Madeline Prince . Articles Australian firm LAVA scores historic refurb in Berlin Australian/German architectural firm LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) is making waves in Berlin with the design of a new interior space to renovate a music hall theatre which has been buried since the Nazi regime. Designs revealed for Barangaroo's first apartments Lend Lease has submitted plans to the NSW government for the first residential development at Barangaroo, the apartments designed by Richard Francis-Jones of fjmt and Andrew Andersons of PTW. Australia's first zero carbon development Australia’s First Carbon Zero housing site will be located in Cape Paterson in Victoria. The housing development will feature 220 energy efficient solar powered houses, community food production, electric vehicle infrastructure, community buildings, facilities and parks. RMIT University officially opens Design Hub A new solar research 'Design Hub' at RMIT University in Melbourne will officially open today. Competition to design the PM's residence, the Lodge, Canberra The University of Canberra and the Gallery of Australian Design have announced a design competition for the Lodge which is the Prime Minister's official residence in Canberra with a prize pool of $120,000. Packer hints at design competition for towering Barangaroo casino plans James Packer is seeking to add up to 20 storeys above the allowable height limit on his planned $1 billion hotel and casino complex at Barangaroo, receiving support from former Prime Minister Paul Keating and both Labor and Liberal backing in NSW.