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Revitalising Portland – The ‘town that built Sydney’

Foundations Portland site, an iconic heritage and lakeside precinct in Portland, NSW is expected to revitalise the historic township and promote tourism in the Central West region. The Foundations Portland precinct is located on the site of the former...

News | 21/04/2023

Design team announced for Eureka Stadium upgrade

The Victorian Government has appointed Cox Architecture and Ballarat-based Morton + Co Architects to oversee the redesign of Ballarat’s Eureka Stadium, which is on track to reach completion by the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Victorian Government...

News | 19/04/2023

LG project demonstrates adaptability of HVAC system

the system’s capacity. The engineering group found that approximately 180kW of air conditioning would be required to suitably cool the venue. "The LG MULTI V 5 system was chosen for the Stratton Bar & Kitchen project based on...

News | 01/08/2022

Museum renovation uses bricks made from recycled local waste

new Design Museum Gent extension in the city of Ghent in Belgium. The new wing, which is being built as part of a major renovation project at the museum, will feature the bricks on its facade. The lime-cured brick was made from local waste to meet...

News | 25/01/2023

SDS-designed Portman St debuts to immense market interest

, with the Smart Design Studio-designed project gaining plenty of fanfare in the weeks leading up to the release. Located at Green Square’s Town Centre, seven ‘Victorian contemporary’ terrace homes make up the development. Each has...

News | 16/12/2022

New home design caters to acreage living

The ABS’ recent report on housing indicates that regional areas have grown in population by 11 percent nationwide in the last decade, which is attributed to cost of living, relaxed lifestyle and larger land lots. The ABS’ recent report on...

News | 28/02/2023

WA Government announce relocation of future Women and Babies Hospital

state-of-the-art hospital will provide additional obstetrics and gynaecology beds and neonatal cots. The Business Case and Project Definition Plan developed for the original Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Medical Centre site found a number of risks, namely...

News | 19/04/2023

Should we convert empty offices to address housing shortages?

housing more sustainably, he says. “The UN-Habitat estimates that 3 billion people will need [access to] adequate housing by 2030, with demand for 96,000 new homes every day. That's more than one [new home] per second,” says the expert...

News | 19/04/2023

Penthouses in high demand at Bates Smart-designed luxury retirement project

penthouse residences at Lendlease’s five-star retirement community, Ardency Kennedy Place in Richmond. Ardency Kennedy Place is Lendlease’s prestigious intergenerational living precinct located on Bendigo Street, Richmond at the former site of...

News | 05/09/2022

New BIM tools donated to help with Notre Dame restoration

and spire of the world-famous cathedral. The mammoth reconstruction project initiated in the aftermath of the fire saw a number of companies - such as French companies including AXA, BNP Paribas, and JCDecaux promising sums of between 10...

News | 19/04/2023

Grenfell survivors, families and residents reach settlement

“according to their own specific circumstances”, the lawyers said, adding that the agreement will have no bearing on the public inquiry headed by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, which is investigating the circumstances that led to the deadly fire; the report is...

News | 19/04/2023

NATSPEC reissues cross-laminated timber advice for fire, moisture, and VOC resistance

America and Australia. When specifiers select cross-laminated timber for a project, says national not-for-profit organisation, owned by Government and industry, NATSPEC, they must consider material issues including fire resistance, moisture...

News | 18/04/2023

Castlemaine ecovillage to launch 12 more low impact living homes

2022. Leading local architect, Geoff Crosby of CROSBY Architects is designing the homes in Stage Four. On completion, The Paddock Eco Village will have a total of 27 houses designed for highly sustainable living as well as a community centre...

News | 14/05/2021

Former ARM Architecture MD found guilty of bid rigging

in,” Cass-Gottlieb says. “When a business attempts to rig a bid or form a cartel, they harm competition by unfairly seeking to advance their interests over those of its customers. When they do so on a public project, they are also doing so at...

News | 18/04/2023

AIQS urges construction industry to integrate carbon budgets

a building’s emissions are locked in on the first day the occupants walk through the front doors. Every project team gets just one shot to reduce the upfront carbon of their next building, so we welcome all efforts to ensure carbon reductions...

News | 17/04/2023

AJC given green light to design Chatswood tower

AJC Architects has been announced as the winner for the design competition of a new mixed-project on Sydney’s north shore. AJC Architects has been announced as the winner for the design competition of a new mixed-project on Sydney’s north...

News | 07/12/2022

Mirvac’s largest green star home goes under the hammer

Star Home has achieved a 7.8-star NatHERS rating, utilises the biggest solar panel system on a single dwelling delivered by Mirvac to date, and is one of Mirvac’s highest-performing homes in terms of operational energy. A 10-kW solar system...

News | 11/04/2023

QLD apartment construction slashes by nearly half due to foreign investor taxes: HIA

apartments in Queensland has declined by 47 percent since 2016. The Industry’s Executive Director Queensland, Mike Roberts, attributes the decline to increasing taxes on foreign investors, which is affecting the sunshine state’s ability to...

News | 14/04/2023

Brisbane’s GPO unveils opulent offerings ahead of reopening

restored, with the likes of exposed structural elements, grand fireplaces and other contemporary finishes. “With a project of this magnitude, and a job requiring such impeccably high standards, we wanted to ensure every detail was...

News | 17/04/2023

The costly consequence of poor housing design in Darwin

Darwin-based architect Jenny Culgan believes that the density of housing developments in the top end and poor design is resulting in inefficient homes that are costly to keep cool. Darwin-based architect Jenny Culgan believes that the density of...

News | 14/04/2023

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