Tag: Heritage
Designs unveiled for the redevelopment of heritage buildings in Brisbane’s Herston Quarter
A development application has been submitted for the heritage precinct within Australian Unity’s Herston Quarter in central Brisbane.
NH Architecture, Hames Sharley designed mall halted in favour of ice rink
The developer of a Sydney shopping mall has frozen redevelopment plans following widespread community backlash over the proposed demolition of an existing ice rink.
Selling Sirius would be a ‘grave mistake’
Clover Moore, Shaun Carter, Alex Greenwich and Jamie Parker have penned an open letter asking the NSW premier to reconsider the sale of the Sirius building in this open letter.
Work begins on Munro development at Queen Vic Market
Construction has begun on the large-scale community and residential development of a site adjacent to the historic Queen Victoria Markets in central Melbourne.
Peter McIntyre Beaumaris house recommended for heritage listing
A mid-century modernist house in Melbourne, one of Peter McIntyre’s innovative and experimental bowstring truss designs, has been recommended for state heritage listing.
Historic former Fremantle synagogue to become hospitality venue
Perth-based Arcadia Design Studio has reimagined a historic former synagogue in Fremantle into a cluster of bars and restaurants.
Extreme Conservation: Antarctic Huts
Bill McKay discovers the historic huts left behind from previous Antarctic explorers’ efforts to reach the South Pole.
Seidler house owners fight heritage listing
The owners of a house in Canberra designed by modernist architect Harry Seidler have launched a legal challenge to have its recent heritage listing overturned.
Former Newcastle courthouse to become Japanese university campus
The heritage-listed former Newcastle courthouse will be transformed into a English language school for Japanese exchange students.
Seidler’s Bowden House added to ACT Heritage Register
The ACT Heritage Council has added a Canberra house designed by Harry Seidler to its heritage register.
Court approves demolition of brutalist former children’s court in Sydney
The demolition of a brutalist former court building in Sydney’s Glebe has been approved following a ruling in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court.
University of Sydney’s proposed Western Sydney campus shakes up plans for Parramatta heritage precinct
The NSW government has announced an agreement with the University of Sydney to make a $500 million investment in the planning and construction of a campus in Parramatta/Westmead in Western Sydney.
Nine Sydney modernist masterpieces put forward for heritage protection
The City of Sydney has recommended that eight post-war buildings and a 1950s “playground sculpture” be granted heritage protection following a heritage study focusing on the modern movement.
Heritage protection on the cards for imperiled Neville Gruzman office
A Sydney council is poised to vote on whether to pursue heritage protection of a mid-century modernist office building designed by Neville Gruzman.
Construction begins on dual 60-storey towers on Melbourne CBD edge
Work has begun on a pair of towers by Fender Katsalidis and Cox Architecture that neighbour the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
Fed Square recommended for heritage protection
The executive director of the Heritage Victoria has recommended that Federation Square should be included on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Petition and heritage bid launched to protect award-winning Adelaide cultural centre
A petition has been started and a heritage application lodged in bids to protect the Marion Cultural Centre in suburban Adelaide from possible redevelopment.
Calls for rebuild and heritage protection after historic hotel gutted by ‘suspicious’ blaze
A fire has damaged a historic Brisbane hotel that was recently the subject of a proposal for a 27-storey skyscraper.
University of Sydney receives state heritage listing
The NSW heritage minister has approved a request to place the University of Sydney and some surrounding sites on the state heritage register.
Fed Square granted interim heritage protection
Melbourne’s Federation Square has been granted a four-month reprieve from the “imminent threat [to] its cultural heritage significance.”