Linda Cheng is Editor of ArchitectureAU.com. She has written extensively on architecture and design in Australia and around the world. Linda completed a Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) at the University of Melbourne and has worked at a small architecture practice in Melbourne. Linda has also contributed to Australian architecture and design magazines including Architecture Australia, Houses, Artichoke, DQ, and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Gallery magazine. She was previously deputy editor/art director of Furnishing International and editorial assistant of Indesign and Habitus magazines.
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Federation Square nominated for state heritage listing
The National Trust fast-tracked its nomination for Federation Square to be added to the Victorian Heritage Register due to “significant changes proposed” on the site.
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.
Australia’s 2018 Venice Biennale exhibition opens
The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition, Repair, has opened.
Winner revealed in competition to design Lorne foreshore redevelopment
Searle x Waldron Architecture, Edwards Moore and Bush Projects have won the competition with a proposal lauded for its “deep and thorough understanding” of the site.
Australian projects to hit the world stage at Venice Architecture Biennale
The creative directors of Australia’s 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition have named the 15 projects to represent Repair, the exhibition’s theme.
Competition to reimagine Victoria’s Surf Coast foreshore
A competition invites multidisciplinary teams to rethink the public open spaces of Point Grey on Victoria’s Surf Coast.
‘Forest of towers’ approved for Melbourne’s Docklands
Victoria’s planning minister has approved a $1.2 billion five-tower development in Docklands, which was unanimously rejected by the City of Melbourne and described as a “visually dominant wall.”
Pop-up village underway at ANU
The Australian National University (ANU) will construct a “pop-up village” at the heart of its Canberra campus, while it awaits the $220-million redevelopment.
Disused sewer to become 27km linear park
A pilot project to convert a section of a disused sewerage drain into parkland has begun construction in Melbourne’s west.
MONA unveils vision for Hobart’s Macquarie Point renewal
Tasmania’s “dark history” is the centrepiece of the MONA’s vision for the redevelopment Macquarie Point, designed by Fender Katsalidis and Rush Wright.