Articles tagged with 'urban-design'

Biophilic cities - an answer to climate change?

27 August 2010 | On Monday, August 30, the pressing issue of sustainable living in our cities will take a step towards resolution at the 3rd International Design Conference in Canberra.


AJ+C wins design competition

17 May 2010 | Allen Jack+Cottier (AJ+C) has beaten three architectural firms to win the design competition for a Community Clubhouse in the new township of Googong.


Inner city Melbourne streets to be redeveloped

13 May 2010 | Elizabeth Street and Flinders Lane will be scoped for redevelopment in a City of Melbourne pilot to develop a framework for transforming city streets.


New strategy for New York casts a wave on the waterfront

19 April 2010 | The New York City Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy has been launched.


Institute announces dates for National Architecture Awards

23 February 2010 | Dates and categories made public for Australia's most prestigious architectural awards.


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.


Urban designer takes prestigious planning award

11 December 2009 | A City of Melbourne urban planner has won the prestigious Sidney Luker Memorial Medal.


Barangaroo powers ahead with call for public domain designs

11 November 2009 | The NSW Government is seeking proposals from landscape architects, architects and urban design professionals for the development of the Barangaroo Headland Park and public domain.


Obama appoints architect to board

4 November 2009 | A Pritzker prize-winning architect has been appointed to president Obama's new arts committee.


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.


BPN Sustainability Award winners announced

3 November 2009 | A convention centre that breaks out of the box has snapped up the top award and we've got a full list of winners.


No "mindless grass" for Harold Park

23 September 2009 | Sydney's sensitive raceway site could become a city farm, as a councillor objects to "thoughtless" urban design.


Queensland launches urban design panel

25 August 2009 | A new non-statutory, expert panel will advise on urban planning in Queensland, chaired by state government architect Philip Follent.


Australia Award for Urban Design winners announced

11 August 2009 | The restoration of an 1866 reservoir in Sydney's Paddington and a Melbourne study into sustainable development along transport corridors are the two recipients of this year's prestigious urban design award.


Open tenders

7 August 2009 | Welcome to our weekly round up of the latest national open tenders seeking architectural expertise.


Sustainability awards calls for entries

14 July 2009 | The BPN Sustainability Awards is calling for entries and the event this year has been expanded to include urban design.


RMIT names Design Hub contractor

7 July 2009 | RMIT University has appointed Watpac Construction as the contractor for the 12,000sqm Design Hub, designed by Sean Godsell.


Sydney metro propels public square

24 June 2009 | As the controversial metro throws up bright spot in terms of public space, we speak to the architects involved in designing the Town Hall Precinct.


Raise roads to reconnect Perth: local firm

4 June 2009 | DnA Architects' proactive plans to improve the city could transform Perth's foreshore into a buzzing hive of culture with striking views for motorists and pedestrians


City of Sydney ostracizes creative agencies

1 June 2009 | The City of Sydney is not doing enough to pull creative industries into the CBD and it should make Barangaroo into a creative hub, a leading urban design professor has said.


In profile: Bob Stephenson of Crone Partners Architecture Studios

23 January 2009 | Kellie Harpley speaks to Crone Partners Architecture Studios' Bob Stephenson about giving back to the public with urban design.


Cities dull the brain, says new research

7 January 2009 | The city has always been the engine of thought, but now research has found that they can slow down our brains.


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