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Design immemorial: The Nicholson Galleries, Chau Chak Wing Museum
At the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum, the new Nicholson Galleries, designed by Studio Plus Three, respects and celebrates the largest collection of antiquities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Public / culturalPlayful and dynamic: James Cook University Central Plaza
At JCU’s Townsville campus, a creative collective has come together to produce an academic and social hub amplified by the seamless integration of art and architecture.
Public / culturalPublic aspiration: Metro North West Line
Eight new stations across Sydney’s north-western suburbs have been executed with admirable public aspiration and conviction – and under the assumption that the other infrastructure required for the burgeoning suburbs is forthcoming.
Public / culturalSocial condenser: Springvale Community Hub
In one of Australia’s most culturally diverse locations, Lyons has designed a multipurpose community facility with the kind of attention more often reserved for central-city projects.
Public / culturalDiscoverable history: Museum Lab
Koning Eizenberg Architecture has continued its transformational work with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, turning a sombre, 19th-century library building into a youth-centred “lab.”
Public / culturalThe ‘robust’ and ‘blunt’ Chau Chak Wing Museum
Rendered in raw, off-form concrete that will accept the effects of the weather and wear its patina with grace, JPW’s Chau Chak Wing Museum is a composed and monolithic yet welcoming addition to Sydney’s public institutions.
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