Nathan Johnson . Articles Spotlight on engineered timber as 2016 Prefab Aus kicks off The capabilities of engineered-timber construction will be a major focus for this year’s Prefab Aus conference and it appears that it’s just in time. 2 Australian, 5 International firms compete for $1.5 billion Circular Quay Tower design Australia’s BVN and Hassell will take on three US firms and two UK-born practices in a competition to design a new 248 metre commercial tower at Sydney’s Circular Quay. Commercial Connect: Final call for registrations A digital design expert and an Activity Based Workplace (ABW) specialist will deliver keynotes at Architecture & Design’s Commercial Connect event to be held in Sydney next month. 3 Australian hospitality designs win at international Restaurant & Bar Design Awards Australia comes away with three gongs from Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, held recently in London. First look at Renzo Piano’s Barangaroo South project The final piece of the Barangaroo South development has hit planning as three luxury residential high-rise towers with reflecting crystalline facades. When SAI Global goes private where does that leave Australian Standards? A private takeover of SAI Global could drastically affect the way our national standards for building and product compliance are published and accessed.