Lendlease has lodged a planning application with the Department of Planning & Environment for an engineered timber office building at Barangaroo South. This will be the second of its kind for the award-winning urban precinct. The application, which is subject to the department’s approval following public exhibition, proposes a ‘sister building’ to International House Sydney. […]
First constructed in 1228, and located at the foot of the Rialto Bridge across from the fish market, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi is one of Venice’s largest and most recognisable buildings. It was used as a trading post for German merchants, a customs house under Napoleon and a post office under Mussolini. Depicted by Canaletto […]
It’s been 10 years in the making, but Jason Bird of Luxxbox has never stopped making furniture. We caught up with him to find out what drives him. MZ: You set up Luxxbox 10 years ago now, how has the company grown and changed over that time? JB: We set it up very much as […]
This issue of AR features a lead interview with OMA's David Gianotten. And thorny and topical debate comes up one-sided. With the fate of the much-discussed Sirius Building in Sydney still up in the air, our question was simple: when is it appropriate to reject Heritage Council recommendations? We approached the chair of the Save Our Sirius Foundation and eminent architect Shaun Carter for one response and he was happy to oblige, but then we struck out.