Tag: Perth

The project created a shore beach connecting the Maali with the river and a safe island beach nesting habitat. Photo: Veronica Mcphail, Friends of the South Perth Wetlands.

A black swan event: Djirda Miya Island

On the southern edge of Perth’s CBD, a new haven created for the iconic Maali (black swan) offers a precedent for considering incremental approaches to regenerating urban river systems.

Perth Pool by Group GSA.
News | ArchitectureAU Editorial | 26 Sep 2019

Olympic-size pool proposal floated for Swan River

Designed by Group GSA, the pool would sit within a simple, relocatable barge.

Westralian Centre concept by SIA Architects.
News | Patrick Hunn | 23 May 2017

Proposed Westralia Centre to unite military, Indigenous and settler history in South Perth site

A proposed “interpretative facility” would combine the functions of a museum, park and events space amid a 60 hectare public reserve.

In Melbourne firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall’s (ARM) bold vision for Perth, the esplanade would be a highrise precinct where the river would be enfolded into an excavated circular inlet.
Review | Catherin Bull | 4 Jul 2016

Take Me to the River: the story of Perth’s foreshore

Catherin Bull reviews Julian Bolleter’s latest book, Take Me to the River: the Story of Perth’s Foreshore.

Most read

Latest on site