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Woods Bagot & SHoP Architects hail their new Sydney tower design as ‘flexible office space of the future’

. Developed by Mirvac, the preliminary design was recently named the winner of the City of Sydney’s International Design Excellence competition. Tom Waters, Mirvac’s commercial development director, says that despite the COVID-19 pandemic...

News | 22/02/2021

Natural disasters hit disadvantaged people the hardest, but we can lessen the impact

Commission recommended against. ‘Nobody checked on us’: what people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies Michelle Villeneuve, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Australians with disability...

News | 07/04/2022

The world may lose half its sandy beaches by 2100

wild storms removed sand from beaches and damaged houses in Sydney. After storms like this, beaches often gradually recover, because sand from deeper waters washes back to the shore over months to years, and in some cases, decades. These dramatic...

News | 06/04/2022

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct opens to the world

by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects was completed earlier this year. The precinct gives a permanent home to a number of Sydney’s most loved entertainment institutions, with a number of them to present a vibrant program of musical concerts...

News | 01/04/2022

Vale Ian Hannaford

Victor Richardson gates at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval are still standing today. “The Port Adelaide Football Club extends its heartfelt condolences to son Nicholas, daughter Rachel, grandchildren Darcy, Oliver and Jesse, stepchildren Sam, Digby...

News | 16/03/2022

James Cook Uni scientists to help Cox Architecture cyclone proof North Queensland Stadium roof

structures, but this building structure is much more interesting," says JCU's Cyclone Testing Station director David Henderson. The stadium’s roof is not a typical flat cantilevered roof found on most regional stadiums, which creates...

News | 04/01/2017

London's 2012 Olympic stadium: Completed on time and under budget

designed by Populous © Morley von Sternberg The construction contract of the stadium was completed on 29 March 2011.Rod Sheard, senior principal at Populous, the stadium architect, said: “The construction of the world’s most environmentally...

News | 03/04/2011

Sustainability Live sets the tone for future industry events

last Thursday, 26 October at Doltone House in Sydney. Sustainability Live 2017, the inaugural architecture, design, engineering and construction industry education and CPD event, hosted by Architecture & Design proved to be very popular for the more...

News | 31/10/2017

Restoring a naval icon with Big Ass Fans

Located in Neutral Bay on the north shore of Sydney Harbour, HMAS Platypus is a totem of Australia’s naval history. Originally commissioned in 1967 as a sheltered anchorage for six Oberon Class submarines, Platypus was decommissioned in 1999 when...

News | 09/08/2021

Iconic MLC Building in Sydney may get heritage protection

gross area of almost 42,000 square metres and a frontage of 100 metres. Investa had lodged a development application with North Sydney Council in July last year to demolish the block on Miller Street and build a 27-storey A-grade office building...

News | 10/02/2021

Rebrand marks new chapter for Studio Johnston

Sydney-based Fox Johnston has undergone a transformation of its own, rebranding itself as Studio Johnston, with Conrad Johnston leading the practice into a new era. Sydney-based Fox Johnston has undergone a transformation of its own, rebranding...

News | 30/11/2021

Vale John Andrews

1933 in Sydney and studied at North Sydney Boys’ High School, before studying a Bachelor of Architecture at Sydney University and Harvard University, where one of his professors was Spanish architect and urban designer Jose Luis Sert...

News | 30/03/2022

Durbach Block Jaggers designs skinny ‘sky scratcher’ in Sydney

The Pencil Tower Hotel in downtown Sydney is the latest to join the growing global trend of ‘skinny skyscrapers’, with the developers lodging a development application for approval. The Pencil Tower Hotel in downtown Sydney is the latest to join the...

News | 08/02/2021

Cox Architecture to deliver $250m North Queensland Stadium

tree. Along with this, the $250 million stadium will offer several arrival plazas and landscaped areas, and an open grassed terrace on the northern side. Inside will be a range of corporate facilities and amenities. The stadium’s Pandanus...

News | 21/12/2016

Free tree drive to help NSW crack the million in 2022

The NSW Government’s latest tree drive is about to commence for the third year running, with the entire Greater Sydney region on track to have one million trees planted by the end of 2022. The NSW Government’s latest tree drive is about to...

News | 28/03/2022

How Moore’s Law is changing the face of Sydney

billion urban renewal across 278 hectares of derelict factory sites on flood-prone former wetlands, halfway between Sydney’s CBD and its airport. Handsome apartment blocks are going up, aesthetics and standards enhanced by the Design Excellence...

News | 08/02/2021

Scott Carver to reinvigorate Parramatta precinct with connection to nature, Indigenous culture

Sydney-based practice Scott Carver has won the Design Excellence Competition for 197 Church Street, Parramatta. Sydney-based practice Scott Carver has won the Design Excellence Competition for 197 Church Street, Parramatta. Located in the heart...

News | 29/09/2021

tone on tuesday Sydney Football Stadium

Woods Bagot & SHoP Architects hail their new Sydney tower design as ‘flexible office space of the future’

Sydney’s Green Square to get new sustainable parklands

Five Alternatives to Overhead Bathroom Lighting

Roberts takes draft SEPP off the table

Natural disasters hit disadvantaged people the hardest, but we can lessen the impact

The world may lose half its sandy beaches by 2100

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct opens to the world

Vale Ian Hannaford

James Cook Uni scientists to help Cox Architecture cyclone proof North Queensland Stadium roof

London's 2012 Olympic stadium: Completed on time and under budget

Sustainability Live sets the tone for future industry events

Restoring a naval icon with Big Ass Fans

Iconic MLC Building in Sydney may get heritage protection

Rebrand marks new chapter for Studio Johnston

Vale John Andrews

Durbach Block Jaggers designs skinny ‘sky scratcher’ in Sydney

Cox Architecture to deliver $250m North Queensland Stadium

Free tree drive to help NSW crack the million in 2022

How Moore’s Law is changing the face of Sydney

Scott Carver to reinvigorate Parramatta precinct with connection to nature, Indigenous culture