Architecture & Design
A sampling of pieces published on architectureanddesign.com.au
"Most beautiful squashed brown paper bag I’ve ever seen"
Pritzker Prize winning architect Frank Gehry joined Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove today in opening the new Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Home to the UTS Business School and the centrepiece of the University’s $1.2 billion City Campus Master Plan, the brick and glass structure is Gehry’s first Australian project, and one of the most hotly debated pieces of architecture since designs were unveiled in 2010.
Home-made invention keeps Frank Gehry’s amazing Sydney brick wall from falling down
In the weeks following the arrival of the First Fleet in January 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip had already envisaged that Sydney Cove and its environs would, in time, be built in brick.
A new public building, however, is set to turn the industry on its head, going against the stock standard brick home design by using the ancient product in a completely new and unconventional way.
Life in Small Rooms
The micro apartment is no stranger to cities where space is a premium, such as Tokyo and Hong Kong, although the concept has really taken off in the last decade when downsizing became trendy. Yet, the creation of smaller and smaller units continues to divide opinions.
Nine storey Melbourne apartment goes up in just five days
A nine storey apartment building in Melbourne by Amnon Weber Architects was constructed in a span of five days – a mere 120 hours.