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11 September 2024
Metro Central Station
Architects: Woods Bagot in collaboration with John McAslan Partners
Sydney Metro Central Station building interior
photo : Trevor Mein
Sydney Metro Central Station
As the new Sydney Metro lines have begun to service Australia’s largest railway station, Architecture Lead and Woods Bagot Principal John Prentice shares an inside look into the design that brings new life to one of the city’s most distinctive landmarks.

2 September 2024
Sydney Airport Amenity Upgrades
Architects: DesignInc
Sydney Airport Amenity Upgrades New South Wales
photo : Luc Remond
Sydney Airport Amenity Upgrades
Taking cues from high-end residential, DesignInc’s Interiors team collaborated with Sydney Airport on the design for refurbishment of eight new tactile, comfortable bathroom facilities at Sydney’s T1 International and T2 + T3 Domestic Airports.

14 August 2024
Epping Generations House
Lead Designers: Vanessa Wegner Architect
Epping Generations House

15 May 2024
Curl Curl House
Lead Designers: Buck and Simple
Curl Curl House, NSW

15 May 2024
Water’s Edge House
Lead Designers: SAOTA
Water’s Edge House, Sydney, NSW property

3 May 2024
Pocket Passiv, Glebe, NSW
Design: Anderson Architecture
Pocket Passiv House, Glebe, Sydney Property

28 March 2024
Garden House
Architects: Tzannes
Garden House, Sydney, New South Wales

20 March 2024
Darlington Public School
Architects: fjcstudio
Darlington Public School Sydney New South Wales
photo : Brett Boardman Studio
Darlington Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
A primary school represents the foundation of a child’s first experience of the world of formal learning. The design concepts for Darlington needed to embody the core values of the school. The school is a community school with strong connections to Aboriginal people.

23 February 2024
Lidcombe Childcare
Architecture: CO-AP
Lidcombe Childcare Western Sydney NSW
photo : Ross Honeysett
Lidcombe Childcare, Western Sydney, NSW
Lidcombe Childcare is a new purpose-built 36-place childcare centre is situated on a residential corner site in Western Sydney. Terraced gardens and outdoor play spaces integrated over two levels, with semi-basement parking.

Sydney Architectural News 2023

10 Nov 2023
Construction of Powerhouse Exoskeleton, Parramatta, West Sydney
Architects: Moreau Kusunoki and Genton
Construction Underway at Powerhouse Parramatta
image : Zan Wimberley
Construction Underway at Powerhouse Parramatta
The construction of the giant exoskeleton structure for Powerhouse Sydney’s new landmark museum development, Powerhouse Parramatta, is currently underway on site.

6 October 2023
Oxford Corner Mixed-Use Development, Paddington
Architects: Tony Owen Partners
Oxford Corner Mixed-Use Development
image : AJL Photography
Oxford Corner Mixed-Use Development
Oxford Corner is a mixed use development consisting of 8 units above a ground floor cafe. It is located in Oxford Street in Sydney’s historic Paddington area. Paddington is a suburb famous for its traditional terrace houses and rich streetscape. Oxford Street is the cultural high-street of Paddington.

21 Sep 2023
Mahon Pool, Maroubra Beach
Architecture: Lahznimmo Architects
Mahon Pool Amenities Maroubra Beach NSW
photo : Brett Boardman Studio
Mahon Pool Amenities Maroubra Beach
Mahon Pool is a rock pool located to the North of Maroubra Beach, at the base of a dramatic sandstone outcrop on the edge of Jack Vanny reserve. Between the 1950s and 1970s a cluster of red brick amenities buildings and a clubhouse were built overlooking the pool.

30 August 2023
Bellevue Hill Residence
Architects: Carla Middleton Architecture
Bellevue Hill Residence, NSW

24 August 2023
Mosman House II
Architect: Tribe Studio Architects
Mosman House II

21 Aug 2023
Powerhouse Parramatta
Architects: Moreau Kusunoki and Genton
Powerhouse Parramatta, West Sydney
images by Moreau Kusunoki and Genton
Powerhouse Parramatta, West Sydney, NSW
Powerhouse Sydney, Australia’s largest museum group, is undertaking an AUD $1.4 billion transformation, spearheaded by the development of Powerhouse Parramatta on a landmark site in Western Sydney.

17 Aug 2023
Parramatta Mixed-Use Development, West Sydney
Architects: CHROFI
Parramatta Mixed-Use Development West Sydney NSW
image : CHOIRENDER
Parramatta Mixed-Use Development, West Sydney, NSW
CHROFI’s design for Parramatta Mixed-Use Development, two significant buildings on the Parramatta riverfront is a celebration of place and modern living. The design excellence competition winning design comprises a 52-storey mixed-use tower and an eight-story commercial building.

PHIVE Civic Center Parramatta

Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre

Nexus, Rockdale, Sydney Apartment Building

Via Apartments Building, Ryde

10 July 2023
Harbour Park at Barangaroo
Harbour Park at Barangaroo, Sydney public space
image : Infrastructure NSW
Harbour Park at Barangaroo
A stunning First Nations-led design for Harbour Park at Barangaroo has been revealed, showing how an empty concrete slab will be transformed into a regenerated natural retreat in the heart of the city. Harbour Park will be 1.85 hectares of open space and will become a place where people can explore, play, rest, discover and reconnect to nature, alongside Sydney’s iconic harbour.

8 June 2023
Middle Cove House
Architects: INSITE STUDIO Architecture and Design
Middle Cove House

3 June 2023
Olphert House Mid-Century Renovation, Eastern Suburbs
Architect: Nick Bell Architects
Olphert House Mid-Century Renovation Sydney NSW
photograph : Tom Ferguson Photography
Olphert House Mid-Century Renovation NSW

8 Mar 2023
Queens Park House
Architect: Porebski Architects
Queens Park House Sydney NSW
photo : Brett Boardman
Queens Park House

8 Feb 2023
New Sports Pavilion
Architect: Sam Crawford Architects
Queens Park Sports Pavilion Sydney NSW
photo : Brett Boardman
Queens Park Sports Pavilion
Zigzagging walls of new sports pavilion reference serrated leaves of endangered banksia The zigzagging walls of a New Sports Pavilion in Queens Park in Sydney’s eastern suburbs are inspired by the serrated leaf of the banksia serrata. A remnant of the once widespread Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub can be found near the site.

21 Jan 2023
Bellevue Small, Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Rama Architects
Bellevue Small Avalon Beach NSW
photo : Simon Whitbread
Bellevue Small, New South Wales<

16 Jan 2023
Reef House, Newport Beach, Sydney, Garigal Country, NSW
Architect: Rama Architects
Reef House Newport Beach NSW
photo : Toby Peet
Reef House, Newport Beach, NSW

14 Jan 2023
Back to Front House, Newport Beach, Sydney, Garigal Country
Architect: Rama Architects
Back to Front House Newport Beach NSW
photo : Simon Whitbread
Back to Front House, Newport Beach, NSW

8 Jan 2023
Circular Quay Precinct
Design: Tzannes, ASPECT Studios, and WestonWilliamson+Partners
Circular Quay Precinct Sydney Public Space
image : Circular Quay Consortium
Circular Quay Precinct, Sydney Public Space
The proposed design for the renewal of Circular Quay has been selected by the NSW Government to proceed to the design and planning phase of the project. The collaborative design proposal was central to the selection of the consortium of Capella Capital, Lendlease Construction and BESIX Watpac, who are partnering with the NSW Government to revitalise the Circular Quay precinct.

3 Jan 2023
Rosso Verde, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Architecture: Carter Williamson Architects
Rosso Verde Camperdown Sydney architecture news
photo © Pablo Veiga
Rosso Verde, Camperdown
An alteration to an existing warehouse conversion on Gadigal country in Camperdown, Rosso Verde is quality over quantity personified. In an area where space is at a premium, this project rejects the prevailing notion that bigger is always better, instead focusing on the quality of each room, access to the garden, and abundant natural light.

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16 Dec 2022
Harbour Park, Barangaroo
Design: Infrastructure NSW
Barangaroo Harbour Park Sydney urban design
images courtesy of Infrastructure NSW
Barangaroo Harbour Park
Rare opportunity to design Sydney’s next great public space, a new park on the city’s famous harbour. Plans for Sydney’s next great public space are underway, opening a rare opportunity for design teams to answer the call to design a 1.85-hectare Harbour Park that will sit at the heart of Barangaroo, right on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour.

14 Dec 2022
Powerhouse Ultimo – Museum of Applied Arts & Science
Design: Architectus, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects, Tyrrell Studio, Youssofzay + Hart, Akira Isogawa, Yerrabingin, Finding Infinity and Arup
Powerhouse Ultimo Sydney Building
image courtesy of architects practice
Powerhouse Ultimo Sydney Building
Powerhouse Ultimo is set to undergo a transformation that will celebrate the best of its past with innovative museum exhibition and educational spaces, following the announcement of the winning architectural design for its renewal.

Modest Start Bold Finish, Manly: NSW House

19 Aug 2022
Stone and Wood Brewery, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Harley Graham Architects
Stone and Wood Brewery Byron Bay NSW
photos : Toby Scott and Andy MacPherson Studio
Stone and Wood Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
The new home for Byron Bay Brewers, Stone and Wood was designed as both a gateway brewery and a meeting place which combines the function of everyday distilling with a ‘cellar door’ experience that is open to the public. The brief from the founders was to create a new ‘spiritual home’ for the brand, and to sure its staff would feel at home.

8 Aug 2022
Pepper Tree Passive House, Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Alexander Symes Architect
Pepper Tree Passive House New South Wales
photo : Barton Taylor
Pepper Tree Passive House, New South Wales

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20 July 2022
Sydney University, Camperdown Public Domain
Architects: John Wardle Architects ; Landscape Architect: Turf Design Studio
Sydney University Eastern Avenue NSW
photos : Simon Wood and Ethan Rohloff
Sydney University Eastern Avenue
Sydney University’s iconic landscape of Figs and Jacaranda and fine buildings by Barnet, Vernon and later, Wilkinson, Woolley and now Francis-Jones proudly inhabit the ridge, looking out to Victoria Park and the city and beyond. The fundamental task of our project was to plan a new layer of works; creating a public domain that respects what is there and adds new meaning whilst providing for the day-to-day needs of the campus community.

19 July 2022
Taronga Zoo Wildlife Retreat, Mosman, North Sydney, New South Wales
Architects: Cox Architecture
Taronga Zoo Wildlife Retreat Mosman Australia
photos : Mike Chorley, Guy Wilkinson and David Li
Taronga Zoo Wildlife Retreat, Mosman, NSW
Turf Design Studio, Cox Architecture and Chada have collaborated to deliver a new eco-luxe retreat in one of Sydney’s most iconic destinations. Taronga Zoo Wildlife Retreat is part of a $164.5M development program between Taronga Zoo and the NSW Government to improve the famous tourist site over the next 10 years.

18 July 2022
Rachel Foster Apartments, NSW
Design: Tony Owen Partners
Rachel Foster Apartments Sydney architecture news
image Courtesy architecture office
Rachel Foster Apartments
The Rachel Foster public housing project has just been completed. This project comprises the adaptive re-use of the historic former Rachel Foster Hospital.

7 July 2022
Balmy Palmy House, Palm Beach, Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: CplusCole Architectural Workshop
Balmy Palmy House, Palm Beach NSW

6 July 2022
Foreshore House, Pittwater, Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: Richard Cole Architecture
Foreshore House, Pittwater NSW

2 July 2022
Foamcrest Apartments, Newport, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: Richard Cole Architecture
Foamcrest Apartments Newport NSW
photo : Simon Wood Photography
Foamcrest Apartments, Newport NSW
On a difficult triangular site in the coastal suburb of Newport on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Foamcrest Apartments is a form generated from the unique site. A composition of glazed bricks, off form concrete and sandstone, materials selected for their durability and appropriateness for the ocean side location, the seven apartments are 100% adaptable and differentiated by unique plans.

25 May 2022
Cockatoo Island, Woolwich, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Breathe Architecture
Cockatoo Island Woolwich NSW
render : Mark Gerada
Cockatoo Island, Woolwich NSW
The Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Concept Vision was developed in 2021 for the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust [SHFT], to outline a new future for its ongoing restoration and regeneration. The vast nature of the island and the many precincts means that it is likely to be delivered in several stages over the coming decade.

16 May 2022
ZZ Top House, McMahons Point, NSW
Design: CplusC
ZZ Top House, McMahons Point

13 May 2022
Arkadia, New South Wales
Design: Breathe Architecture, DKO Architecture and Oculus
Arkadia Sydney Housing Complex
photo : Tom Ross
Arkadia, Sydney Housing Complex
Arkadia is a collaboration from Breathe Architecture, DKO Architecture and Oculus. At its heart Arkadia is about ecological sustainability and social sustainability.

11 May 2022
Salesforce Tower at Sydney Place
Design: Foster + Partners, Architects
Salesforce Tower at Sydney Place: Foster + Partners roof
image © Foster + Partners
Salesforce Tower at Sydney Place
This new office tower at Sydney Place, has celebrated a significant milestone with a ‘topping out’ ceremony, marking the completion of the highest point for the 55-storey building. Located between George and Pitt Streets – a stone’s throw away from the city’s famous harbour – the scheme is characterised by a network of pedestrian laneways that criss-cross the site at different levels.

29 Apr 2022
MM House, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: KA Design Studio
MM House Vaucluse

26 Apr 2022
Sydney Modern Project
Architects: Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA
Sydney Modern Project: Art Museum
image © AGNSW
Sydney Modern Project Art Museum Building
Located on a magnificent site overlooking Sydney Harbour, the Art Gallery is one of Australia’s pre-eminent cultural institutions. The AU$344 million Sydney Modern Project is the most significant cultural development to open in the city since the Sydney Opera House nearly half a century ago.

19 Apr 2022
JD’s Awning, Gymea Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Berresford Architecture
JD's Awning Gymea Bay Sydney architecture news
photo : Andy MacPherson Studio
JD’s Awning, Gymea Bay
JD’s Awning is a project within a project. Set amongst the leafy slopes of Gymea Bay, an original fibro shack has been slowly but painstakingly upgraded, stage by stage, by its owner Jarrod Denny – a talented builder, with an acute attention for detail and quality.

14 Apr 2022
Frank Mac’s Bar
Design: buck&simple: doers of stuff
Frank Mac's Bar The Rocks Sydney architecture news
photo : Tom Ferguson
Frank Mac’s Bar, The Rocks
Located in the heart of The Rocks in Sydney, Frank Mac’s pays tribute to the owner’s great uncle Frank, a larger-than-life character regularly found at his local village bar in Ireland. The venue is the latest addition to the building’s rich history, its sandstone walls having hosted a boot maker, boarding house, doctor’s surgery & opium dealer since the 1840s.

Updated 4 Apr 2022
The Goods Line
Design: Aspect Studios with CHROFI
The Goods Line Sydney NSW
images : Simon Whitbread and Florian Groehn
The Goods Line in Sydney
The Goods Line is a NSW State Government project which transforms a redundant piece of industry into a vibrant and connected public spine. It is the key strategic link and an important green space for this rapidly developing innovation district of Sydney, Australia.

4 Apr 2022
Twenty95, Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Design: CHROFI Architects
Twenty95 Manly Mixed-Use Development
photos : Clinton Weaver and Katherine Lu
Twenty95, Manly Mixed-Use Development
CHROFI was engaged by GROCON to undertake the design for Twenty95 mixed-use development at the gateway to central Manly comprising 26-units, ground floor retail, Telstra exchange and Ausgrid substation. The challenge was to improve the overall commercial viability of the project while enhancing the architectural integrity and expression of the project.

30 Mar 2022
Ruby Lane Mixed-Use Development, Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Design: CHROFI Architects
Ruby Lane Manly NSW Mixed-Use Development
photo : Simon Whitbread
Ruby Lane, Manly NSW Mixed-Use Development
CHROFI has converted a nondescript 1980’s commercial building into a thriving mixed-use development, Ruby Lane comprised of five, three-bedroom, loft apartments sitting above ground floor commercial premises.

23 Mar 2022
Henson Park House, Marrickville, New South Wales
Design: Miles Thorp Architects
Henson Park House, Marrickville

14 Mar 2022
Maison de Famille, Marrickville
Architects: Sandbox Studio
Maison de Famille, Marrickville

28 Feb 2022
Maison de Famille, Barangaroo South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: H-E Architects
Barangaroo House

25 Feb 2022
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales
Interior Design: X+O
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club NSW
photo : Rohan Venn
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, NSW
The Wests Ashfield Leagues Club is located in a vibrant and lively area, distinctly famous for Asian delicacies, and demographic, the club needed to appeal to the local market and culture. Reflecting an Asian culture in the offerings to increase membership and spend at the club, the brief was to create a new Asian inspired luxury entertainment precinct including a VIP lounge, dining and outdoor areas.

22 Feb 2022
Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
Architects: Cox Architecture
Ken Rosewall Arena Sydney
photo : Martin Mischkulnig
Ken Rosewall Arena
In the year 2000, the original Ken Rosewall Arena was unveiled to host Tennis for the Sydney Olympics. Almost two decades later, COX were appointed to transform the facility into a multipurpose outdoor covered arena.

15 Feb 2022
Body WRL
Interior designers: X+O
Body WRL Sydney Wellness Centre
photo : Martin Mischkulnig
Body WRL, Sydney Wellness Centre
The Body WRL is a premium experience for a new wellness and recovery brand that offers state-of-the-art equipment and treatments including cryotherapy, infra-red saunas, oxygen and float tanks. Designed as a sanctuary for clients to rest, regain and restore balance, the space is located in a historical building in Rosebery, Sydney – ‘The Cannery’.

20 Jan 2022
Gantry House, Newport, Victoria
Design: OOF! architecture
Gantry House, Newport

23 Jan 2022
Federation Charm, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Federation Charm, Hunters Hill NSW

6 Jan 2022
Brookfield Place Sydney
Design: Make Architects
Brookfield Place NSW - Sydney Architecture News
photo : Brett Boardman
Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place Sydney, designed for Brookfield Properties by Make Architects with Architectus as Executive Architect, is a mixed-use scheme which includes the revitalisation of the pedestrian Transit Hall on George Street for Wynyard Station. The project demonstrates the true benefits and power of urban densification.

16 Dec 2021
Macquarie University’s new central courtyard, Balaclava Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2109
Architects: ASPECT Studios and Architectus
Macquarie University new central courtyard, Sydney landscape
photo : Brett Boardman
Macquarie University new central courtyard
It’s a truism to say that nature of education has undergone a substantial change. But the question of how to best accommodate the liberation of learning from a lecture theatre to a more mobile, connected world remains a pressing one for universities. One persuasive answer lies in the newly completed Macquarie University Central Courtyard Precinct, a project that has expanded and blurred conventions in the creation of a generous outdoor space.

22 Nov 2021
Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycle Ramp

21 Nov 2021
African Savannah, Taronga Zoo, Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088
Architects: Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Taronga Zoo African Savannah - Sydney Architecture News
photos by Martin Mischkulnig and Tim Shaw
Taronga Zoo African Savannah
The African Savannah Precinct Project is at the heart of Taronga’s renewal Masterplan, re-housing many of the Zoo’s key exhibits. Informed by the Taronga vision, “Securing a Shared Future for Wildlife and People”, the project strengthens the educational and conservation role of the Zoo, engaging audiences in a deeply meaningful way, reinforcing Taronga’s contribution to conservation, science and education and enhancing the quality of the visitor experience.

17 Nov 2021
Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre
Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre

7 Nov 2021
Switch House, Mosman, North Sydney
Architects: Tony Owen Partners
Switch House Mosman North Sydney property
image from architecture studio
Switch House Mosman: North Sydney Property
This exotic house design is located near the waterfront in Mosman Bay in Sydney. The steeply sloping site is not accessible to the street. The site enjoys waterfront views to Sydney Harbour. The site contains bushland and a series of rough sandstone walls.

5 Nov 2021
Opera Residences, East Circular Quay
Architecture: Tzannes
Opera Residences Sydney Architecture News
photo © Martin Mischkulnig
Opera Residences
This new 20-storey building, at the southeast corner of Circular Quay, contains 104 apartments. Tzannes were the lead architect collaborating with Crone (executive architect), and MAKE, (interior architect).

22 September 2021
One Barangaroo Wins Emporis Skyscraper Award
One Barangaroo Sydney Architecture News
photo © Tom Roe
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2020
This year the world’s most renowned architecture award for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award, goes to One Barangaroo in Sydney. For the first time in the more than 20 year-long history of the awards, the prestigious trophy goes to Australia. One Barangaroo is a 271-meter-tall skyscraper, designed by British architect WilkinsonEyre and is the tallest building in Sydney, offering spectacular views of Sydney Harbor and the city’s iconic Opera House.

21 Sep 2021
Sydney Modern Project, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Architect: SANAA

Opening date to be confirmed

Sydney Modern Project, Art Gallery of New South Wales
image courtesy of architects practice

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) is undertaking a major expansion – the Sydney Modern Project – which will transform one of Australia’s flagship art museums. With construction underway and scheduled for completion in late 2022, the $344 million (AUD) transformation includes the development of a new standalone building designed by the Japanese Pritzker Prize-winning architects SANAA.

It will be connected to the existing Gallery building via an outdoor public art garden accessible 24/7, creating a civic campus on its magnificent site overlooking Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Modern Project will also give prominence to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, as well as revitalising the Gallery’s much-loved existing building with its signature collection of Australian art.
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/sydney-modern-project/

27 July 2021
LA Cool Pool House, Newport NSW

5 Jul 2021
Stealth House, Hunters Hill
Architects: Bijl Architecture
Stealth House Hunters Hill - Sydney Architecture News
photo © Tom Fergusone
Stealth House Hunters Hill
This recently completed NSW property is an alterations and additions to an interwar cottage located in Hunters Hill. Together, architect and client collaborated to establish a site-based logic for the project – while effectively seeking to ‘fly under the (planning) radar’ with significant yet furtive side and rear additions to the dwelling.

20 May 2021
Paddington Reservoir Gardens
Design: Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and JMD design
Paddington Reservoir Gardens NSW - Sydney Architecture News
image courtesy of architects practice
Paddington Reservoir Gardens, New South Wales
When TZG and JMD were commissioned to convert the Paddington Reservoir into an urban park, the general expectation was that the site would be capped off and a new arrangement built on top. However, we were captivated by the possibilities of revealing the 19th century structures as a ruin through which members of the public could wander, taking in the dramatic spaces and play of light across the remnants of historic walls and vaults.

23 Apr 2021
Sydney Opera House Projection
Architects: SANAA
Sydney Opera House Projection NSW
Aboriginal artist Kaylene Whiskey celebrates Art Gallery of New South Wales’ 150th Anniversary
Sydney Opera House Projection
The Art Gallery of New South Wales today kicked off its 150th anniversary celebrations with a burst of colour and light, collaborating for the first time with the Sydney Opera House to mark the annual Badu Gili festival of First Nations Culture by projecting artworks onto the iconic sails of the Opera House.

23 Apr 2021
Picnic Point High School Redevelopment , City of Canterbury-Bankstown, 23 kilometres south-west of Sydney
Design: Hames Sharley Architects
Picnic Point High School Building, NSW
image courtesy of Hames Sharley Architects Australia
Picnic Point High School Building
Picnic Point High School (PPHS) is a government high school located in the Picnic Point, New South Wales suburb. The redevelopment project, which involves the refurbishment of some existing buildings and the construction of a new learning facility, responds to the expansion of the school’s catchment to provide the East Hill’s and Picnic Point communities more choices for co-education.

9 Apr 2021
VIEW Rockdale Apartments
Design: Fuse Architecture
VIEW Rockdale Sydney Architecture News
photograph © Tom Ferguson
VIEW Rockdale Apartments
This building was conceived through a design excellence competition for a mixed-use tower within the Sydney suburbian town centre of Rockdale. It aimed to encapsulate and extend the vibrant character of the existing low-scale stock and present in an iconic form, the ambitions of its future character.

16 Feb 2021
McLeod House
Design: Ian Moore Architects
McLeod House

8 Feb 2021
Dodds House
Design: Ian Moore Architects
Dodds House

20 Jan 2021
Miranda Events Cinema, Southern Sydney
Design: Indyk Architects
Miranda Events Cinema Southern Sydney Architecture News
photography © Murray Fredericks
Miranda Events Cinema
The Miranda Events Cinema in a newly renovated and developed Westfield Mall, explores a bold graphic imagery unique to this cinema. The graphic was guided in colour by the bold primary colour branding of EVENT cinemas and notions of historic cinema graphics.

18 Jan 2021
Wenona School, North Sydney
Design: Modscape and Team2 Architects
Wenona School Sydney Architecture News Wenona School Sydney
photograph © Tom Ferguson
Wenona School, North Sydney
Founded in 1886, Wenona School is a historic girls’ school located in North Sydney. The complex has undergone several modifications in recent years in response to an expanding community and an ever-increasing demand in enrolments.

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3 Dec 2020
Escu House

22 Oct 2020
Watermans Cove, Barangaroo South

22 Oct 2020
Esquire Supper Club

15 October 2020
Sydney Modern Project, NSW, Australia
Sydney Modern Project: Art Museum
image © AGNSW
Sydney Modern Project
As it approaches its 150th anniversary in 2021, the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) is undertaking a major expansion – the Sydney Modern Project – which will transform one of Australia’s flagship art museums.

14 October 2020
Burwood Council Community Hub

17 Sep 2020
By George Intervention, Sydney CBD

10 Sep 2020
Sydney’s Central Station Roof

28 Aug 2020
Oye Mi Canto House, Carriageworks cultural precinct, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: CplusC Architectural Workshop
Oye Mi Canto House, Newtown, Sydney Architecture News
photo : Murray Fredericks
Oye Mi Canto House
An alterations and additions project on a terrace-house located in the leafy suburban streets of Sydney’s Newtown, nestled into a narrow site backing onto the Carriageworks cultural precinct.

14 Aug 2020
Sydney Central Station Development, Henry Deane Plaza, Central Business District
Design: SOM and Fender Katsalidis
Sydney Central Station Building
image © SOM | Fender Katsalidis
Sydney Central Station Development
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and architects Fender Katsilidis win the international design competition for a landmark project at Sydney’s Central Station. The development seeks to rejuvenate the city’s busiest transport interchange with a new, vibrant public realm, and bring two tech-focused office towers with the world’s first AI-driven facade system, powered by 100% renewable energy to Central Business District.

6 Aug 2020
Pitt Street OSD and metro station, corner of Park & Pitt streets
Design: Foster + Partners
Pitt Street Over Station Development Sydney Architecture News
image © Foster + Partners
Pitt Street Over Station Development
Strategically located at the junction of Sydney’s southern CBD and the midtown retail precinct, the station stretches underground across an entire city block between Park Street and Bathurst Street.

19 June 2020
Glorietta Italian Restaurant

10 June 2020
Matrix Apartments in Parramatta, Parramatta, West Sydney
Architects: Tony Owen Partners
Matrix Apartments Parramatta, West Sydney
image from architecture practice
Matrix Apartments in Parramatta
The site is located on a prominent corner in historic Parramatta in Sydney’s West. The surrounding buildings ranges from 2 to 18 storey apartment buildings, so this was very much an infill project.

14 May 2020
Spring Farm Community Centre, Camden, south west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: NBRSARCHITECTURE
Spring Farm Community Centre, Camden, Sydney NSW
photograph : Alexander Mayes Photography
Spring Farm Community Centre
Spring Farm is an emerging community in Sydney’s South-West. The architecture practice has designed and delivered a community centre that visually invites and draws in the local community through design elements that evoke intrigue and play.

14 Apr 2020
Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club in Geelong

10 Apr 2020
Deakin University ManuFutures in Geelong

6 Mar 2020
Sydney Coliseum Theatre
Design: Cox Architecture
Coliseum Theatre Western Sydney Architecture News
photograph : John Gollings
Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney, NSW
This is a 2000-seat multi-mode performance venue located in burgeoning Western Sydney.

2 Mar 2020
Porter St Ryde Apartments, Shepherds Bay, Meadowbank Precinct, Ryde, New South Wales
Architects: Glyde_Bautovich
Porter St Ryde Apartments in Sydney, NSW

22 Dec 2019
Powerhouse Parramatta Design Competition Winners

8 Dec 2019
Plaza Building and Public Artwork, Circular Quay

6 Dec 2019
Bellevue Hill Apartment Building

1 Dec 2019
Darlington Brickworks Apartment Building in Sydney

19 Nov 2019
Marsden Park Amenities NSW by CHROFI

30 Oct 2019
Western Sydney Airport, New South Wales Building

1 Oct 2019
Marrickville Warehouse

24 Sep 2019
Aesop Pitt Street building desig by Snøhetta

23 Sep 2019
Mosaic Apartments

10 Sep 2019
The John B. Fairfax Learning Centre, Macquarie Street
Architects: BVN
The John B Fairfax Learning Centre Sydney Building News
photography : Brett Boardman
The John B. Fairfax Learning Centre
The John B. Fairfax Learning Centre aspires to position the State Library as an excellent learning destination, by providing a fun, flexible and agile space allowing the children to act as scene setters, creating their own unique learning experience.

26 Aug 2019
Duck&Rice Restaurant

13 Aug 2019
Lankan Filling Station

9 Jul 2019
Fundamental House in Annangrove

5 May 2019
Disco Volante, Clarence Street
Architects: Tony Owen Partners
Disco Volante Roof Top Bar Sydney Architecture News
image from architecture practice
Disco Volante
Work commences on this architectural intervention atop the 10-storey Nelson House in Sydney’s CBD.

18 Apr 2019
St James Chapel in Castle Hill
Architects: Jackson Teece
Anglicares St James Chapel in Castle Hill NSW
photography : Michael Nicholson
St James Chapel in Castle Hill
The new St James Chapel and Dover Hall built by Lipman is central to Anglicare’s Retirement Living and Aged Care precinct in Castle Hill, has opened. Pinned delicately to the sloped site at four points, it imbues a sense of stillness, calm and strength.

14 Apr 2019
Taylors Bay House in Mosman, NSWW

5 Apr 2019
Beach House on Avoca Beach, NSW

24 Mar 2019
Emblem Apartments
Architects: BVN
Emblem Apartments Sydney Architecture News
photography : John Gollings and BVN
Emblem Apartments Sydney by BVN Architecture
The building sits between two smaller residential buildings designed by different architects. All three share a common basement carpark. Height, setbacks and building footprint were strongly defined by the Development Control Plans for the Precinct and the brief for the Design Excellence Competition.

9 Feb 2019
Orange Regional Museum and Community Centre, New South Wales
Design: Crone Architects
Orange Regional Museum and Community Centre Building
photo : Troy Pearson
Orange Regional Museum and Community Centre Building

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