Nathan Johnson . Articles Jean Nouvel’s Melbourne tower to sail through planning French-architect Jean Nouvel’s first Melbourne project is expected to receive the backing of Melbourne City Council this week in its last sitting before the municipal elections. Three architects in running for $500m Ritz-Carlton tower at Star Casino, Sydney Three architects, likely to be announced next week, are competing to design a new $500 million “six-star” hotel at the Star Casino in Sydney. Independent Archicentres on the cards for NSW and Victoria There are plans in both NSW and Victoria to re-establish the doomed building advisory service, Archicentre as potential standalone entities. CFMEU Green Ban strengthens Save Our Sirius campaign Those participating in the protest to save the Sirius public housing building this Saturday can walk with an extra spring in their step, after the construction union announced on Wednesday that it will support the movement by placing a Green Ban on the development. Australian Renewable Energy Agency saved despite large funding cuts Half a million dollars has been stripped from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) but it has survived initial plans for termination. Sydney architect petitioning to increase prosecution of 'fake' architects Sydney architect Robert Harwood is fed up with being compared on price point and capability to building practitioners who aren’t registered architects.