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Walyalup Civic Centre by Kerry Hill Architects
On a challenging site in the heart of Fremantle, KHA’s design for a multifunctional civic centre demonstrates that modernism can be used to restore civic urbanity, celebrate a place of historic significance and craft an engaging space for public enjoyment.
Public / culturalMany stories: WA Museum Boola Bardip
Through careful sculpting of new program into an uncoordinated existing context, collaborating architects Hassell and OMA have delivered a civic precinct that is uniquely Western Australian.
Public / culturalThe unfinished business of Perth’s Elizabeth Quay
In Perth, the Elizabeth Quay precinct has proven popular but its success depends on “unfinished business.”
Landscape / urban, Public / cultural‘Genuinely inclusive’: Yagan Square
The collaborative design for Yagan Square in the heart of Perth returns the site to its origins as a people’s meeting place and links previously disconnected parts of the city.
Landscape / urban, Public / cultural‘Delicate and beguiling’: Cadogan Song School
A small but reverential addition to the Cathedral Precinct in Perth reinvigorates its heritage context and reintroduces site to citizen.
Public / culturalMaximizing intensity: Optus Stadium
As the centrepiece of an urban rehabilitation project east of Perth’s CBD, this sporting landmark is uniquely of its place while also serving as an international gateway to the city.
Public / culturalEveryday civic: Yagan Square
At Perth’s new urban square, Yagan Square, flexibility and history provide a platform for engaging with changing notions of national identity, Reconciliation and civic life.
Landscape / urban, Public / culturalNesting galleries: East Pilbara Arts Centre
A new gallery for the Indigenous art collective Martumili Artists, designed by Officer Woods Architects, is proving to be an important cultural facility for the small community of Newman in Western Australia.
Public / culturalCivic pride: Cathedral Square
Kerry Hill Architects has led a collaborative redevelopment of the historic heart of Perth since 2009, complementing the existing heritage fabric with architectural insertions at an urban scale.
Hospitality, Public / culturalLocal rules: New Kununurra Courthouse
A new civic building by TAG Architects and Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects evokes its remote setting in north-east Western Australia.
Public / culturalBotanical remedy: Fiona Stanley Hospital landscapes
Perth’s new hospital provides many well-crafted landscapes that service the needs and moods of patients and visitors alike.
Health, Landscape / urban, Public / culturalNatural healing: Fiona Stanley Hospital
The Fiona Stanley Hospital employs evidence-based design principles to make tangible contributions to patients’ wellbeing.
Health, Landscape / urban, Public / culturalPerth Arena
A mesmerizing urban pantheon based on big ideas, local context and the geometry of puzzles.
Commercial, Interiors, Public / culturalWest Kimberley Regional Prison
A custodial environment that allows Indigenous prisoners to maintain their connection to country.
Public / culturalKings Park Education Centre
Perth’s new environmental teaching centre by Donaldson + Warn for Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority.
Education, Public / culturalFoundation Housing and Women’s Health, Perth
A diverse public project in Perth combines domestic and institutional qualities.
Commercial, Health, Public / cultural, ResidentialOne40william, Perth
Bates Smart director Philip Vivian reviews One40william by Hassell.
Commercial, Public / culturalState Theatre Centre
Kerry Hill Architects’ State Theatre Centre for Perth celebrates transparency, opacity and the urban experience.
Public / cultural