Nathan Johnson . Articles Hadid's Melbourne tower approval reignites discussion about architecture's economic value Zaha Hadid’s first Melbourne project has been approved for development by Victorian planning and sparked new conversations about the value add of good design to the economy. Final week to nominate for 2016 Sustainability Awards Nominations will close on 14 July for the 10th annual Sustainability Awards, Australia's leading showcase of the building projects, products and companies at the forefront of ecologically sustainable design. Make-ing a mark in Australia: UK Architects set up shop in Sydney Britain’s Make architects have touched down in Australia and relocated five staff from it London headquarters. They've got three jobs on the go already as collaborative architects in Sydney, one of which is already contentious. FJMT's 200 George Street shows that timber can work on commercial skyscrapers At 200 George it’s no argument that Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp have used timber and glass in a way never before seen in Australia. The building is clad top to bottom in Australia’s first pressurised closed cavity façade with built-in timber venetian blinds for solar shading. $2 billion Crown Sydney approved by Planning Commission with limited power Hotel Resort at Barangaroo South approved by Commission who made it clear that it didn’t have the power to make the changes that the public wanted. New Green Square aquatic centre and park to make sustainability history The largest aquatic centre to be built in Sydney since the 2000 Olympics will strive for the most ambitious sustainability target ever set for the type of facility.
