Articles tagged with 'victorian'

Victorian building approvals up 110 per cent

5 February 2010 | The garden state approved 48,452 homes in 2009, despite the impact of the financial crisis.


Brumby's levy will "exacerbate" crisis

26 November 2009 | The development industry is marching on Brumby, announcing itself as "fundamentally opposed" to new levies.


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.


Brumby fast tracks Doncaster plan

20 November 2009 | The Victorian government has fast-tracked a $27 million development proposal for 85 residential apartments.


Health sector "unequivocally positive": report

2 November 2009 | New research is hailing the health sector as "a lifesaver" for the industry.


Onus shifts on Victorian growth areas

19 October 2009 | The Victorian government has launched draft legislation aimed at addressing funding shortfalls for new urban areas.


Butchers shop project gets the chop

8 October 2009 | Mounting public opposition has scuppered a local architect's residential and retail project in the Victorian town of Bendigo.


New suburbs clogging Melbourne's arteries

7 October 2009 | Madden's push towards fringe development is making an "obese, hardened artery" of Melbourne, according to a Victorian MP.


One in three architects struggling to survive

25 September 2009 | New research reveals that architects are "sober" about recovery with many worried about the survival of their firm.


Council 'torn' over heritage issue

23 September 2009 | A Victorian council has gone against an owner's wishes and issued heritage status to a fire-ravaged home.


Global round up

11 September 2009 | Phone booths become electric car charging stations in Madrid, planners crop a Jean Nouvel design and Italian architects call for political asylum.


Stockland in Victorian land grab

19 August 2009 | Stockland has bought a 124ha land parcel in Victoria's fastest growing municipality for $56.5 million, in anticipation of rezoning.


Victorian councils trial use nanotechnology to halt graffiti

27 July 2009 | Cleaning up graffiti is costing Australia an estimated $300 million every year. But Victorian councils could soon be using nanotechnology to prevent graffiti if current trials go well.


Brumby fast tracks third round

10 July 2009 | The Brumby government has fast tracked Victorian projects worth more than $371 million with the potential to create more than 612 jobs.


Monash project strangled by funding squeeze

9 July 2009 | The plug is pulled on NHArchitecture and BVN Architecture projects as a lack of financing cripples construction on Monash University's $300 million Caulfield campus development.


Vandals thwarted by strong design

29 June 2009 | Well designed buildings can stop vandals in their tracks, according to the Victorian government architect Geoffrey London.


Fluid UGB "embalming" Melbourne: architect

22 June 2009 | Laminating the city with layers of suburban sprawl is not the answer, a leading architect has said as the Victorian state government opens its urban growth boundary proposal for public consultation.


Nineteen firms unveil bushfire designs

10 June 2009 | The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...


Five Victorian projects take the fast track

20 April 2009 | Brumby government secures the go-ahead of Amcor project, among others


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