Buildings

CSR Cemintel launches pre finished panel that repels water

3 March 2010 | CSR Cemintel's new BareStone commercial facade is a pre finished panel utilising 9 mm compressed fibre cement and incorporates the ExpressWall fixing system, providing a striking design element and quick, simple installation.


Boral Bricks refreshes colour palette

3 March 2010 | BORAL Bricks has updated its Queensland range of products to meet a surge in demand, with refreshed colour palettes and a new range of affordable options.


Burj Khalifa closes to the public

9 February 2010 | The 124th-storey viewing platform on the world's tallest building has closed to the public.


FIRST LOOK: Woods Bagot's ACU centre

9 February 2010 | The Australian Catholic University's new Centre for Health and Wellbeing is an exercise in healthy architecture, according to Woods Bagot.


Calls for future family to trial smart home, rent free

8 February 2010 | The NSW government is calling for volunteers to test a Tonkin Zulaikha Greer-designed house. 3 comments


VIDEO: UTS tower to get glowing eco-skin

5 February 2010 | UTS Tower, Goulburn Street Car Park and other 1960s Sydney icons could receive a much-needed facelift, thanks to a new, innovative 'reskinning' technique. 1 comment


FIRST LOOK: Woodhead's Southern Cross University building

5 February 2010 | The practice is hoping this four-level, 'permeable' structure will create an identity for the rest of the development.


Nakheel refutes 'false claims' that the World Islands are sinking

3 February 2010 | Dubai's property industry may be shrinking but reports that its man-made islands are sinking are "wholly inaccurate", claims Nakheel.


Archipod creates curious garden office pod

3 February 2010 | It may look like a cross between an alien airship and a coconut, but Archipod's garden office has a very practical agenda. 3 comments


Crown unveils plans for waterfront development

2 February 2010 | The site at Sydney's Homebush Bay has won DA approval for a 149 apartment complex, designed by Joshua International Architects. 1 comment


First look: Moebius House, Sydney

28 January 2010 | The use of parametric modeling has created shapes that twist and fold in this harbourside home, while maximizing views and ventilation. 3 comments


AECOM wins international competition for Seoul Grand Park

28 January 2010 | Melbourne designers 'pivotal' in creating the winning design concept for an fantastical zoo and theme park in South Korea.


Floating city within a city

18 January 2010 | Boston Harbour is preparing for a fantastic floating mega-structure designed by Kevin Schopfer. 2 comments


"Seismic stiffening" for Paddington clock tower

15 January 2010 | Sydney City Council has lodged a development application to earthquake-proof Paddington Town Hall.


BREAKING NEWS: Bates Smart designs new Docklands tower

15 January 2010 | Images reveal stacked boxes and robust textured metals for this prominent site in Melbourne's financial district. 2 comments


New civic space for Gold Coast

14 January 2010 | Glowing facades and fractured geometry dominate this world-class civic space by a Queensland's Whitearchitecture.


VIDEO: Interactive building facade tweets back

13 January 2010 | Terada Design has created an intelligent building facade that can speak to your mobile phone.


Revealed: Richard Kirk's design for ABC studios

11 January 2010 | Public space is a priority in Kirk's design for the new ABC broadcasting studios.


Patrick Blanc's tallest green wall takes root in Sydney

1 December 2009 | French botanist Patrick Blanc has created his tallest vertical garden, in practice for an even bigger version planned for Frasers Broadway. 1 comment


BREAKING NEWS: Architect named for Gold Fields House project

27 November 2009 | We can reveal the winner of an international design competition for a 33-storey tower in Sydney's circular Quay. 2 comments


Prefab home takes root in South Bank

27 November 2009 | A subtropical prefab home is being constructed on a dormant site in Brisbane's South Bank. 1 comment


Melbourne 2030 will be "transport chaos": Professor

27 November 2009 | The state government needs to stop being held ransom by the development industry if it is to cope with five million people, says an expert.


BREAKING NEWS: Boral Design Award winners revealed

26 November 2009 | "Innovative yet realistic" residential design won three lucky winners a share of a $34,000 prize fund at last night's awards. 1 comment


Fed Square makes world's ugliest buildings list

24 November 2009 | Melbourne's architectural icon "doesn't have the warmth of an ice cube". 5 comments


Prefab home takes root in South Bank

24 November 2009 | A subtropical prefab home is taking root on a dormant construction site in Brisbane's South Bank.


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