Architecture Australia, July 2008
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
Provocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
Practising in the 21st Century
an architectural assortment
section j
Readers write
Vale Gresley Cohen, 1926–2008
A new hedge – Lacoste + Stevenson extend and refurbish the Jubilee Grandstand at Blackwattle Bay Park.
Allen Jack + Cottier, Group GSA, Rice Daubney and Oculus work the section to civilize retail spaces and connect them to the urban realm.
Lovingly dressed but somewhat wayward. Neeson Murcutt’s North Avoca House was an opportunity to explore wider issues around housing.
Build Up Design’s new office building for the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation at Jabiru is a marker of the Mirarr people’s commitment to the town and its future.
Kelly Country. Stage 1 of Alex Popov and Associates’ new Cellar Door for Sam Miranda Wines serves as a metaphorical marker.
Ambition and circumspection. NMBW’s small extension to an Melbourne suburban house makes big public gestures.
CVO8
This year’s RAIA national conference asked delegates and speakers to critically engage with the plethora of issues facing contemporary culture. So what happened? Five delegates review the proceedings.
Future Visions
News and nuance
Designing For the Public Good
Australian Institute of Architects State Awards Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia The first instalment of state awards in the lead-up to the National Awards, to be held in South Australia on 30 October.