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Archive for December, 2010
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Australia’s first carbon neutral office building wins Banksia Award
Posted on 31/12/2010 | 1 CommentGrocon’s new Pixel building took out the Built Environment – Harmonious Man-Made Landscapes category in the 2010 awards. The National Banksia Environmental Awards recognised the Grocon Pixel building, located in... -
Fresh Huntlee battles look set for court
Posted on 30/12/2010 | No CommentsTHE state’s biggest single housing development is likely to head back to court again despite the Planning Minister’s pre-Christmas approval which paved the way for a 1700 hectare Hunter Valley... -
National call to get politics out of planning
Posted on 27/12/2010 | No CommentsA raft of built environment organisations, professionals, academics and corporations has signed an open letter to call for bi-partisan support for urban policy, in the hope that political rivalries will... -
First post-GFC tower opens in Sydney
Posted on 23/12/2010 | No CommentsBovis Lend Lease has completed construction and opened the new high-rise 420 George Street, which the company has dubbed Sydney’s ‘newest green landmark’. The developers say it is the first... -
Old-time residents cast eyes over a changing city
Posted on 22/12/2010 | No CommentsHENRY COOK, an ecologist with the Australian Museum, dangled a cricket in front of a crack in the wall. But his quarry, a relatively rare native lizard still found on... -
Gehry competes with ghosts for architectural vision
Posted on 20/12/2010 | No CommentsTHE $150 million landmark building by the internationally acclaimed architect, Frank Gehry, will be an evocative blur for most Sydneysiders. The open harbour approach was already taken by Joern Utzon... -
Bring on the green bans for Barangaroo
Posted on 20/12/2010 | No CommentsI recently attended a Barangaroo bashing event on Monday 30th November organised by Greens minister David Shoebridge. It was earmarked to discuss the “Independent critical examination of the proposed Barangaroo... -
Plan reveals Sydney needs 770,000 more homes
Posted on 17/12/2010 | No CommentsSYDNEY will have to squeeze in almost 50 per cent more homes for an extra 1.7 million people over the next 25 years, with many living in smaller households, a... -
Know thy neighbour
Posted on 16/12/2010 | No CommentsWe haven’t moved in yet, and it’s already started. The relationship with the neighbours. The side fence is on a slight sway and might need some work – will that... -
Pushing bricks and mortar
Posted on 15/12/2010 | No CommentsAs 2010 draws to a close, and after the tumultuous year that has been, there’s plenty of speculation — and not a little concern or fear — about what may...