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    News Archive for February 2020

    Bates Smart's 25 King becomes Queensland’s first WELL Platinum building

    Designed by Bates Smart, 25 King, a modern, sustainable workplace in Brisbane made from engineered timber has achieved Queensland’s first WELLCore and Shell Certification at the Platinum level.


    AAA looks at Penrith Civic Centre and Library

    Penrith Civic Centre and Library, designed by Feiko Bouman, is an excellent example of the change away from the formal actions and seriousness of the Brutalists that had been the hallmark of public architecture of the late twentieth century.


    Frasers Property begins work on new home for at-risk youth

    Frasers Property Australia has partnered with the Property Industry Foundation (PIF) and the Lighthouse Foundation on a unique initiative for the welfare of at-risk and homeless youths.


    Prefabricated steel framing ensures speed and accuracy at Avalon airport terminal

    SBS Group fabricated and supplied a light gauge steel framing system for use as internal wall framing at Avalon Airport’s International Terminal project in Lara, Victoria.


    Timber look aluminium battens complement natural surrounds at new Perth home

    DecoBatten, the stunning range of timber look aluminium battens by DECO, has been featured on Daniel Lomma’s new contemporary home in Perth.


    Raptor rigid rail system in action at Latitude Activity Centre

    RAPTOR rigid rail from Sayfa Group was presented as a solution to the Latitude Activity Centre in Melbourne


    Bates Smart designs Melbourne's first CLT hotel

    The Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne Southbank is a 220-room Bates Smart-designed apartment hotel, at the intersection of Southbank Boulevard and City Road in Melbourne’s bustling cultural precinct and is also Melbourne's first cross-laminated timber (CLT) hotel and the tallest timber adaptive-reuse project.


    Interview with Natasha Mulcahy from Sekisui House

    In the 2019 Sustainability Awards, Natasha Mulcahy of Sekisui House’s West Village project in Brisbane won a Women in Sustainability Award for her significant contribution to the built environment industry in Australia over the past five years.


    No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better

    The idea that we should decentralise our population has come up many times in Australia. Recently, the National Farmers’ Federation president pushed the notion, calling for a shift to the regions. And the premise is this: city living is unpleasant. Roads are jammed, housing is expensive and it’s all so much nicer out in the country. We need to “spread out”.


    Parramatta Light Rail cancelled?

    The Stage 2 Parramatta CBD to Sydney Olympic Park has been terminated due to budget restrictions, a source close to the project has told Architecture & Design.


    Episode 39: We talk with architect Penny Fuller, a recent recipient of the AIA’s Emerging Architect Prize

    We speak with architect Penny Fuller from one half of the leadership team of the firm Silvester Fuller which she founded with partner Jad Silvester.


    M3architecture redesigns QCEC office space

    M3architecture has redesigned Queensland Catholic Education Commission’s heritage-listed office space.


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