Tag: Waterfront design

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.

A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation: Uniting Design, Economics, and Policy.
Review | Rosalea Monacella | 29 Mar 2022

Adapting and transforming our coastal environments

Rosalea Monacella reviews a recent book which offers expert insights on responding to climate change.

The under construction Watermans Cove at Barangaroo South.
News | ArchitectureAU Editorial | 14 Sep 2020

Five entries shortlisted in Barangaroo pavilion competition

Infrastructure NSW has revealed the five finalists in a competition to design a waterfront pavilion in Sydney’s Barangaroo.

The proposed new Sydney Fish Market by 3XN, BVN and Aspect Studios.
News | ArchitectureAU Editorial | 22 Jun 2020

Sydney Fish Market approved

The NSW government has approved the $750 million redevelopment of the Sydney Fish Market.

The shallow pool is part of the original plaza design by Harry Seidler & Associates.
Review | Ricky Ray Ricardo | 21 Dec 2017

Riverside Centre, Brisbane: Reviving a Seidler icon

As development pressures intensify in Australian cities, the renovation of the Riverside Centre plaza illustrates how an urban space can be revitalized without the need to sacrifice heritage or cultural identity.

Esperance Waterfront by Hassell.
Places | 24 Jan 2017

Esperance Waterfront

By redeveloping its waterfront, the Shire of Esperance aimed to balance a family-oriented destination with improved infrastructure, tourist attractions and opportunities for private investment.

GASP! Stage 2 - Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park, Hobart, Tasmania.
Places | 18 Jan 2017

GASP! Stage 2 - Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park

The City of Glenorchy engaged McGregor Coxall and Room 11 Architects to create a spectacular setting for art, sculpture and experience.

Cadi Park Wharf.
Places | 1 Sep 2016

Cadi Park Wharf by Aspect Studios

This public boardwalk in Pyrmont, Sydney, completes the foreshore upgrades to Jacksons Landing – a waterfront community over 10 years in the making.

Elizabeth Quay by ARM Architecture and Taylor Cullity Lethlean.
Review | Nigel Westbrook | 25 Aug 2016

New order: Elizabeth Quay, Perth

ARM Architecture and Taylor Cullity Lethlean combine post-punk populism with old-fashioned civic amenity to redefine Perth’s urban identity at Elizabeth Quay.

Public seating elements made of crates along the north wharf promenade edge. Fine grain granite sets blur the boundary between private and public space.
Places | 2 May 2016

Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park

Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park (Auckland) by Taylor Cullity Lethlean with Wraight + Associates.

Pandanus Terrace at Bulcock Beach, Caloundra features the sculpture Chiaroscuro by Salvatori 
di Mauro.
Practice | Gweneth Newman Leigh | 25 Apr 2016

Coastal communities

How are Australia’s numerous coastal populations planning for rising sea levels and coping with development pressures?

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