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Architects: Rolf Ockert. Architect.
- Area: 740 m²
- Year: 2017
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Mosman House / Rolf Ockert. Architect.
Allen Key House / Architect Prineas
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Architects: Architect Prineas
- Area: 220 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: AWS, Better Tiles, ROGER SELLER
580 George Street Lobby Upgrade / fjmt
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Architects: fjmt
- Area: 3800 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: AR-MA, Arup, Icon Project Management, Lipman, Steensen Varming, +1
How to Change Cities With Culture: 10 Tips Using UNESCO
This article, written by Svetlana Kondratyeva and translated by Olga Baltsatu for Strelka Magazine, examines the most interesting cases of the role of culture in sustainable urban development based on the UNESCO report.
UNESCO published the Global Report on Culture for Sustainable Urban Development in the fall of 2016. Two UN events stimulated its creation: a document entitled Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which emphasizes seventeen global goals for future international collaboration, was signed in September of 2015 at the Summit in New York. Habitat III, the conference held once in twenty years and dedicated to housing and sustainable urban development, took place in Ecuador in October of 2016. The question of culture’s role in urban development, and what problems it can solve, was raised at both events. To answer it, UNESCO summarized global experience and included successful cases of landscaping, cultural politics, events, and initiatives from different corners of the world in the report.
TRIAS Proposes Museum to House Jørn Utzon Archive in Sydney
TRIAS has created a speculative museum proposal for the MA | UA (Museum of Architecture | Utzon Archive), a permanent exhibition space for Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s archive in Sydney, Australia.
Jørn Utzon’s archive is buried in boxes and basements across Sydney. This rich body of knowledge—of original drawings, prototypes, photographs and models—is a valuable public resource, alive with thoughts and experiments. Yet, it remains inaccessible and intangible to most.
Interview with Neil Durbach: “You Don't Want to do the Same Thing Again; You Want to do Better!"
Alongside Camilla Block and David Jaggers, Neil Durbach of Durbach Block Jaggers has carved out a unique place in Australian architecture. Known primarily for their carefully sculpted modernist houses, the firm's architecture is simultaneously rich in architectural references and thoroughly original. In this interview, the latest in Vladimir Belogolovsky's “City of Ideas” series, Durbach explains the true inspirations behind their work, why these inspirations have little to do with the public descriptions of their projects, and why for him, the intention of all of his architecture “is to win Corb’s approval.”
Vladimir Belogolovsky: You came to Australia while the Sydney Opera House was still under construction. Does this mean you were here even before going to the US?
Neil Durbach: Yes, I first came to Australia as an exchange student while still in high school.
VB: So you have seen the Opera under construction then. How special was that? Did that building change anything in particular in you?
ND: Well, at that time I wanted to be an artist. A friend took me on a boat to see it. It was kind of staggering... And I thought – you know, this is much more interesting than art. And I felt – maybe architecture is what I should pursue.
Power Lane House / CHORDstudio
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Architects: CHORDstudio
- Area: 255 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Abbey, Cronulla, Swadlings Timber, The Roofing Group
Seaforth House / IAPA Design Consultant
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Architects: IAPA Design Consultant
- Area: 300 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Rylock, Zego
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Professionals: Infared, Jack Hodgson Consultants
Challenger / Woods Bagot
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Architects: Woods Bagot
- Area: 9000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Fritz Hansen, Wilkhahn, Bene, Briggs Veneers, Coffee and side table, +7
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Professionals: Acoustic Logic, Aurecon, CBRE, Cini Little, McKenzie Group, +4
Art Installation in Sydney Marks the Footprint of 19th Century Destroyed Palace
Kaldor Public Art Projects, in collaboration with artist Jonathan Jones, has created barrangal dyara (skin and bones), the first Kaldor Public Art project to be produced together with an Aboriginal artist in the Royal Botanic Garden of Sydney, Australia. Inspired by the history of the 19th century Garden Palace building, which originally stood in the Royal Botanic Garden from 1879 to 1882 before burning to the ground, the artwork marks the original footprint of the building with a sculptural installation of 15,000 white shields spanning 20,000 square meters.
Where the Garden Palace’s dome once crowned the city, a dynamic meadow of kangaroo grass now disrupts the garden’s formal European design.
Eight Aboriginal language soundscapes, which were developed with communities throughout south-east Australia, are installed throughout the site.
Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project / Turf Design Studio, Environmental Partnership, Alluvium, Turpin+Crawford, Dragonfly and Partridge
Architensions Shortlisted for Civic Center Design Using Local Vegetation in Sydney, Australia
New-York-based studio Architensions has released the design for its shortlisted project, Rising Ryde, for the Ryde Civic Center in Sydney, Australia. In an effort to embrace local communities and contexts, the project is conceived as a hill-shaped building covered in local vegetation and it aims to prioritize people through its complex system of social connections and interactions with nature.
Hidden House / Jackson Clements Burrows
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Light project, Mafi, Selkirk
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Professionals: BD Projects, Meyer Consulting
Vic's Meat Office Fit-out / Those Architects + End of Work
Sydney Opera House to Undergo $202 Million Renovation
The Sydney Opera House has revealed designs for a $202 million renovation project, the largest upgrade program to the Jørn Utzon-designed building since it opened in 1973. Announced by New South Wales Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, the project’s main goal is to “improve access and ensure it meets the needs and expectations of audiences, artists and the 8.2 million people who visit each year.”
MDS / Corben Architects
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Architects: Corben Architects
- Area: 550 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Bisanna Tiles, Jetmaster, Max Lawson Carpet, Real Flame, STS Stone, +4
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Professionals: ACOR Consulants, Debrich Custom Joinery, Living Constructions, Spirit Level Design, ITM Design
Woods Bagot Designs Butterfly-Inspired Biological Sciences Building at the University of New South Wales
Woods Bagot has revealed designs for the new Biological Sciences building at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia). Currently under construction, the 21,000 square meter (226,000 square foot) building will provide world-class facilities for UNSW biomedical and environmental researchers and create a new northern gateway for the university’s upper campus.
In the design process, Woods Bagot explored a series of iterative responses aimed at dividing the eight-story structure into three distinct elements: the laboratory box, the workplace box, and the atrium. The building skin takes inspiration from natural elements, such as the movements of a butterfly and the colors of Australian rock landscapes, to produce a distinct aesthetic for the Biomedical Precinct, as well as reference the terra cotta heritage on the university grounds.