Articles tagged with 'Brisbane'

Rating architecture: love it or hate it

9 July 2010 | In July, Brisbane residents will get the chance to engage in architecture criticism through a series of events headlined by speaker and author John Birmingham.


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.


High density, low bureaucracy boost for Brisbane

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


Brisbane developer announces new CEO

2 February 2010 | Devine has headhunted former Delfin Lend Lease CEO, David Keir, to replace its company founder, David Devine.


Heat wave burns King George Square designers

19 January 2010 | Soaring temperatures, reaching 56.3 degrees in Brisbane's King Street Square yesterday, have seen the designers, Urbis, burned by critics.


Claims of mandated high rises for Brisbane "bogus"

18 January 2010 | Allegations that Queensland is stipulating a minimum of 60 new 20-storey high rises be built a year are "false", claims the state.


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.


New homes at disposable prices

14 January 2010 | New research revealing that it is $200,000 cheaper to build a new home on the Gold Coast than it is to buy an existing one raises questions of sustainability.


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.


Rudd's give away to gain approval in five days

15 December 2009 | Kevin Rudd has dished out $4.75 million in funding to help councils turn around development assessments within five days.


Public art is put to the vote

11 December 2009 | Queenslanders are being asked to choose between a 10-storey kangaroo and an abstract spire as public art for their new park.


Bright skies for new Brisbane fit-out

11 December 2009 | Group GSA's faceted metal ceiling for a new workspace is a clever reflection on their client's gold mining credentials.


Architects reveal their out of hours personas

8 December 2009 | Joinery, light fittings, furniture, jewellery and art creations all handmade by staff and directors have been on exhibition at a Brisbane-based firm.


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.


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.


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.


Architects revealed for Brisbane's CBD facelift

23 November 2009 | A glittering steel facade is charged with transforming the Wintergarden Shopping Centre into a 'lifestyle hub'.


BREAKING NEWS: Builder fined for posing as architect

5 November 2009 | A building company has been charged with two offences related to faking architectural credentials.


Woods stacks up for skyscraper

22 October 2009 | The architect of the world's tallest building made entirely from wood is taking on Brisbane.


MORE IMAGES: World's largest tensegrity bridge opens in Brisbane

15 October 2009 | Cox Rayner Architects reveals images of its bridge design for Brisbane's CBD.


Brisbane's 'heartless' square subject of stoush

12 October 2009 | The competition-winning design for King George Square is enduring a backlash from architects who claim it will fail to engage the public.


Brisbane Council sued over public space theft

30 September 2009 | City dwellers are suing Brisbane City Council after it approved its own plan for a development that steals public space.


Brisbane CBD 'twin towers' dumped

17 September 2009 | A $1 billion, international competition-winning design has collapsed amid funding worries.


Crop city proposal wins travel bursary

10 September 2009 | A Brisbane landscape architect's urban farming plan has won a $10,000 travel bursary.


Million dollar man returns to Trinity

8 September 2009 | The deputy head of beleaguered Brisbane-based property giant Trinity, Steve Leigh, who walked away with a $4.4 million pay off two months' ago, has been reappointed.


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