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Architects: Wolveridge Architects
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Keith Long & Associates, McKerlie Builders, Wolveridge Architects
Melbourne: The Latest Architecture and News
Northcote Residence / Wolveridge Architects
Flipboard Cafe / Brolly Design
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Architects: Brolly Design
- Area: 25 m²
- Year: 2013
The Question of Preserving Melbourne's Modernism
Melbourne newspapers are reporting on an argument breaking out over the preservation of the city's postwar modernist buildings, centering (as ever) on the dispute between their value as cultural heritage vs their 'ugliness' (you can see all the contested buildings in a neat graphic at The Age). While many are in favor of preservation, Alan Davies, in anarticle for Crikey, warns that the cultural benefit in protecting these buildings should always be weighed against the cost of preventing the developments that would have taken their place. Read the full article here.
Altus / Edwards Moore
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Architects: Edwards Moore
- Year: 2014
Cross Stitch House / FMD Architects
- Year: 2013
BIG, SHoP, Snøhetta Among Shortlist for Melbourne Office Complex
Australian developer CBUS Property has invited four pairs of Australian and internationally-renowned architectural practices to compete to design an office complex at a 6,000 square meter site in downtown Melbourne, Australia where the National Mutual Plaza currently stands.
Nebula / Austin Maynard Architects
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Architects: Austin Maynard Architects
- Area: 62 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Advanced Design Innovations
Hihou / Denton Corker Marshall
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Architects: Denton Corker Marshall
- Area: 230 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Leeda Projects, Perrett Simpson P/L
Exhibition: Melbourne Now
Melbourne Now celebrates the latest art, architecture, design, performance and cultural practice to reflect the complex creative landscape of Melbourne.
Bluetrain / Studio Equator
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Architects: Studio Equator
- Year: 2013
The Mullet / March Studio
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Architects: March Studio
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2013
Australian Red Cross Blood Service Melbourne Processing Centre / DesignInc
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Architects: DesignInc
- Area: 17500 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Sculptform, Atkar
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Professionals: Bonacci & Robert Bird Group, Lehr Consultants International, Outlines, Raw Fire, Rider Levett Bucknall, +1
Melbourne's Flinders Street Station May Not Be Built
Herzog & de Meuron and HASSELL's winning design for Melbourne's Flinders Street Station might not be built due to the fact "the State Government has of yet, refused to promise funding for the design, and ruled out selling the station in order to finance the construction." The project was estimated to cost "approximately $1 billion to $1.5 billion to be realised", which is "on top of the $1.6 million already spent on the competition", leading critics to describe the competition as a "waste of money."
Craigieburn Bypass / Tonkin Zulaikha Greer + Taylor Cullity Lethlean
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Architects: Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
- Year: 2005
Postcode 3000 Exhibition
Once labeled 'an empty useless city center,' by architectural commentator Norman Day, the city of Melbourne's transformation since the 1980s has been dramatic. Today, Melbourne is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most liveable cities, with a vibrant, urbane downtown. Currently on show until December 21st at City Gallery in Melbourne, this exhibition examines the impact and legacy of the Postcode 3000 planning policy. Curated by Rob Adams, the exhibition looks at the genesis and typologies of this change and its ongoing impact on the form and vitality of central Melbourne. It asks the question: do we fully comprehend the impact of this latest boom? For more information, please visit here.
33 MacKenzie Street / Elenberg Fraser
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Architects: Elenberg Fraser
The Flinders Street Station "People's Choice Award" Winning Proposal / Eduardo Velasquez + Manuel Pineda + Santiago Medina
Although ultimately not chosen by the jury, who favored HESSELL & Herzog de Meuron's plan, this proposal by Eduardo Velasquez, Manuel Pineda and Santiago Medina for the rejuvenation of Flinders Street Station garnered the most votes from the public, winning the People’s Choice Award. The 'Courtyard Within a Station' concept seeks to activate the north bank of the river, as well as the western end of the site, and to improve the connection to Federation Square; the idea was to not only make the station a significant transportation node within Melbourne, but a new social and cultural center for the city. More images and architects' description after the break.