Articles tagged with 'buildings'

ANU's modular project takes shape

23 February 2010 | The last of 70 tailor-made prefab units has been assembled as part of the Australian National University's latest on-campus accommodation in Canberra.


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.


Rant on

19 February 2010 | Millennium arts projects result in "dark, vandalised" buildings, "poor planning" in Ireland and LA Live is "sorely lacking".


Rant on

17 February 2010 | World Trade Centre an "old lump of concrete", well-respected architects getting away with designing "abominable" buildings and design competitions "guinea-pig" suffering of Haitians.


Global round up

16 February 2010 | Efforts to save Hollywood hills from development, Vancouver Convention Centre is first to receive LEED Platinum ranking and Zaha Hadid's petroleum plant to be a model for sustainability.


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".


Global round up

4 February 2010 | I.M. Pei honoured in celebratory film, India focuses on sustainable cities and Madonna's Academy for Girls gets under way.


Designing for deconstruction

3 February 2010 | Buildings that can be dismantled, reconfigured and adapted in the future will prove to be the most sustainable, according to leading academics.


Global round up

2 February 2010 | Work Architecture to create modern look in Shenzhen, a soccer ball that generates energy is trialled in South Africa and robots to replace humans in Dubai.


Jobs boom in institutional sector

15 January 2010 | Architectural jobs in the institutional sector will "boom" in 2010 while the high-density residential sector suffers further job losses, according to a new report.


Rant on

12 January 2010 | Amazing architecture can't mask bad planning in Dubai, Australia's capital struggles to cater for all citizens and "blame games" getting in the way of cultural heritage.


Global round up

17 December 2009 | Koolhaas' hits new heights in The Netherlands, architects optimistic about the industry's future and Brazil contradicts its sustainability plans with dam construction.


Rant on

15 December 2009 | The "scandal" surrounding public transport's sustainability, architects distracted by "petty squabbles" and the US's defense tactics a "bipartisan blunder".


COAG cities plan gets the thumbs up

10 December 2009 | Strategic city planning is a timely reminder that change in Copenhagen is "crucial", says a group representing architects.


Rant on

10 December 2009 | Britain's misguided approach to sustainability, developers chasing Dubai's "pot of gold" only have themselves to blame and Sydney described as "dysfunctional and directionless".


Rant on

8 December 2009 | "Right wing" creates racial tension in Switzerland, victims of the "box-on-stilts" rut and Hobart ignores the role of modern architecture.


Rant on

2 December 2009 | Belconnen one of the "worst" towns in Australia, UK architects forced to keep quiet and the preservation movement goes overboard.


Smart software to cut buildings' emissions

30 November 2009 | New CSIRO technology could slash buildings' emissions by up to 30 per cent.


Global round up

30 November 2009 | UK television station hunts for eager architects, St Petersburg's Heritage listing under threat and Dubai still feeling the effects of the financial crisis.


Fed Square makes world's ugliest buildings list

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


Rant on

24 November 2009 | Zaha Hadid's design leaves "an enormous amount to be desired", Le Corbusier likened to Pol Pot and the Pope should not fall victim to "modernist propaganda".


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.


Rant on

3 November 2009 | Great design held back by consultation, the "ridiculous turfing" of the Harbour Bridge and American architecture prioritises innovation over beauty.


Complacent architects making Sydney "ugly": mayor

16 October 2009 | A lack of design competitions in Sydney has created a culture of complacent designers and "ugly" buildings, mayor said.


Incoherent infrastructure a "barrier" to cycling

14 October 2009 | Australian cities need to make some tough choices about allocating space if they are to become more bicycle friendly.


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