Architecture Australia, March 1998
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
Comment
Foreword
The Royal Australian Institute of Architects is in a fantastic position. Our governance restructure is complete and the many benefits of our financial restructure are …
AA Prize for Unbuilt Ideas
Deakin University student Martine Merrylees wins this year’s $1000 Prize for a fourth-year concept to slip a glass-sheathed art gallery between railway tracks at Geelong’s …
Letters
Mainwaring On Nield I would like to thank the 1997 RAIA National Jury for their commitment to the exhausting process of sometimes far-flung site visits …
Features
Stradbroke Space Frame
Just touched-down on a sand island off Brisbane is a rare species of residence which presents diverse influences and values in a fine construction of …
Cuts and Thrust
Moving on from renovations and exhibitions, Melocco & Moore conclude their first all-new residence at MacMasters Beach, north of Sydney. It’s a cubic collage of …
Chifley Square
Declaring the forecourt of Sydney’s Chifley Tower as a realm for public relaxation, the City of Sydney and Hassell have revamped a formerly neo-classical plaza …
Today’s Tavern
Establishing new standards of refinement for pub fitouts, The Centennial restaurant and bar in Sydney’s Woollahra combines warm timberwork with edgy stainless steel and noisy …
Olympics Update
Olympics and Showgrounds are rising rapidly in Sydney; revealing a juxtaposition of two contrasting planning patterns at the Homebush site.Report Andrew Metcalf Images courtesy the …
Radar
Interior
Just opened in the basement of RMIT’s Storey Hall is a grungy- groovy student café named re: VAULT. Its appeal: distorted grabs from the 60s …
Projects
SYDNEY: WALSH BAYWalsh Bay Partnership (Transfield and Mirvac) appears close to approval from Department of Urban Affairs and Planning head Sue Holliday for its redevelopment …
Headlines
Scanning the nation for architectural news and noteworthy nuances.left Peter Elliot’s Spencer Street footbridge to connect the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention centres across the Yarra …
Books
HIDDEN NEWCASTLE: URBAN MEMORIES AND ARCHITECTURAL IMAGINARIESEdited by R. John Moore and Michael J. Ostwald with photography by Allan Chawne, Gadfly Media, $39.95. Introducing this …
Students
Via a national group called SONA, linked into the RAIA, architecture students are signalling a new phase of vigour and visibility. President Shannon Bufton outlines …
Interview
During his Boral-sponsored visit to Australia, Mario Botta was quizzed by an ex-employee now in Sydney, Luigi Rosselli. Here’s a snatch of the transcript.Luigi Rosselli …
Competition
Ahmad Abas and Gus Ferguson have won the commission for a Miner’s Hall of Fame at Kalgoorlie. Kate Hislop reviews the competition.