Linda Cheng is Editor of ArchitectureAU.com. She has written extensively on architecture and design in Australia and around the world. Linda completed a Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) at the University of Melbourne and has worked at a small architecture practice in Melbourne. Linda has also contributed to Australian architecture and design magazines including Architecture Australia, Houses, Artichoke, DQ, and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Gallery magazine. She was previously deputy editor/art director of Furnishing International and editorial assistant of Indesign and Habitus magazines.
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Top public spaces of 2015
We take a look back at the year’s most popular public space features, covering Sydney’s newest foreshore park to the antithesis of “generic Brutus Maximus sports architecture.”
Shortlist announced for State Library of Victoria redevelopment
Major Projects Victoria has announced the four shortlisted consortia in the running to design the State Library of Victoria redevelopment.
Roy Grounds’ Hobart casino slated for $70m refurb
A proposal to redevelop Australia’s first legal casino, Hobart’s Wrest Point, has been unveiled.
City of Melbourne wants green roofs, but will they get their wish?
A City of Melbourne project to encourage green and solar roofs has been met with scepticism by some.
New museum for WA World Heritage site
Construction has begun on a $32 million museum near Ningaloo Reef, designed by Site Architecture Studio.
TZG makeover birthplace of Australian beach culture
Sydney’s Waverley Council has unveiled Tonkin Zulaikha Greer’s design for an upgrade of the iconic Bondi Pavilion.
Sea World opposes Zaha Hadid towers’ seal of approval
Sea World has submitted a letter of objection against the Mariners Cove development designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
Architext bookshops to close
The Australian Institute of Architects’ has announced the closure of the Architext bookstores and the Newcastle office.
Vo Trong Nghia selected for 2016 Fugitive Structures
SCAF announces its 2016 Fugitive Structure pavilion will be designed by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia.
Modern cathedral: New NT art gallery unveiled
DKJ Projects Architecture and Fender Katsalidis Mirams’ design for a new NT art gallery is like a “cathedral of modern society.”