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Sydney Opera House: an ‘unrepeatable’ masterpiece
WEBNov 22, 2023 · The Sydney Opera House started with what CEO Louise Heron described as a “big bang of creativity” and over the past 50 years (and more), its story has been wrapped in wonder, myth, drama, and perhaps most importantly, the building of a nation.. On the 69th anniversary of the announcement of an international competition to design a national opera house, SOH assembled a legion of architects ...
One Central Park - ArchitectureAu
WEBAug 4, 2014 · The high-profile One Central Park project features a thirty-three-metre cantilevered sky garden and mirror installation. Artwork: Halo by Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford. Image: Simon Wood. In 1988, American hip-hop group Public Enemy released its seminal song “Don’t Believe the Hype.”. Well …
Upcycling the highrise: Quay Quarter Tower | ArchitectureAu
WEBOct 18, 2022 · The AMP Centre was the tallest building in Australia upon its completion in 1976. Designed by Peddle Thorp and Walker, its perimeter concrete frame, central core and glazed skin is typical of office towers of the era. 3XN’s design has seen the northernmost third of the block cut away and then extended into larger open floor spaces, along with a smaller expansion to the east – taking a ...
Australian Architecture: A History | ArchitectureAu
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Jackson’s 2000 book Australian Architecture Now, co-authored with Chris Johnson, was a sequel, of sorts, to Jennifer Taylor’s Australian Architecture Since 1960. Taylor herself was picking up from J. M. Freeland’s definitive Australian Architecture: A History (published 1968). And so we come full circle, with Jackson resetting the updates ...
Shed House by Breakspear Architects | ArchitectureAu
WEBDec 15, 2023 · In response, Breakspear Architects reflected on the renowned Beachcomber houses that are scattered throughout New South Wales. This project home model was designed by Croatian-born architect Nino Sydney for Lend Lease Homes in the 1960s, and its compact format provided an innovative, Bauhaus-inspired approach to affordable housing (see Revisited, Houses 150).
The best Australian houses of 2021 - ArchitectureAu
WEBNov 5, 2021 · The best house in the new house category was Night Sky by Peter Stutchbury Architecture. The house was designed to prioritize “the desires of a disabled person to connect to the universe and galaxy,” said the jury. “This work is unusual in its forms and expressions but it is born from a deep regard for and understanding of certain ...
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Recalibrating new suburbia - ArchitectureAu
WEBSep 30, 2021 · Recalibrating new suburbia. It is time for radical creativity – to reactivate the suburbs to reflect how people truly live their lives. In his quest to uncover the new suburbia, post-pandemic and possibly post-car, Simon Sellars is inspired by John Gollings’s surreal images of Melbourne’s suburbs in the 1980s. Kay Street Housing, Carlton ...
World Architecture Festival | ArchitectureAu
WEBThe WAF awards return to Amsterdam in December 2019, with architectural projects from around the world to vie for prizes across dozens of categories. Load more results. Coverage of the World Architecture Festival and Awards, including World Building of the Year, Future Project of the Year and all the Australian winners.