Architecture Australia, September 2022
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
Dossier
The wellbeing of architects
Guest editors Naomi Stead, Maryam Gusheh and Byron Kinnaird provide a snapshot of the current situation and envision the promises of a better future, if we can pull together.
Preview
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The wellbeing of architects: Decoding the evidence and determining a way forward
Discussion
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable: Supporting First Nations practitioners
Georgia Birks asked four professionals about their experiences and how the industry can best support the small but increasing number of Indigenous designers and collaborators.
Projects
School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University
Based on biophilic design principles and reflecting the changing nature of education, a new building at the heart of Curtin’s innovation precinct has grown from the architect’s deep understanding of the school’s culture and ethos.
Andrew N. Liveris Building, The University of Queensland
At the University of Queensland, two design teams have interwoven narrative, history and a vision for the future to craft a building that reflects its faculty’s culture of open collaboration and provides a hub for the St Lucia campus.
Industrial cathedrals: Walsh Bay Arts Precinct
A dexterous amalgam of architectural interventions turned a 100-year-old pier on Sydney Harbour into a permanent home for some of Australia’s leading performing arts companies.
Upcycling the highrise: Quay Quarter Tower
Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower shows that with planning foresight, architectural ingenuity and engineering rigour, even the most complex of existing buildings can be transformed to extend its life.
‘Ingeniously demure’: Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre
In a tiny Central Queensland town, an elliptical rampart structure built from local stone celebrates a 100-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton and creates a distinguished landmark for palaeontological tourism in the region.
A space sculpted by landscape: Victorian Family Violence Memorial
Beside a busy Melbourne intersection, an understated commemorative space honours the lives of victim survivors, looks to the future with hope and invites incidental engagement.
More articles
Music, desert and sky: Cobar Sound Chapel
A years-long discussion between composer and architect has resulted in an immersive sound–design experience inside an old water tank at the desert’s edge in New South Wales.