Architecture Australia, January 2022

January/February 2022

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De Kestelier led the Hassell design team that, in collaboration with Eckersley O’Callaghan (EOC) engineers, set out to design the perfect habitat for space explorers on Mars as part of NASA’s 2018 international 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.

People | Rory Hyde | 27 Jan 2022

Architecture and space: Xavier De Kestelier

Architect Xavier De Kestelier speaks to Rory Hyde spoke to him about his long-held interest in space, which has lead to collaborations with NASA and the European Space Agency.

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Fabric House, Newcastle East End, Stage 1, by Durbach Block Jaggers

Preview | Katelin Butler | 19 Jan 2022

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Collectives and collaborations: Working together to challenge the status quo

Projects

The curvacious roof produces spatial complexity and aids in wayfinding through the campus.

Projects | Georgia Birks | 18 Jan 2022

Playful and dynamic: James Cook University Central Plaza

At JCU’s Townsville campus, a creative collective has come together to produce an academic and social hub amplified by the seamless integration of art and architecture.

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The collaborators have taken advantage of the overhead railway line to create a lush, shady sanctuary in the middle of subtropical Brisbane.

Projects | Catherin Bull | 21 Feb 2022

Tactical urbanism: Fish Lane

A neglected post-industrial area of central Brisbane is transformed into a vibrant arts precinct through a collaborative private delivery model with a nuanced approach at both the strategic and the fine-grain scale.

The prism-shaped panels on the main tower facade respond to environmental conditions and form part of the precinct’s comprehensive sustainability strategy.

Projects | Alexandra Brown | 8 Feb 2022

Urban unity: Melbourne Connect

Melbourne Connect constitutes a range of research, commercial and residential spaces in three interconnected buildings with the aim of fostering innovation through planned and incidental collaboration.

The Victorian Pride Centre building challenges architectural convention just as its tenants and users challenge systems of heteronormativity and patriarchy.

Projects | Timothy Moore and Nicholas Braun | 1 Feb 2022

The making of “queer space”: Victorian Pride Centre

At the Victorian Pride Centre, the contributing designers have united to create a building where thresholds are large, boundaries are blurred, uses are not predetermined and transformation is possible.

George Street Plaza grew out of a discussion between architect David Adjaye and artist Daniel Boyd to become a public space of collective engagement. Image: Adjaye Associates

Discussion | Katelin Butler | 22 Feb 2022

Collective architecture: The designers’ perspective

Across the country, diverse teams are joining forces to design composite projects. We asked the architects involved on a few of these current and future projects about the role of collaboration.

Edith Cowan University’s new city campus – a design collaboration between Lyons, Silver Thomas Hanley, and Haworth Tompkins – is intended to be a “game changer” for Perth.

Discussion | Linda Cheng | 24 Feb 2022

Collective architecture: The clients’ perspective

Design briefs for major projects are becoming increasingly complex. We speak to some of those responsible for these developments to find out why they are looking to architectural collectives to meet their briefs.

This is the first of four city blocks included in the SJB-developed masterplan for this geographically and architecturally unique part of the city.

Projects | Sam Spurr | 14 Feb 2022

A civilized urban conversation: Newcastle East End Stage 1

In a novel alliance between several practices, each team’s distinct design sensibility and autonomy was key, alongside a precise understanding of how each building would interact with its “siblings” and with the central public space connecting them.