Australia's modern architecture has diverse roots. Grounded in designs like the famous Sydney Opera House, the country’s contemporary projects are radically embracing new aesthetic ideas. Moving beyond traditional pisé construction to create articulated forms, modern designs are emerging as multicultural hybrids both derivative and imported in nature. Exemplifying this dynamic, Australian education projects reinterpret vernacular architecture to embody contemporary culture. Representative of a design language that’s uniquely Australian, these projects build off the continent-nation’s history to create space for learning, recreation and reflection.
Aussie New School: Dynamic Projects Reinventing Education and Design
Springvale Community Hub / Lyons
Sydney Coliseum Theatre / Cox Architecture
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Architects: Cox Architecture
- Area: 8000 m²
- Year: 2019
Penguin Parade Visitor Center / TERROIR
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Architects: TERROIR
- Area: 4950 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: AECOM, Tract Consultants, Thylacine, Steve Watson & Partners, UFD, +4
Melbourne Quakers Center / Nervegna Reed Architecture + ph Architects
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Architects: Nervegna Reed Architecture, ph Architects
- Area: 520 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Barbara Moje, Relume, Tensile Roof
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Professionals: Sinjen
Towers Road House / Wood/Marsh
Tzannes Unveils New Additions to Sydney's Irving Street Brewery
Architectural practice Tzannes has released new details of further additions to the Irving Street Brewery in Sydney, Australia. The project first integrated plant equipment for a development wide tri-generation plant with the historic Carlton and United Brewery building on the fringe of the Sydney CBD. The tri-generation plant uses natural gas to produce electricity and thermal energy within an elegant mesh screen.
B:Hive Offices / BVN + Jasmax
- Area: 18680 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Wilkhahn, Autex, Regupol America, Artedomus, +23
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Professionals: BGT Structures, eCubed Building Workshop, Lautrec, WSP, Xigo, +1
Spotlight: Rem Koolhaas
With the extensive list of acclaimed alumni of his firm, OMA, it is not a stretch to call Rem Koolhaas (born 17 November 1944) the godfather of contemporary architecture. Equal parts theorist and designer, over his 40-year career Koolhaas has revolutionized the way architects look at program and interaction of space, and today continues to design buildings that push the capabilities of architecture to new places.
Glenn Murcutt's MPavilion Unveiled in Australia
Glenn Murcutt has unveiled the design of the 2019 MPavilion as part of Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Known for environmentally responsible designs grounded in an Australian background, Murcutt's new project is his first civic city design. MPavilion 2019 is the sixth in an ongoing series of annual architect-designed summer pavilions for Melbourne.
Northern Beaches Hospital / BVN
Point Roadknight Holiday House / Atelier Wagner
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Architects: Atelier Wagner
- Area: 36 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Facet Design, Kersulting
Upcycling Wood: Disused Materials Transformed Into Valuable And Useful Objects
The need to substantially reduce our impact on the planet must be translated into a significant change to our lifestyle and habits. One of these is to consume responsibly and consider that waste does not exist, but that all material can be transformed into something useful again following a circular ecological system.
In his book Upcycling Wood, Reutilización creativa de la madera, the architect and artist Bruno Sève writes and edits a non-exhaustive guide of the uses and possibilities of recovered wood, as a framework for responsible reuse; from small scale, such as furniture or artists' canvases, to medium scale, with its use in interiors and facades. This book seeks to raise awareness among professionals and citizens in general through analysis of the life cycle, examples of uses and finishing processes, leading to an ecological and responsible framework. The book is illustrated by numerous design and architecture teams who follow the guidelines of ecological design with reclaimed wood.
Caulfield Grammar School / Hayball
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Architects: Hayball
- Area: 410 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Danpal, EQUITONE, James Hardie Australia, Sculptform, Forbo Flooring Systems, +6
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Professionals: DiB, BRT Consulting, Acoustic Logic, Precom
Australia's New Housemuseum Galleries Open in Melbourne
Australian architect Corbett Lyon's expansion to the Lyon Housemuseum in Melbourne has opened. The new public galleries, located adjacent to the original museum, offer space for local and international events, as well as exhibitions and installations. After establishing the Lyon Housemuseum in 2009, Lyon and his wife have been been expanding their collection with a range of work from the likes of Patricia Piccinini, Howard Arkley and Brook Andrew.
Featherston Studio / Two Feathers
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Architects: Two Feathers
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Frontier Heritage, Floreancig Smith Building Surveyors, Leeda Projects
MPAVILION 2018 / Estudio Carme Pinós
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Architects: Estudio Carme Pinós
- Area: 2690 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Britton Timbers, Otway Precast