Tag: Towers
Plans unveiled for mixed-use tower above Sydney’s new Pyrmont Metro Station
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.
‘Pill-shaped’ tower above historical postal building approved in Sydney
A state significant development application proposing that a 45-storey, mixed use tower be established in the central Sydney has been approved.
North Sydney MLC building protected with state heritage listing, again
The New South Wales government has revealed it will reinstate the North Sydney MLC building on the state heritage register after years of back and forth deliberations.
World’s tallest hybrid timber tower enters next development phase
The developer of a proposed skyscraper over Sydney’s Hunter Street Station has applied to demolish the site’s current buildings as part of the project’s next phase.
‘Rainforest tower’ proposed for Brisbane CBD
Architectus and Henning Larsen have designed a 40-storey tower that will be covered in greenery as a “catalyst project” for the heart of Brisbane’s CBD.
Commercial tower approved for Perth City Link precinct
The board of DevelopmentWA has approved Woods Bagot’s design for a 21-storey mixed-use tower in the Perth City Link precinct.
Design selected for Parramatta towers
Sydney-based practice Turner has been selected to design a $560-million mixed-use development in Parramatta.
‘Sculpted’ tower proposed for Sydney’s North Shore
A 130-metre-tall, 39-storey tower could be joining the St Leonards skyline on Sydney’s North Shore.
‘Impossibly thin’ tower designed for Sydney’s Chatswood
Sydney-based Drew Dickson Architects has won a design competition for a mixed-use development at 58 Anderson Street, Chatswood, New South Wales.
Sydney tower proposed adjacent to 100-year-old bank building
A development application for a 13-storey mixed-use building designed by Tzannes has been lodged with the City of Sydney on a site adjacent to a former 1920s Bank of New South Wales.
Winning design for North Sydney tower unveiled
Em Be Ce has won the invited design excellence competition for a 27-storey mixed-use development on Sydney’s Lower North Shore.
Extension to Central Sydney tower approved
The City of Sydney has approved a development application for a podium extension of an existing office tower in Sydney’s CBD after a proposal was submitted for an addition designed by FJMT.
Melbourne timber tower receives green finance backing
A hybrid timber tower in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood has received a $70 million investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Post-WWII modernist building set to be replaced
SJB has created a concept design for a new mixed-use development at 45-52 Macleay Street within the historical high-density suburb of Potts Point.
Australian tower named world’s best new high-rise
Quay Quarter Tower designed by 3XN, developed in partnership with BVN, has received the International High-Rise Award from the City of Frankfurt, The German Architecture Museum (DAM), and DekaBank.
Sydney’s $3b tech hub approved
A $3 billion “city shaping” commercial precinct adjacent to Sydney’s Central train station has been approved.
New addition to Adelaide’s biomedical precinct
A 28-storey tower designed for the Adelaide’s biomedical precinct will rise from one of the city’s oldest churches.
Darling Harbour redevelopment to kick off
The NSW government has reached an agreement that will pave the way for the redevelopment of Harbourside Shopping Centre designed by Snøhetta and Hassell.
Proposed Adelaide tower could ‘significantly alter’ city skyline
Planning approval has been recommended by the South Australian planning panel for a tower that, if realized, would stand 180 metres tall.
Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’
Timber is a sustainable, renewable material that stores carbon while in use, but focusing only on the tall means we overlook other big potentials for building with timber.