Tag: Cultural

Melbourne Arts Precinct transformation phase 1 masterplan by Hassell and SO-IL.

A step forward for transformation of Melbourne’s arts precinct

Hassell and SO-IL’s masterplan for phase one of the Melbourne Arts Precinct transformation (MAPT) was considered at a council meeting on 1 February.

The reptile and amphibian conservation centre at Taronga Zoo by DWP.

New reptilian conservation centre at Taronga Zoo

A new reptile and amphibian conservation centre will be built at Taronga Zoo in Sydney to replace the existing Reptile World exhibit.

Conceptual design for Victoria Park (Barrambin), Brisbane.

Vision for 64-hectare Brisbane park finalized

Brisbane council’s final vision to transform a golf course into a public park will include revegetated forests, native bushland pockets and restored waterholes.

The winning proposal for the Cascades Female Factory History and Interpretation Centre by Liminal Studio, Snøhetta and Rush Wright Associates.

Cascades Female Factory project progresses

A development application has been submitted for the long-awaited development at the World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart.

The proposed Kingston Arts Precinct by Fender Katsalidis and Oculus.

Major new Canberra arts precinct on its way

The proposed Kingston Arts Precinct in Canberra, designed Fender Katsalidis and Oculus, has kicked off following an agreement between the ACT government and developer.

The proposed redevelopment of Melbourne's Southbank arts precinct.
News | Linda Cheng | 5 Jun 2018

Major redevelopment of Melbourne’s arts precinct planned

Australia’s largest contemporary art gallery, a new creative hub and 18,000 square metres of new public space are planned for Melbourne’s arts precinct.

An inscription over the Aboriginal flag on the back of a gym in Redfern, 22 June 2014.
Practice | Ed Wensing | 6 Jul 2017

Indigenous rights in land use planning strengthened in Queensland

An unprecedented law has been passed that requires the planning system to protect and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, culture and tradition.

Afghan Bazaar Cultural Precinct by Hassell/Sinatra Murphy.
Places | 10 Jan 2017

Afghan Bazaar Cultural Precinct

An emblematic urban streetscape that is integrated and responsive to the local and broader Afghan community.

Landscape architect Megan Wraight (left), the Bundanon Trust's Deborah Ely (centre) and architect Kerstin Thompson (right) at the Riversdale site.
News | Linda Cheng | 23 Nov 2016

Design team appointed for Arthur Boyd’s Riversdale expansion

A design team with a philosophy based on the “idea of continuum” has been appointed for the expansion of Arthur Boyd’s Riversdale property in New South Wales.

The City of Adelaide created a dual naming process to bring Kaurna words into the cityscape. Pictured here is the Riverbank Bridge by Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL), Aurecon and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG), which crosses the Karrawirra Pari (River Torrens).
Practice | Frances Wyld | 16 Nov 2016

The Moving City as palimpsest

In Australia our cities are built upon the lands of Indigenous peoples, but Indigenous people are still here; their culture is still here. To see it we must stop, listen and look for the signs.

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