Tag: Unbuilt
John Wardle Architects to design lakeside community centre
A new $32 million building at the edge of Melbourne’s Albert Park Lake will include a function centre, theatre and community hub.
Bourke Street tower shrinks to 180 metres in revised designs
A reworked proposal for an office skyscraper in Melbourne’s CBD, by Bates Smart, has been approved by council.
Cox’s CLT design selected for Geelong civic precinct
Cox Architecture’s design was chosen over proposals from Fender Katsalidis and Grimshaw with Chandler Architecture.
Top firms compete to design controversial Cockle Bay Wharf tower
Six teams have been shortlisted in a design competition to design a 183-metre office tower on Sydney Harbour.
Proposed civic centre to be ‘jewel in the crown’ of Liverpool
A four-building, $400 million civic centre will occupy the heart of Sydney’s “airport city.”
Buried treasure: death, decay and climate mitigation
A radical Australian proposal, to be exhibited at Oslo Architecture Triennial, uses the practice of interment to combat deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.
Gov’t approval for $125m Sydney private school redevelopment
The plans, designed by Architectus, call for a major expansion of facilities at one of Australia’s most expensive private schools.
Olympic-size pool proposal floated for Swan River
Designed by Group GSA, the pool would sit within a simple, relocatable barge.
CO-AP, Smart Design Studio design ‘family’ of four apartment buildings for Green Square
Ranging from four to 22 stories, each of the buildings borrows from the qualities and scale of its neighbours.
Star Casino tower ‘contrary to common sense’
Architect Yvonne von Hartel, appointed to review a scathing report on the proposed FJMT tower, has delivered an even more damning rebuke of the design.
Funding windfall for redevelopment of Sydney’s second most visited tourism icon
A Sydney tourism icon is set to double in size after securing $750 million for its redevelopment.
Build-to-rent and Sydney metro combine in integrated development
Sydney’s first build to rent project will be part of an integrated development above a proposed metro station in the central city.
Forrest Hill urban ‘island’ set for transformation
Cox Architecture’s design of a corporate tower in South Yarra is influenced by the local council’s 20-year-old vision for the surrounding precinct.
Studio Bright’s affordable homes for vulnerable women approved
A proposed four-unit housing project designed by Studio Bright will provide vulnerable older women permanent, secure homes.
Social housing tower approved as Sydney faces ‘critical shortage’
A DKO-designed social housing tower will provide “an important piece of social infrastructure” in Sydney’s Redfern.
Bondor Panel to form neo-medieval tower installation at Sydney Contemporary Art Fair
A seven-metre-tall neo-medieval “Tower of Power,” comprised entirely of Bondor Panel, will be one of the centrepieces at the Sydney Contemporary Art Fair this September.
Five ‘visionary ideas’ for Brisbane golf course transformation
Brisbane City Council has published five speculative plans for the transformation of a golf course north of Brisbane’s CBD into a public park.
Contracts awarded for Sydney Opera House concert hall renewal
The Sydney Opera House has announced that it has awarded two contracts for the renewal of the iconic building’s concert hall – part of the biggest upgrade to the building since it opened.
‘Open for business’: NSW gov’t lauches snap planning review for Pyrmont
The NSW government has directed the Greater Sydney Commission to immediately review planning rules “to ensure they are consistent with the government’s vision.”
Council endorses plan to transform ‘neglected’ Moonee Ponds Creek corridor
City of Melbourne councillors have voted to approve the final Moonee Ponds Creek Strategic Opportunities Plan, which calls for new green public spaces that will cater to the high levels of residential development in the area and boost flood resilience.