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The development – proposed for Third Street – features 84 apartments, a new public multideck car park, four commercial or retail tenancy spaces, an open air function area and a seventh floor garden terrace for residents.

A 12-storey building inspired by industrial history proposed in Adelaide

19 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Renewal SA has released initial plans for a new 12-storey mixed-use building in Bowden, Adelaide, with designs by ARM Architecture.

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Sydney-based Worimi and Biripi guri architect Jack Gillmer and multidisciplinary Yuggera and Biri artist from Brisbane, Jody Rallah, have been selected to participate in the 2024 galang residency program.

First Nations architect named recipient of Paris creative residency

19 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Powerhouse Parramatta and the Cité Internationale des Arts have revealed the recipients of the 2024 galang residency program, who will undertake two intensive three-month residencies in Paris.

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The National Aboriginal Art Gallery by BVN and Susan Dugdale and Associates.

Plans filed for ‘landmark’ National Aboriginal Art Gallery

18 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Northern Territory government has filed a development application for the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Mparntwe/Alice Springs.

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Mount Druitt Hospital by Lawrence Nield, 1982.

Exhibition and symposium to explore the architectural evolution of Blacktown

18 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

An exhibition displaying student designs and a symposium featuring architects who recently completed projects in Blacktown City Council will soon be held in Sydney, as part of the annual Urban Transformation Summer School.

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Views of Alice Springs township.

NT granted $4 billion for new housing but many want to see First Nations design involvement

14 Mar 2024, Adair Winder

The federal and Northern Territory governments will allocate $4 billion over 10 years for housing development in remote communities across the Northern Territory but some are calling for First Nations design involvement.

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Toshin Oshinowo, photographed for Identity magazine.

Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo to headline 2024 Melbourne Design Week

14 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The National Gallery of Victoria has launched the program for the 2024 Melbourne Design Week, which will focus on energy, ethics and ecology.

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Namika by ABI Interiors.

Nourishing neutrals for a gentle aesthetic

14 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

From textured brass taps to sleek towel racks, this curated list of products from Houses issue 156 can uplift kitchen and bathroom projects.

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The proposed Australian Institute for Infectious Disease by Wardle, Wilson Architects, Studio O+A and Perkins and Will.

Australian Institute for Infectious Disease one step closer

12 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) has appointed Kane Constructions as the early works contractor in the development of its Melbourne research facility, the largest infectious disease centre in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Sydney Park Brick Kilns Precinct Renewal project, designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and JMD Design.

Remnant Sydney brick kilns to become community arts facility

12 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

City of Sydney councillors have approved a project to restore the interior of a brick kiln at Sydney Park to create a space for art exhibitions and small-scale community events.

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Preliminary designs have been released for a mixed-use tower above Sydney's Pyrmont Metro Station on Union Street.

Plans unveiled for mixed-use tower above Sydney’s new Pyrmont Metro Station

12 Mar 2024, Adair Winder

Preliminary designs have been released for a mixed-use tower above Sydney’s Pyrmont Metro Station on Union Street – the latest over-station development proposed by Sydney Metro.

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James Hardie Linea Oblique Axon Cladding used in render of Modern Heritage home.

James Hardie releases Modern Homes Forecast 2024

12 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Modern Homes Forecast has revealed seven lasting and emerging residential styles predicted to be popular in 2024 and the factors influencing these trends.

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The facades of Phive and the town hall are juxtaposed against each other, providing a clear distinction between old and new, historical and contemporary.

Parramatta Town Hall restoration complete

8 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The restoration of Sydney’s Parramatta Town Hall is complete, with a new link established to connect the Parramatta Civic Hub and the town hall.

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The proposal consists of two 14-storey towers bisected by a breezeway.

Affordable housing complex proposed for Sydney’s north-west

8 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Designed by SJB with Land and Form Studios, the development at 6 Halifax Street will be part of a masterplanned community at the Lachlan’s Line precinct on Wallumedgal Country.

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Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 recipient and architect Rafiq Azam, of Shatotto Studio (Bangaladesh), with his wife and the CAA immediate past president, Kalam Siddiqui.

Entries open: 2024 Commonwealth Association of Architects Awards

7 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Architects and students are invited to submit examples of work that address or respond to contemporary challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss or rapid urbanisation.

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Portrait of Christien Meindertsma.

Christien Meindertsma wins 2024 Mecca x NGV Women in Design Commission

7 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Netherlands-based designer Christien Meindertsma is the third recipient of the Mecca x National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Women in Design Commission.

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The winning design for Western Sydney University's Indigenous Centre of Excellence by Sarah Lynn Rees, Jackson Clements Burrows, Peter Stutchbury Architecture, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, Uncle Dean Kelly, Hill Thalis Architecture and Flux Consultant.

Winning design unveiled for WSU Indigenous Centre of Excellence

7 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence will be a community-focused facility that will integrated Indigenous knowledge into its design.

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Laminex x YSG Studio collaboration.

Laminex celebrates its 90th anniversary

7 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Now in its 90th year, Laminex has an extensive product range including modern laminates, acrylic surfaces, wall panelling products and more.

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Riken Yamamoto.

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto wins 2024 Pritzker Prize

5 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Riken Yamamoto is the 53rd Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the ninth to hail from Japan.

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The new $100 million multi-purpose Adelaide Football Club grounds at Thebarton Oval and Kings Reserve designed by City Collective.

Designs released for Adelaide Football Club grounds in Thebarton

5 Mar 2024, Adair Winder

The new multi-purpose Adelaide Football Club grounds at Thebarton Oval and Kings Reserve will serve as a training facility and in-season match location for the club, as well as a place for community to gather.

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House of Dreams by Kuo Jze Yi and Peter Hasdell, Insitu Project, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, was a winner of the 2022 cycle of the UIA 2030 Awards.

Australian architects can now register for international awards program

5 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Australian architecture practices can now enter their projects into an international awards program presented by the International Union of Architects (UIA), in collaboration with UN-Habitat.

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Silvester Fuller has won a design competition to redevelop a disused building into a worker and market housing building in Sydney's Redfern.

Architects revealed for new housing hub in Redfern

4 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Silvester Fuller has won a design competition to redevelop a disused building into a worker and market housing building in Sydney’s Redfern.

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Retain, Repair, Reinvest: Barak Beacon Estate by Office received funding in the 2022 round of grants.

Alastair Swayn Foundation announces round one 2024 grants program open

4 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Alastair Swayn Foundation has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2024 round one grants program, with successful applicants to be awarded funding for commencing design related research.

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Porcelain Mosstone integrated into a kitchen designed by Studio Minosa.

Caesarstone to introduce eight new porcelain surfaces

4 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Caesarstone Porcelain, unveiled in 2022 with a total of 17 designs, is releasing a further eight surfaces this March 2024.

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Rosby Wines in Mudgee, NSW, designed by Cameron Anderson Architects.

What’s on in March 2024

1 Mar 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

A collection of design events to stir the imagination, provide a source of inspiration and present a new perspective.

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Concept designs, completed by Baukultur, for the new $35 million Heights Technical College in Adelaide have been released.

Designs unveiled for $35 million technical college in Adelaide

29 Feb 2024, Adair Winder

Concept designs for the new $35 million Heights Technical College in Adelaide have been released, with the college to provide years 10-12 students with vocational education.

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Darwin CBD.

Darwin’s Smith Street to get greener and more ‘vibrant’

29 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The City of Darwin has announced plans to revamp Smith Street in Darwin’s CBD, aiming to create a greener and more dynamic pedestrian hub.

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The high-rise, to be known as Toga Central, will house a ten-floor hotel with a pool and day spa amenities, 22 levels of commercial space, parking for 106 vehicles and retail and dining tenancies.

‘Pill-shaped’ tower above historical postal building approved in Sydney

29 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

A state significant development application proposing that a 45-storey, mixed use tower be established in the central Sydney has been approved.

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Acoufelt has launched a new digital suite providing design professionals and clients with immersive tools to experiment with and envision Acoufelt products in a space.

Acoufelt introduces a new digital suite for imagining spaces

28 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Acoufelt, an acoustic solutions specialist, has launched a new digital suite providing design professionals and clients with immersive tools to experiment with and envision Acoufelt products in a space.

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A $100 million mixed-use building comprising 219 build-to-rent residences in Boorloo/Perth has been given the tick of approval by federal and state governments.

Build-to-rent development in Perth ‘ticks all the boxes’

27 Feb 2024, Adair Winder

A $100 million proposal for a mixed-use building with 219 build-to-rent residences in Boorloo/Perth has been given the tick of approval by the federal and state governments.

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None of the architecture or landscape architecture practice with 100 or more employees had gender pay gaps within the WGEA target range of between -5 and +5 percent.

Architecture firms’ gender pay gaps revealed

27 Feb 2024, Linda Cheng

Australia’s Workplace Gender Equity Agency published gender pay gap data for more than 5,000 private employers with 100 or more employees for 2022-23, which includes architecture and landscape architecture firms.

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The 2023 Australian Architecture Conference, held at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Save the dates: 2024 Australian Architecture Conference

27 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The dates for the 2024 Australian Architecture Conference have been revealed, with the national event returning to share fresh insights into the value of architecture, as well as the opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead for the industry.

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Russell Hall.

Institute’s Queensland chapter appoints new president

26 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Brisbane architect Russell Hall has been appointed new president of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland chapter.

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Perth Design Week 2023.

Perth Design Week 2024 celebrates local design

26 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The 2024 program comprises more than 80 events, including exhibitions, films, talks and experiences.

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Plans to redevelop a former cinema in Sydney's Paddington have been released, with the charming movie theatre set to be redeveloped by Scott Carver.

Plans unveiled to transform a 90s arthouse cinema in Paddington

26 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Plans to redevelop an arthouse cinema in Sydney’s Paddington have been released, with the charming movie theatre set to be redeveloped into an eight-storey, mixed-use building.

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The proposed Gurrowa Place designed by NH Architecture, Kerstin Thompson Architects, 3XN Australia, and Searle × Waldron Architecture.

City of Melbourne unanimously supports Queen Victoria Market towers

26 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

City of Melbourne councillors have voted unanimously in support of the development plan for a $1.7 billion precinct at the southern end of Queen Victoria Market.

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BVN has won the City of Sydney Council's Design Excellence Competition for Buildings G and H of the Erskineville Village project.

Latest round of architects selected for design of Sydney’s Erskineville Village

26 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The winning scheme accommodates more than 380 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a communal hub with co-working areas, a swimming pool, landscaped spaces with outdoor kitchens and a yoga studio.

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Concept design for Ngamawari by Aspect Studios consortium.

Canberra waterfront set to be transformed into urban park

22 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The National Capital Authority has approved designs to transform the Lake Burley Griffin waterfront at Acton into a people-focused urban park by a consortium led by Aspect Studios.

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The Australian Institute of Architects has urged the federal government to accelerate the progress of First Nations housing development by investing more funds into social housing.

Institute calls for $4 billion First Nations housing investment

22 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The Australian Institute of Architects has urged the federal government to accelerate the progress of First Nations housing development by investing more funds into social housing.

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The former industrial station is set to reopen to the public for the first time in 40 years as an arts and culture hub.

Dormant Sydney power station to reopen as an arts hub following restoration works

20 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Restoration and reconstruction works on the state heritage-listed White Bay Power Station (WBPS) in Sydney’s Rozelle are now complete, with the former industrial station set to reopen as an arts and culture hub.

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The SA Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) is encouraging students to submit applications for the up to $15,000 Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship.

Entries open for Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship 2024

20 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

The SA Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects is calling on students to submit applications for a grant of up to $15,000 as part of the Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship.

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The Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building designed by a BVN-led team.

Construction underway at Western Sydney medical research building

20 Feb 2024, ArchitectureAU Editorial

Designed by a BVN-led team, the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building – Macarthur will consist of a “series of twisted boxes” that break down the mass of the five-storey building to create an “undulating form”.

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