Articles tagged with 'Architects'

Global round up

22 February 2010 | Light shines on Shanghai's solar powered pavilion, UK architects remain pessimistic and Chicago's carbon reduction plans get underway.


Architects hardest hit by green project deferrals

19 February 2010 | Green projects were most likely to be deferred or abandoned at the design stage in 2009, new research reveals.


Hames Sharley wins Innovators to Watch award

19 February 2010 | Adelaide-based design firm, Hames Sharley, has beaten stiff competition from seven other finalists to take the prize.


Architects 'more attractive than bankers'

17 February 2010 | Money can't buy you love but buildings might, suggests a new survey.


Urban Art Projects reveals giant carp for Brisbane

16 February 2010 | Landscape architects and artists have teamed up to create a 6.6 tonne bronze sculpture for Brisbane's Chinatown Mall.


AJ+C defends "dumb" Sydney architects

12 February 2010 | Two Allen Jack + Cottier principals speak out on the plague of averageness dominating the Sydney architecture scene.


Rant on

11 February 2010 | Sydney let down by its architects, Cabe enforces "veil of secrecy" and Olympic City parking lot more suited to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince.


Warning for architects following deaths of installers

10 February 2010 | Archicentre has issued an "urgent warning" to its 1,000 member architects following the deaths of four foil insulation installers.


High density, low bureaucracy boost for Brisbane

10 February 2010 | Brisbane votes in high-density housing and the state announces self-assessable duplexes.


Bankruptcies rise by one third for architects, engineers

9 February 2010 | Statistics reveal the impact of the global financial crisis upon architectural sole practitioners and small studios.


Rant on

5 February 2010 | Union Station is a "civic embarrassment", finding architecture work in Ireland is a "thankless task" and the Burj Khalifa as a symbol of "hubris".


Future Project Awards 2010: winners revealed

4 February 2010 | The Jean Nouvel designed 'One New Change' project in London is named overall winner.


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.


The 'iPod of smart meters' launches in Australia

3 February 2010 | A stylish, desirable energy monitor, that is being specified by overseas architects and designers, has launched on Australian shores.


Don't rely on overseas workers to fill skills shortage, report warns

2 February 2010 | The industry could face a skills shortage reminiscent of the last recession if it fails to nurture home-grown talent, argues a new report.


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.


Activist architects needed to block Heathrow's third runway

29 January 2010 | In a radical competition, Greenpeace is challenging architects to don arms and design an "impenetrable fortress" that will block Heathrow's T3 expansion. Andrew Maynard comments on his entry and the Australian architect as rebel.


Australian practice designs first iPad wall

29 January 2010 | It may only have been launched by Apple yesterday, but Melbourne practice ClarkeHopkinsClarke says the iPad holds significant potential for architects.


Open tenders

25 January 2010 | The adaptive re-use of Bankstown Town Hall and the redevelopment of Hornsby Aquatic Centre are among today's tenders.


Architecture appeals to young Aussies

22 January 2010 | Architecture degrees are among the most popular in the country, with the University of Sydney having ten times more students putting the degree down as a preference than the number of places available.


NSW 'worst state' for development approvals

21 January 2010 | The Premier State has the worst DA process, ACT fails commercial developments, Queensland "underperforms" and Victoria ranks joint-third, in a national assessment of planning systems.


Six Australian firms ranks in world's 100 biggest practices

21 January 2010 | A global survey of architecture practices has listed six Australian studios in the top echelon.


VIDEO: Multi-million dollar make over for Melbourne Park

19 January 2010 | The home of the Australian Open will undergo a major face lift, with a retractable roof, new plaza and 1,500 more seats on the cards.


Beauty salon beds down in copper-clad "barnacle"

19 January 2010 | Dressed in copper, this beauty parlor represents the passing of time.


Global round up

18 January 2010 | Bulgarian cyclists to fly over traffic, architectural photographers "violated" and disgraced banker joins RMJM.


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