Tag: Buildings | ArchitectureAU

Towering ambition

News | Gardens in the sky are rising at Sydney’s Central Park, the city’s second largest urban renewal project.

Open House Adelaide callout

News | Open House Adelaide calls for buildings for its 2013 open weekend in May 2013.

Open House Adelaide

Calendar | Public Event, Adelaide, 4 May 2013 to 5 May 2013
The city’s civic buildings and private spaces open their doors to the public for a weekend in May 2013.

Three schools

Projects | The notion of place is the starting point for three South Australian schools by Tridente Architects.

Sleeping out of the Box & Sofie Lachaert B&B

Archive | Two tiny guesthouses in Belgium in simple white and filled with exquisite objects by Belgian designers and artisans.

H House

Projects | Nino Bellantonio, AiL Studio and Joanna Nelson Architect enhance the social character of a 1950s Canberra courtyard home.

BVN Sydney Studio

Projects | In a true democratization of space, BVN’s Sydney studio consists of one single open-plan floor.

Cox Sydney Studio

Projects | Cox Richardson’s Sydney studio encourages communal, messy creativity.

Renovating the suburbs

Practice | Renovating is an opportunity to rethink how a house can be occupied more sustainably.

QT opens in Sydney

News | Sydney’s Gowings building and State Theatre throw off the covers to unveil the new QT hotel.

Pirates Bay pavilions

Projects | Between forest and sea on the edge of the Tasman National Park, two pavilions fit snugly into the steep landscape.

Glazing and energy efficiency

Practice | How glass can be strategically used as a key device in environmentally sustainable design.

Heller Street Park and Residences

Projects | A row of townhouses by Six Degrees Architects in Melbourne’s inner north gives parkland over to the public.

Gang of four

Projects | Officer Woods creates a cluster of courtyard houses on the fringe of Fremantle.

Ravenswood School for Girls

Projects | The aspirations of a private school on Sydney’s North Shore are articulated by Bligh Voller Nield.

In brief: InFloatables

Review | A Sydney workshop held in conjunction with London’s Architectural Association explores inflatable buildings.

Foundation Housing and Women’s Health, Perth

Projects | A diverse public project in Perth combines domestic and institutional qualities.

Laurimar Community Activity Centre

Projects | A new centre by Croxon Ramsay in Laurimar, Victoria, is a fulcrum for a new Melbourne housing estate.

Hinze Dam Visitor Centre and Parkland

Projects | Malcolm Middleton Architects and AECOM add a human dimension to civic infrastructure.

Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre

Projects | On Melbourne’s suburban edge Minifie van Schaik Architects creates a seductive “decoy.”