Month: May 2021

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Southern hemisphere’s tallest residential skyscraper punctuated by cantilevered golden star

May 4, 2021 James Parkes 0
Tallest residential tower in the Southern Hemisphere by Fender Katsalidis

Architecture studio Fender Katsalidis has completed the Australia 108 skyscraper in Melbourne, which at 319 metres tall is the tallest residential building in the southern hemisphere. The 100-storey skyscraper was designed to become a landmark on the city’s skyline with a golden star dubbed the Starburst breaking its clean lines. “The completion of Australia 108 marks an incredible

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“What can, or should, be read into the Downing Street cash for cushions affair”

May 4, 2021 Michelle Ogundehin 0
11 Downing Street

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have recently refurbished their Downing Street flat, but why is everyone so angry about their interior design choices, asks Michelle Ogundehin. Why is the world seemingly so enraged by the refurbishment of the British prime minister’s flat above Number 11 Downing Street? Is it really solely the issue of who paid

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Brisbane Office Block to Hover Above Historic St. Patrick’s Church

May 4, 2021 Eric Baldwin 0

The Archdiocese of Brisbane has unveiled plans to build an eight-story office block adjacent to the city’s historic St. Patrick’s Church in Australia. Designed by architecture practice BVN, the project was made to respond to both the existing church and the urban fabric of Fortitude Valley. The proposed development would preserve views to the church from James and McLachlan streets with over 11,000 square meters of office space.

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Environmentalism is replacing formalism in architecture says Joseph Grima

May 4, 2021 James Parkes 0
Space Caviar founder Joseph Grima

Young architects are rejecting “cookie-cutter modernism” in favour of approaches that prioritise conserving the earth’s resources according to Joseph Grima, who has written a manifesto calling for a new type of non-extractive architecture. Space Caviar co-founder Grima argued that architects increasingly see the discipline as a “form of stewardship of the natural environment” rather than

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Preschool Ugglan / 3dO Arkitekter

May 4, 2021 Pilar Caballero 0

The preschool Ugglan (the Owl) is situated in Alby, a suburb in southern Stockholm. The project has been initiated as the previous premises burned down during the summer of 2006. The design of this new preschool has a strong emphasis on security, in form of fire, vandalism, and burglary prevention.