Madeline Prince . Articles Sydney's Star casino redevelopment completed Brookfield Multiplex has completed the third and final stage of The Star redevelopment in Pyrmont, Sydney, marking the end of the three year $870 million project. Study shows fall in tall building construction 2012 marked the first year of the past six where the number of tall buildings completed has declined, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Voracious variations see Grand Designs home in NSW lose millions A recently completed four bedroom home in Byron Bay which appeared on Lifestyle channel's Grand Designs Australia, has sold for a multi- million dollar loss. World's first 'peel-and-stick' thin film solar cells developed Researchers at US-based Stanford University have developed the world's first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells which can be applied to virtually any surface. Applications close soon for Renew Newcastle An initiative to 'Renew Newcastle' is aiming to turn empty spaces in the Newcastle CBD into temporary creative art areas. New Sydney housing designs break away from 'egg crate' look Sydney based architects Tony Owen Partners are at the helm of two new apartment projects which aim to break away from what the firm describe as the 'egg crate' look.