Architecture
Architecture
The family home of the future may not be a single, monolithic structure at all, but a collection of interdependent units that together function as a modular whole.
That our elders want in on the fun they spent so many years generating should come as no surprise. How do we ensure our cities enhance the well-being of its citizens?
The Greenland Centre, a tower set for Sydney, is recorded as having 82 floors - but in actual fact will only have 66. Set to be the tallest residential building in Sydney, it will be without floors 4, 14, 24, 34, 40–49, 54, 64 or 74, a decision that can be attributed to Chinese superstition.
Construction has begun on the Infinity building, a landmark $575-million mixed-use building in Sydney’s Green Square. Its designers, Koichi Takada Architects, have worked toward achieving maximum quality of life through the development's unorthodox design.
The Gold Coast Airport (Coolangatta) is set for a $300 million redevelopment designed by Cox Architecture, following its approval by the Australian Federal Government last month.
Following architectural studio Kennedy Nolan's IDEA 2014 award-winning St Kilda West house, the studio's co-founder, Patrick Kennedy, was invited to judge IDEA 2015. The esteemed architect shares his thoughts on the importance of awards programs within the architecture and design sphere.
Nine kilometres of the Cranbourne-Pakenham train line will be raised above ground to form a sky rail in a new plan by the Andrews’ Government, set to begin this year. Many are upset by the proposal - but will a sky rail be a positive or a negative for Melbourne’s south east?
Clearly, after all these years, the space between buildings is still the hot topic in urban planning.“The prime locations of the cities are built, so architects now deal with a lot of the residual spaces,” says Kai-Uwe Bergmann, senior partner at BIG.
Mixed-use developments such as Sydney's The Esplanade cater to a growing population while providing amenities in a hub-like environment - linking the building with its residents as well as the wider public.
Last week, Lendlease revealed its $1.9 billion urban plan for Melbourne Quarter, slated to become the green hub of a new Southern Cross Precinct.
Push Architecture won the Building of the Year award for their refurbishment of the Griffith University Student Guild at the AIA Gold Coast/Northern Rivers Regional Architecture Awards on the Gold Coast last week.
The 2015 MPavilion has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated to a Collins Street park in Docklands, Naomi Milgrom AO announced this week.
The developer behind Queensland’s emerging city, Greater Springfield, has expressed interest in constructing a $6 billion medium density apartment project at City Centre North.
The Victorian State Government has released images of designs for Victoria’s first vertical school, planned for construction in South Melbourne.
Based in the City of Sydney's dynamic William Street Creative Hub, designed by ADAD, the emerging architectural practice is steadily accruing a folio of built work.
Internationally renowned British designer, Tom Dixon, has recently designed Interchange (interchange.io), a purpose-built co-working space in Camden, London – three shiny glass and metal buildings and over 7803 square metres (84,000 square feet) of co-working and office space to rent.
Revered for his contributions to public and educational design, Andrew Nimmo has a deep knowledge of the connection between learning, space, and technology. Nimmo gives his own take on the library of the future, and its relevance in the digital age.
The design for London's 2016 Serpentine Pavilion by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been revealed, along with four 25 square metre Summer Houses.
The striking King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture appears as a futuristic homage to surrounding geology, creating a modern monument to culture in the Saudi Arabian desert.
In the four-metre wide space that was once the opening of a bleak alleyway, now stands a quaint and inviting cabin-like structure. A peaked roof reaches up, and while it is nowhere as high as the buildings that press against either side of it, this little venue is far from shadowed by its surrounds.
The complexity of multicultural Australia requires an increased awareness of language, custom and culture. Having worked for many years with Aboriginal Australians to produce culturally sensitive architecture, Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects shares its experience of cultural competency.
San Francisco-based designer Yves Béhar is perhaps the world’s preeminent designer operating at the interface of humans and technology. The care of an ageing population, he says, is “the next frontier for design”.
Cumulus Studio has recently unveiled their new establishment for Devil's Corner wines – a rustic and inventive design that takes this winery to the top of the must-see list.
One of the slimmest buildings in the world has been designed by Bates Smart at just 12 metres wide. Collins House tower will be 195 metres tall, and will soon begin construction on Melbourne’s Collins Street.
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