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Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects.

Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects

The largest pet rescue centre in the Southern Hemisphere has opened, with capacity for up to 380 cats and dogs to take up residence in the Sam Crawford Architects designed facility.

Concept design for Adelaide Aquatic Centre by JPE Design Studio and Warren and Mahoney.

Designs revealed for new Adelaide Aquatic Centre

The South Australian government has unveiled concept designs for a new Adelaide Aquatic Centre, which will replace the existing centre in the northern park lands at Pardipardinyilla / Denise Norton Park.

Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse by National Gallery of Victoria.

2023 Australian Interior Design Awards: Installation Design

Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse by National Gallery of Victoria

Proposed additions to Thebarton Theatre by JPE Design Studio.

Historic Adelaide theatre set for transformation

A popular live music venue in Adelaide is set for an $8 million redevelopment if designs submitted to Planning SA are approved.

The Theatres Building’s reimagined western entry.

Major upgrades begin at Arts Centre Melbourne

Construction has begun on the refurbishment of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building as part of the Victorian government’s $1.7 billion transformation of Melbourne Arts Precinct.

Newcastle Airport’s proposed international terminal, to be designed by Cox Architecture.

Funding windfall for Newcastle Airport upgrade

Newcastle Airport has announced a $240 million partnership with Commonwealth Bank that would fund the airport’s redevelopment, including a new international passenger terminal.

Queenscliff Ferry Terminal by F2 Architecture.

New ferry terminal opens at Queenscliff

The Victorian government has formally opened a new ferry terminal at Queenscliff on the western side of Port Phillip Bay.

Concept design for Twelve Apostles Visitor Experience Centre by Grimshaw and Aspect Studios.

Grimshaw, Aspect to design Twelve Apostles visitor centre

The Victorian government has appointed Grimshaw and Aspect Studios to design the Visitor Experience Centre as part of the $108 million Twelve Apostles Precinct Redevelopment.

Proposed New Hamilton Gallery masterplan and business case by Denton Corker Marshall.

Regional council taps Melbourne School of Design to advise on new gallery project

Southern Grampians Shire Council has signed a partnership agreement with Melbourne School of Design to advise on its New Hamilton Gallery project.

The Falls precinct of City of Melbourne's Greenline project.

Design ideas unveiled for Melbourne’s Greenline

City of Melbourne has released new design ideas for its four-kilometre-long Greenline project, which will transform the north bank of Birrarung/Yarra River.

The existing Southland Museum and Art Gallery Niho o te Taniwha. by 
itravelNZ, licensed under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

Australian architect appointed to design New Zealand art museum

FJC Studio (formerly FJMT Studio) along with New Zealand firms Evatt Martin Architects and Design Tribe have been appointed to design a new art museum in Invercargill.

The plaza sits between Mirvac’s EY Centre by FJMT, Lendlease’s 180 George Street by Foster and Partners, and Studio Hollenstein’s Jacksons on George, whose roof terrace is at a similar height to the plaza’s building terrace.
Projects | Isabelle Toland | 21 Mar 2023

George Street Plaza by Adjaye Associates with Daniel Boyd

In Sydney’s CBD, a small, collaborative project makes a significant contribution to the city’s public spaces, encouraging us to consider multiple perspectives and our own place in the universe.

Monash University’s XYX Lab runs participatory workshops to envision how more inclusive cities might look.
Discussion | Nicole Kalms | 14 Mar 2023

Not neutral: Diverse and inclusive public spaces

Nicole Kalms examines how an intersectional approach to design, which recognizes the value of lived experience, can ensure that minoritized people can safely access public amenity.

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre by Vokes and Peters with Zuzana and Nicholas
Projects | Peyman Akhgar | 13 Mar 2023

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre by Vokes and Peters with Zuzana and Nicholas

With its alterations and additions to an inner-suburban Brisbane Queenslander, a local design team created spaces that work together like an ensemble cast to encourage human habitation and celebrate the community’s daily routines.

Bendigo Law Courts by Wardle.

Wardle’s Bendigo Law Courts complete

The $152-million project is the first regional specialist court facility in Victoria, accommodating a range of critical judicial services.

Maintaining a similar footprint to the existing facility, the club is designed to nestle into the landscape.
Industry News | Isla Sutherland | 13 Feb 2023

Northern Beaches Council opens Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club

Adriano Pupilli Architects and landscape architects Tyrrell Studio have completed the design of a new surf life saving club in Long Reef on behalf of the Northern Beaches Council.

Unlike the structure it has replaced, the new pavilion is permeable, preserving sightlines and ease of movement.
Projects | Cathryn Chatburn | 6 Feb 2023

Riverside Green by Hassell

Ostensibly a simple sequence of spaces, Riverside Green is a skilfully designed facility in Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands that is adaptable enough to allow the public to curate its own urban experience.

The level two gallery of the Koorie Heritage Trust expansion by Lyons, Greenaway Architects and Architecture Associates.

Koorie Heritage Trust set to expand

The Yarra Building at Melbourne’s Federation Square, once destined for demolition, will soon be home to the first dedicated First Nations arts and culture centre in an Australian capital city.

Precincts such as the Dandenong Municipal Building and Civic Square (Lyons in conjunction with Rush Wright Associates and Material Thinking) are “quietly radical” in their provision of public space.
Discussion | Melanie Dodd | 31 Jan 2023

The ‘public living room’ and its role in contemporary urban transformation

The pandemic has sharpened our awareness of the social role played by public space. The new generation of civic projects emerging across the country is bringing together multiple municipal activities as well as providing space for spontaneous gathering, writes Mel Dodd.

The grass embankment pushes the public domain deep into the building, where the civic chamber is located.
Projects | Philip Vivian | 27 Jan 2023

Walyalup Civic Centre by Kerry Hill Architects

On a challenging site in the heart of Fremantle, KHA’s design for a multifunctional civic centre demonstrates that modernism can be used to restore civic urbanity, celebrate a place of historic significance and craft an engaging space for public enjoyment.

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