The Jezzine Barracks land in Townsville will be launched in April as a multi-use public parkland following a $40 million redevelopment. Along with parkland, the 15-hectare redeveloped site will include an amphitheatre, playground, ethno-botanical trail, coastal walk, lookout and the Kissing Point Fort. more
Presented by the University of Queensland’s School of Architecture and SLQ’s Asia Pacific Design Library, the 2014 UQ Architecture Lecture Series will present the ideas and strategies of forward-thinking architects from Brisbane, Australia and around the globe. more
The Art Series Hotel Group has acquired a building in Spring Hill to create the seventh Art Series Hotel. more
A snapshot of local design culture and industry development, Brisbane Design Awards is calling for entries for its 2014 program. Launched in 2013, the awards are open to individual designers, companies, commissioners and students who are active in Brisbane. From architects to textile designers to illustrators, a broad range of modes and mediums is considered. The awards are run by Design100, which also runs programs in New York, London, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as mobile and app awards in Australia, Asia, the UK and US. Find a list of specific categories and current entries online. Interested folk can also rate each of the shortlisted entries. Enter your project before February 16. Image via Marxcraft. more
In October, Brisbane City Council announced it would fast track a $4 million upgrade of the Brunswick Street Mall in Fortitude Valley. Now local foodies and creatives have a chance to put their stamp on the redesign, pitching to make one of the Placemaking Pods their own. more
Owners of a construction company, Hugh and Kim Bridle wanted to achieve a combination of old and new in their next personal renovation project, so when they happened upon a run-down cottage to call their own, the pair sought out local architect Shaun Lockyer to collaborate with. more
Brisbane expat Peter Besley of London-based architecture firm Assemblage is behind the redesign of the new Iraqi parliament. Having worked on projects in the UK, Australia and the Middle East, the firm won an international competition run by the United Nations in 2011 to design new housing and towns in Iraq. Assemblage has since been awarded the opportunity to design Iraq’s new parliament in Baghdad. Drawing on ideas of citizenship, a transparent, democratic relationship between citizens and government, accessibility and positive progression of the government has led to an urban design with green spaces and opportunity for interaction between politicians and the public. more
The ball has started rolling towards the announcement of the 2014 National Architecture Awards, with nominations now open for the Queensland Architecture Awards. Categories for the Queensland chapter include Public Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban Design and Heritage, amongst others. Nominations close on Friday January 31, with the Brisbane event to be held on May 16. Submit your project via the Australian Institute of Architects. Image credit: Wesley House by Fulton Trotter Architects in association with Architectus. Photographer: John Gollings. more
The characteristics of a city’s buildings contribute to the spirit and soul of a city, and affect how its inhabitants feel moved, or otherwise, when they cast their gaze down a laneway, up at a tall building and across the cityscape. more
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has announced a redevelopment of Brisbane Airport’s International Terminal by Richards & Spence in collaboration with Arkhefield. more
Food courts are funny places. Fluorescent lighting beams down from overhead, casting your meal and the skin of the people around you in an odd yellow glow. The aromas of foods from greasy franchises and Chinese banquets mesh and compete to win over your tastebuds. Convenience is key, with the food and service designed to be fast, and your meal delivered in easy-to-carry packaging, ensuring you can eat quickly on the run, in the food court or back at your desk. more
There is a lure, a fascinating pull, that draws us to visit particular cities of the world. Rich with culture and history, these cities, both small and large, draw us in, where the impressive facades of buildings captivate us in their construction, period style and fine details. more
While touring architecture in our own city (think Brisbane Open House) and while travelling abroad is a commonly enjoyed pursuit, an archi-tour where architects get to visit the work of other local architects is an uncommon practice. From private homes to public bars, the doors to the prized creations of Brisbane’s architects are swung open to likeminded eyes in collaborative architecture tours. Taking an afternoon out from the daily grind, both emerging and established Brisbane architects hop between the latest finished projects of their peers to admire the lines, light and shadow, and intricate details, and to ask questions and give feedback. The Weekend Edition tagged along on one leg of a recent archi-tour to take a few snaps at one of James Russell Architect’s houses. more
For the past two years, The Rabbit Hole Ideation Cafe has showcased and supported the local creative community, fuelled workers with endless cups of joe and crafted an atmosphere in which talented folk can be connected. more
In a step towards becoming a more foreigner-friendly and globally recognised city, multilingual directional signs have been introduced around Brisbane’s CBD. more
While James Cubitt Architects usually executes the architecture and interiors of education and government buildings, a family connection prompted the local firm to branch into the hospitality field. more
Delivering a touch of the contemporary to the sleepy rural town of Cooroy, Brewster Hjorth Architects designed the Cooroy Library and Digital Information Hub as part of the Mill Place Master Plan for Cooroy. Providing a vibrant connection between the existing art gallery at the Butter Factory and the main street, the project was awarded the Gabriel Poole Award for Building of the Year at the Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards earlier this year. The building consists of two curved pavilions, with one dug into the slope of the site and covered by an earth-sheltered grass roof, which acts as the link between the gallery and the parklands. The environmentally sustainable design features a low-energy shell and a natural-light-filled interior featuring digital training and community rooms, a lounge, reading areas and a cafe that opens onto a large covered verandah. more
Designed by Wilson Architects in association with BVN Donovan Hill, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) has been shortlisted for the Public Space category in the Interior Design Excellence Awards for 2013. more
Set amongst the new Circa Nundah Village precinct opposite the Nundah train station, Circa CT1 is a five-star Green Star commercial tower housing the new Energex Northern Metro Office. more
