Articles tagged with 'development'

Rant on

23 February 2010 | Las Vegas' latest casino resort an "absurd simulacrum of another city", the failure of modern architecture and Lord Norman Foster delivers disappointing design for Yale.


Architect suspended for "forging" development consent

22 February 2010 | A practitioner at a NSW firm has been suspended from practice for forging a development consent and illegally recovering fees from a client.


Rant on

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


Adelaide's 30-year plan risks populism: architect

18 February 2010 | Released yesterday, the final plan is "deliberately vague" and promotes conflicting principles, a leading Adelaide architect has said.


"Elegant" Hindmarsh Square structure wins approval

17 February 2010 | HASSELL's $105 million office building for the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has won development approval.


Green townhouses a six star first

15 February 2010 | South East Queensland welcomes its first six star residential development.


ACT’s new city plan 'lacks vision'

15 February 2010 | The long awaited city plan for Canberra has come as a "disappointing" draft with "little detail".


Thumbs up for $315 million Illawarra Health Precinct

11 February 2010 | A concept plan for a $315 million private hospital and health precinct has won planning approval.


Councils caught with $500 million in unspent levies

9 February 2010 | Local Sydney councils have been stockpiling development levies and have been caught with nearly $500 million in the coffers.


BREAKING NEWS: New civic space for Broadway wins approval

8 February 2010 | A 6,500 sqm public park, within the $2 billion re-development of the Carlton and United Brewery site in Chippendale, has been given the green light.


Queensland developer fined for environmental blunder

8 February 2010 | An environmental breach has left a Queensland developer with mud on its face and a $65,000 bill.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Lend Lease first choice for Alkimos development

20 January 2010 | Lend Lease is revealed as the developer for one of the largest coastal projects ever undertaken in Perth.


UTS tower wins concept plan approval

19 January 2010 | The winning proposal from a design competition to conceive a student housing tower and expand UTS Broadway has won development approval.


Rant on

19 January 2010 | Australian McMansions "gorging" energy, Detroit synonymous with failure and planning departments "thwart" progress.


BREAKING NEWS: Ten firms wanted to fix Perth eyesores

18 January 2010 | Perth council's head planner wants to pay 10 practices $100,000 to spruce up 12 of the city's urban design failures.


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.


Global round up

9 December 2009 | UFO-like greenhouse spheres to land in our cities, urban village to compliment port in US and designs presented for Norway's most energy efficient office building.


Bondi hotel an "utter compromise": Council

9 December 2009 | Council has thrown out an "offensive" proposal by Bates Smart because of height restrictions at an iconic site in Bondi Beach.


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.


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.


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.


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