PROJECTS

Two architectural practices continue their ongoing partnership in this rejuvenation of the “Opera House of the Outback,” showing admiration and respect for the original 1980s structure while enriching the visitor experience and delivering conceptually rigorous work to the region.

The design for this vineyard and sculpture park on a coastal site in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula skilfully orchestrates architecture, landscape and art into a cohesive and integrated whole.

Cassandra Chilton of Rush Wright Associates reviews the 2017 NGV Architecture Commission by Retallack Thompson and Other Architects and finds, among other things, the “best place in Melbourne this summer for a warm afternoon snooze.”

Pollen Studio’s coloured rope work ushers in the 2014 True North Reservoir Arts Festival in Melbourne.

New Zealand’s broad range spread of landscapes is now replicated at Te Wao Nui, the New Zealand precinct at Auckland Zoo.

A series of sculptures along Tasmania’s Battery Point waterfront explores the treasured and varied past of the area.

Three different writers explore the labyrinthine, landmark project by Fender Katsalidis in Hobart.

Balancing research with revenue, the new giant panda enclosure at Adelaide Zoo by Hassell is serene and highly functional.

The World Expo in Shanghai is a showground of ephemeral structures for pleasure.