Tag: Towers
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.
‘Pill-shaped’ building cluster proposed for central Sydney
A development application has been lodged for a Bates Smart-designed tower within the Western Gateway precinct of Sydney’s Tech Central.
Carbon-neutral office tower proposed for Melbourne’s Burnley
Plans have been submitted to the City of Yarra for a $350 million office project at 484-488 Swan Street in the Melbourne suburb of Burnley.
‘Solar skinned’ Melbourne tower approved
A $1 billion development at 435 Bourke Street has been approved by the Victoria’s planning department.
Designs released for world’s tallest timber hotel tower
Cox Architecture has designed a tower in Adelaide’s city centre set to become the world’s tallest timber hotel.
Boutique office tower approved for Sydney’s iconic George Street
A 14-storey boutique office tower has been approved for Sydney’s George Street, incorporating an existing heritage building.
North Sydney tower inspired by fresh water gully
A development application has been submitted for a $700 million, 28-storey tower in North Sydney designed by FJMT Studio.
Central Sydney towers designed to follow Hyde Park’s ‘axial symmetry’
A development application has been submitted for a Bates Smart-designed building on Sydney’s Liverpool Street.
North Sydney’s tallest office tower approved
Planning approval has been secured for the 51-storey Affinity Place project, which, when built, will become the tallest office tower in North Sydney.
Brisbane tower duo to feature ‘landscaped exoskeleton’
An updated development application has been submitted for a building on Montague Road in Brisbane’s West End.
Proposed Sydney tower with a sense of ‘repose’
Candalepas and Associates has won a design excellence competition for a “slim and elegant” hotel and apartment tower in central Sydney.
Stewart Architecture designs Canberran urban village
Stewart Architecture designed a $200 million mixed-use precinct in Canberra in March, located on a key corner of the Northbourne corridor.
Central Sydney tower to be ‘recycled’ with new extension
A proposal for an 11-storey, 45-metre-tall extension to the north of an existing modernist tower in Sydney’s CBD is expected to re-establish a historic street wall.
Biophilic hybrid timber tower proposed for South Perth
If built, it will be the tallest hybrid timber tower in the world, three metres taller than Atlassian’s tower in Sydney.
Candalepas designs second Hyde Park tower
Candalepas Associates has been appointed to design a 55-storey mixed-use tower near the south-west corner of Sydney’s Hyde Park.
Architects collaborate on South Brisbane tower
Richards and Spence has joined forces with Bates Smart on the design of a 17-storey South Brisbane development.
Redevelopment of Sydney’s first free-standing tower to begin
The redevelopment and refurbishment of Sydney’s first skyscraper will soon begin after its owner AMP Capital appointed a contractor for the project.
New high point to Newcastle’s city skyline
Plus Architecture has won a design competition for a two-tower development at 711 Hunter Street in Newcastle’s West End, which will become the city’s tallest.
Proposed Brisbane tower sits above ‘forest of columns’
Known as “Chester and Morse,” the tower is designed by Rothelowman with landscape architecture by RPS Australia East.
