe. Construction defects a widespread problem for apartment owners: Griffith Uni report A national survey on strata-titled property has found that building defects and construction problems are the biggest concern for apartment owners in Australia.
