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Pool + Park takes top place at NSW Architecture Awards

30 Jun, 2014

Sydney’s Prince Alfred Pool + Park Upgrade – ‘a rare synthesis of art and landscape, urban design and architecture’ – has won both the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture and the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design at this year’s Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards. Presented at the…

NT Architecture Awards

29 Jun, 2014

The year of Troppo Architects has continued. Following Adrian Welke and Phil Harris’ Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal win earlier in the year, the firm was a big winner at the 2014 NT Architecture Awards announced on Friday night ahead of the pair’s Gold Medal Talk on Saturday at…

2014 Victorian Architecture Award Winners Announced

22 Jun, 2014

Victoria’s top architecture firms came together to recognise the state’s best, at the Australian Institute of Architects 2014 Victorian Architecture Awards on Friday. Named Awards, Awards and Commendations were awarded in 12 categories as well as several specialist Awards, including residential, commercial and public projects, with key trends including the…

Australian Garden Show Sydney launches program of events

19 Jun, 2014

Australian Garden Show Sydney Event Director, Anthony Bastic, AGB Events, today welcomed the return of the Show which in 2013, its inaugural year, attracted over 25,000 garden lovers to the grounds of Centennial Park. “I look forward to seeing visitors from across the nation embrace their love of the great…

Celebration of old and new at ACT Architecture Awards

16 Jun, 2014

From a record 51 entries, the jury have awarded 35 Awards and Commendations at the 2014 ACT Architecture Awards announced at the recently refurbished REX Hotel. For the second year in a row, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer’s (TZG) National Arboretum has been honoured at the ACT Awards. Following on from the…

New UTS faculty building a living lab

16 Jun, 2014

The first and largest of three state-of-the-art buildings featuring in the University of Technology, Sydney’s billion-dollar City Campus Master Plan has been unveiled. The stunning new UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT (FEIT) building joins other new landmark buildings within the rapidly transforming and revitalised western gateway to Sydney’s CBD….

Alfresco!

13 Jun, 2014

An overgrown back garden is reinvented as a fabulous new living space. In Brisbane’s balmy subtropical climate a lot of living is done outside — on decks and verandahs, in sheltered courtyards and terraces. While the owners of this enticing, contemporary outdoor space already had a large rear deck, they…

Water Boulevards

11 Jun, 2014

London Based designers have revealed visionary designs for green infrastructure and water sensitive designs that will mitigate flooding and turn neglected places into vibrant and liveable communities. Baharash Architecture revealed their recent designs at Eco-build, one of the largest sustainability events in the world, after being shortlisted for an open…

Whittle Waxes at designEX 2014

6 Jun, 2014

Whittle Waxes timber coatings are harmless to humans, animals and to the environment during all stages of manufacturing, processing, and use. The non-skin building finishing process requires no aggressive sanding between layers and results in a beautiful, durable finish with minimum end waste.   whittlewaxes.com.au A full list of designers and…