Andrew Nimmo is a director of Sydney-based practice Lahznimmo Architects and a past president of the New South Wales chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Andrew Nimmo's Latest contributions
Generation exchange: Fees and procurement
Andrew Nimmo speaks with Jon Clements and Monique Woodward about ongoing shifts in the role of the architect, the management of fees and the procurement of work.
Sydney Metro Upgrade of Central Station
A long-awaited expansion to Central Station’s Northern Concourse reworks decades of disparate elements to deliver clear wayfinding, strong civic scale and ample natural light.
A curated piece of utopia: Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge
On a site gifted to the public for artistic enjoyment, a design team led by Kerstin Thompson Architects has integrated landscape and architecture to transform the location while preserving its natural ecosystems and cultural context.
Concrete artistry: The Surry
In high-density Surry Hills, The Surry apartment block continues a pattern of renewal in this part of inner Sydney as well as an architectural pattern immediately discernible as Candalepas Associates’ work.
Revisited: Droga Apartment
Sitting atop a nineteenth-century brick warehouse in Sydney’s Surry Hills, the celebrated Droga Apartment, completed in 1997 by Durbach Block Jaggers, embodies the architects’ idiosyncratic design sensibilities.
Setting the stage: New Academic Street
A collaboration between five architectural practices, RMIT University’s New Academic Street revels in diversity as a series of “theatrical stage sets” reinvigorates utilitarian buildings and reconnects them to their urban setting.
Sydney Opera House: Celebrating and protecting an Australian icon
The national and NSW chapter presidents of the Australian Institute of Architects jointly argue that the use of the Sydney Opera House as an advertising platform “highlights the complete lack of respect” government has for public architecture.
Touch wood: International House Sydney
This new commercial building in Barangaroo South, designed by Tzannes, celebrates the material, structural and aesthetic qualities of wood and sets a precedent for the use of engineered timber in Australia.
First House: Australia Street House
Renovating and extending their own home was well worth the time and money for Annabel Lahz and Andrew Nimmo, who used this project to establish their practice Lahznimmo Architects. Over twenty-one years later, Andrew reflects on taking the leap of faith into their own business.
In shipshape: The Waterfront Pavilion
A new pavilion by FJMT at the Australian National Maritime Museum on Sydney’s Darling Harbour takes its cues from naval architecture, offering a dramatic entry experience to the museum.
