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St Kilda-based practices win Victoria Pride Centre design competition

News | Local practices Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists have won a competition for the design of Australia’s first purpose-built LGBTQI Pride Centre in Melbourne’s St Kilda.

Geelong the latest to sign City Deal memorandum

News | Geelong is the latest city to join in on the federal government’s flurry of City Deals agreements.

Vic government architect publishes guide to heritage design

News | The Office of the Victorian Government Architect has released a guide exploring and detailing the relationship between good design and heritage.

Postmodern petrol station: United Petroleum

Projects | This futuristic reimagining of the humble roadside service station as sculptural architecture by Peddle Thorp Architects brings a postmodern statement to Corio, on the industrial outskirts of Geelong.

McGregor Coxall’s Shipwreck Coast masterplan underway

News | Early works have commenced on the implementation of a masterplan by McGregor Coxall that aims to improve and conserve the Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast.

Heritage-listed Geelong wool store to become high-rise office block

News | A proposal, designed by Hassell, would see a heritage-listed, 19th century wool depot converted for use as a high-rise office block.

Geelong Performing Arts Centre redevelopment kicks off

News | New visions accompany the announcement that work will soon commence on the construction of the $38.5m Geelong Performing Arts Centre redevelopment.

Australia’s ‘New Scotland Yard’ recommended for approval

News | The 39-storey, Woods-Bagot-designed Victoria Police Centre in central Melbourne will now be sent to the Vic planning minister for final approval.

Design competition forthcoming for Australia’s first Pride Centre

News | A property in Melbourne’s St Kilda will become home to a LGBTI community centre on a street that has been home to an annual pride festival since 1996.

Curb the sprawl: Melbourne at 8 million

News | An RMIT University report says 1.2m dwellings could be incorporated into existing areas as Melbourne’s population swells.

To feed growing cities we need to stop urban sprawl eating up our food supply

Discourse | Research shows that urban sprawl could be threatening highly productive agricultural areas on the fringes of big cities.

Infrastructure Victoria board appointed

News | The board of the newly created Infrastructure Victoria includes Margaret Gardner, who oversaw RMIT’s campus transformation.

$291m ClarkeHopkinsClarke Melbourne schools project

$291m ClarkeHopkinsClarke schools project

News | CHC part of consortium that will design 15 schools for rapidly growing outer Melbourne suburbs.

Architecture-inspired Art Trams revealed

News | Eight trams celebrating all things building to roll out in the lead up to the 2015 Melbourne Festival.

Docklands: Melbourne’s Circular Quay?

News | Changes outlined in Hassell’s master plan for Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour could create a Circular Quay-like hub.

Wanted: bold ideas for Victoria’s creative industries

News | The state government is encouraging contributions as it puts the state’s creative industries up for discussion.

Serious shortfalls in Vic building industry

Serious shortfalls in Vic construction

News | An audit into the state’s domestic construction industry has found a need for serious reform.

State Library of Victoria to be transformed

News | $83 million redevelopment will see over 1000 square metres of the State Library of Victoria opened to the public.

Victorian Government Architect regains status

Vic Government Architect regains status

News | The Office of the Victorian Government Architect moves back to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.