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Curse of the skyscrapers
An “unhealthy correlation” exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from Barclays Capital. The construction of the Empire State building in New York…
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Theatre extensions could mean lights out for sports store
A $32 MILLION proposal to extend the State Theatre’s stage and backstage facilities could breathe new life into one of Sydney’s most beautiful venues, but it may mean the loss…
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Council tackles Phillip Island foreshore land grab
PHILLIP Island residents have been accused of annexing coastal land by illegally extending gardens, parking caravans and even building sheds and fences outside their property boundaries, as well as destroying…
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Top marks for Barangaroo clean-up – now to agree on a spot for hotel
AN INDEPENDENT review of the work done to clean up contaminated land at Barangaroo has given the project the green light, leaving the final location of the hotel the developer…
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Monorail likely to go in tourism revamp
The state’s top infrastructure advisers are encouraging developers planning Sydney’s new convention centre precinct to tear down the much-maligned monorail. Infrastructure NSW is drafting plans to redevelop the Darling Harbour…
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Designer get to work on $180m Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Lend Lease has won the tender for a $180 million redevelopment of Margaret Court Arena as part of ongoing work at Melbourne Park. They will now begin detailed planning for…
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Planning for sustainability
Increasingly in councils across Australia, planners are now requiring an integrated assessment of environmental sustainability for buildings as part of the planning and development process. Authors: Dr Mirek Piechowski is…
Urban Planning
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Theatre extensions could mean lights out for sports store
Posted on 27/01/2012 | No CommentsA $32 MILLION proposal to extend the State Theatre’s stage and backstage facilities could breathe new life into one of Sydney’s most beautiful venues, but it may mean the loss... -
Top marks for Barangaroo clean-up – now to agree on a spot for hotel
Posted on 20/01/2012 | No CommentsAN INDEPENDENT review of the work done to clean up contaminated land at Barangaroo has given the project the green light, leaving the final location of the hotel the developer... -
The next urbanism
Posted on 15/01/2012 | No CommentsAs we ease into 2012, I am officially announcing a New Urbanism victory across North America, as we recently witnessed the end of building suburbia and its physically isolated, segregated...
Architecture
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Curse of the skyscrapers
Posted on 17/01/2012 | No CommentsAn “unhealthy correlation” exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from Barclays Capital. The construction of the Empire State building in New York... -
For tycoon, palatial house is not a home
Posted on 22/10/2011 | No CommentsIndia’s wealthiest man is courting controversy by not living in his extravagant home, write Vikas Bajaj and Neha Thirani. When the richest man in India completed his extravagant 27-storey house... -
New face brightens the Bondi strip
Posted on 18/10/2011 | No CommentsINVESTEC has launched its $120 million transformation of the 86-year-old Hotel Bondi site on Campbell Parade with a new retail and cafe precinct. The site, which incorporates new apartments adjacent...