Architecture Australia, January 2015
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Projects
Academic rigour: Melbourne School of Design
At the University of Melbourne, a partnership between John Wardle Architects and NADAAA yields a layered new school rich in ideas and meticulous in detail.
Act for Kids Child and Family Centre of Excellence
In its provision of this facility for a Queensland children’s charity, M3 Architecture has delivered a stimulating and protective place of healing that draws on the legacy of James Birrell.
Sharp relief: Geelong Ring Road Rest Areas
The roadside amenities block assumes the guise of a confident civic landmark in the hands of BKK Architects.
Richard and Elizabeth Tudor Centre for Contemporary Learning
McIntyre Partnership’s expressive learning centre at Trinity Grammar in Melbourne serves as a chronicle of the architecture of Peter McIntyre.
Lines in the land: Tintern Schools Middle Schools
In response to this Victorian school’s pedagogical model for parallel learning, Architectus realizes a confident pair of buildings that counters formal separation with social connection.
Better together: The Commons
An apartment building takes a communal approach to bring liveable, affordable housing back to the inner suburbs.
Grand civic ambitions: Library at the Dock
With this public library in Melbourne’s Docklands, Clare Design shows how a small, community-minded building can help instil a still-young urban precinct with a sense of place.
Vertical village: 8 Chifley Square
Lippmann Partnership and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners’ tower in Sydney’s CBD succeeds in meeting rigid market demands for commercial office space, while also making a generous contribution to the public domain.
Dossier
Amanda Levete: organic forms and material complexity
British architect Amanda Levete talks to Christine Phillips about how she turns radical ideas into built projects.
Practice
‘Magic realists’: Fiona Nixon
Australian architect Fiona Nixon on the scale, pace and energy of working in Singapore.