Articles tagged with 'Melbourne'

PechaKucha announces Melbourne event

18 February 2010 | This Saturday night Melbourne's thinkers and doers will gather to raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti as part of the 20x20 PechaKucha event.


Gallery 101 'forced to close'

17 February 2010 | Melbourne's Gallery 101 will close in March, as its Collins Street home undergoes a 12-month refurbishment that fails to make art a priority.


Global liveability survey ranks Melbourne third

12 February 2010 | Australian and New Zealand cities hold five of the top 10 spots in a new global survey of liveability in cities.


Council endorses Swanston Street designs

4 February 2010 | The project's new civic spaces could spark a "renaissance" in central Melbourne, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said.


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.


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.


Four new city squares proposed for Swanston Street

27 January 2010 | A $25.6 million plan to redevelop Swanston Street into a pedestrian-friendly civic space with four new city squares has been unveiled today.


Council objects to Dimmeys "top heavy" design

20 January 2010 | Yarra Council is contesting the proposed Dimmeys redevelopment on heritage grounds.


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.


Architects' salaries compared by city

15 January 2010 | Would you earn more in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane?


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.


Copyright doubt over Dimmeys design

12 January 2010 | The architect of Melbourne's Dimmeys store redevelopment has come under scrutiny for taking inspiration from a famous John Brack painting.


Bridge over troubled water for Melbourne?

4 December 2009 | A plan to build a bridge linking the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas is making waves with environmentalists.


Doors open for first nine-star concept

3 December 2009 | Mirvac has today unveiled the first nine-star, zero-carbon home by a commercial developer.


Woodhead signs up new regional principal

30 November 2009 | The Melbourne team is strengthened with the appointment of a new senior member.


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.


Fed Square makes world's ugliest buildings list

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


Melbourne needs a "rethink" before 2030: Professor

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


Light artists called for iconic project

23 November 2009 | Melbourne's Rectangular Stadium is on the hunt for artists to trip the light fantastic across its 1,000 LED-covered roof.


WA suffers tall poppy syndrome: architect

4 November 2009 | Perth's best projects are being cut down by ill-informed dialogue and an interfering, bottom-line driven government.


Brand Brumby hits Melbourne's 'free' bikes

3 November 2009 | A $5 million 'free' bicycle programme in Melbourne's CBD will bear the Brumby brand in the run up to the state election.


Comment is free

28 October 2009 | It's time to rethink wobbly design and wasteful planning, says Peter Brook, design director for Peddle Thorp Architects.


Keating slams heritage as "whorehouse Rococo"

23 October 2009 | An architectural book launch with the former prime minister descends into a slanging match.


Melbourne firm to dust off secret society

23 October 2009 | The Freemason society reveals images of its plans to re-develop one of its Masonic halls.


Australian cities ranked on property success

22 October 2009 | New research reveals which Asia Pacific cities are booming with projects underway and where the glut of CBD office space is worst.


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