placemaking
QLD
Living outside the box
At Northshore Hamilton, Plus Studio’s Danny Juric is looking beyond the apartment tower as an isolated object, drawing on mature trees, Brisbane’s subtropical climate and the rituals of outdoor living to shape Duet.
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Newcastle Quay rethinks the harbour edge
Led by SJB, Newcastle Quay is imagined as a mixed-use waterfront precinct where housing, hospitality, public space and heritage work together to reconnect Newcastle with its harbour.
News
Architecture as a cultural negotiator
As Snøhetta marks ten years of permanent presence in Australia, co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen reflects on Country, civic generosity, regenerative design and why architecture must keep imagining “memories of the future.”
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Kennedy Nolan appointed to lead next phase at Abbotsford Convent
Abbotsford Convent has appointed Kennedy Nolan to guide the next stage of development at the heritage-listed Melbourne precinct, continuing its evolution as a cultural and community landmark.
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Plus Studio and ICD Property unveil plans for major West End riverside precinct
Plus Studio and ICD Property have submitted a proposal for a development on Brisbane’s Donkin Street, using a 1.68-hectare former industrial site as a new riverside residential and community destination.
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Choa Chu Kang Public Library offers a multi-dimensional experience for the community
Purposefully designed by The Afternaut, the rejuvenated Choa Chu Kang Public Library is more than a place to read and borrow books with various thoughtfully designed experiential zones for active learning.
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<strong>City Gather Park: Where art, nature and people come together</strong>
In the City Gather Park in Changsha, China, Chengdu-based Dean Design merges natural ecology and urban life with installations to create a memorable and poetic respite in the heart of the city.
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“We want more green space, less traffic”: The case for placemaking in Perth
Buchan’s Andre Jones outlines five factors that will positively impact on the design evolution of Perth. From policy to population, biophilic measures and sense of place. Read Andre’s insights here.
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How the community can help architects design better neighbourhoods
Two Hong Kong design practices are encouraging people to take a pause and appreciate the spatial qualities of their local neighbourhoods.
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How can privately owned public space transform our cities?
From 1960s New York when private developers were incentivised to create civic space in the public realm, to today: where POPS tread a fine line between the private and the public. Denton Corker Marshall looks at how we can bridge the two.
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This ribbon-like infrastructure is more than just a pedestrian bridge
Integrating connectivity, biodiversity, culture and ecology, this pedestrian bridge by the Melbourne-Shanghai-based firm, BAU, is a hybrid public destination for leisure and relaxation.
People
Adib Jalal on defining relationships with place
Urbanist Adib Jalal explores our evolving relationships with the built environment and places connection at the heart of meaningful design.
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The Instagrammable Beta Cinema breaks away from traditional cinema design
A trip to the cinema in Ho Chi Minh City is not just a matter of viewing the latest blockbuster these days. There is also the chance to enjoy the cinema itself – through a design that takes colour and landmark references to another level entirely.
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Are architects responsible for shaping happy communities?
ARM Architecture’s Jesse Judd and Mark Raggatt discuss how the pandemic has emphasised the importance of public space and why placemaking is now more important than ever.
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Drift: How one pedestrian bridge enhances connectivity and improves neighbourhood
Designed by Volkan Alkanoglu, Drift is created to bridge a physical divide – a creek – between two halves of one neighbourhood and their respective park systems.
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RIS Interior Design transforms a dilapidated residential property into a gallery space
Gallery Crossroad is a good example of adaptive reuse, in which a run-down Taiwanese residential property has been converted into a culture hub for photography lovers.
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Are architects responsible for shaping happy communities?
ARM Architecture’s Jesse Judd and Mark Raggatt discuss how the pandemic has emphasised the importance of public space and why placemaking is now more important than ever.
Events
Cubes 102: Rethink, Reinvent is out now!
What do we want from our built environment? How can we create quality places that people want to live, work, play, and learn in? Cubes 102 is a wide-reaching investigation into placemaking.
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Why we need to look back, in order to move forward
Experts have called on the architecture community to remember to look to the past when designing for the future during last week’s INDE.Summit.
People
COLOURS works with people to rethink public realms for positive impact
Design consultancy COLOURS tears down the architecture and public space silos to create meaningful places for people and the environment.
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Strong connections win the favour of AIA’s Victorian chapter
With the Victorian Architecture Awards 2021 shortlist revealed, connection to the bigger picture will be what ultimately distinguishes the winners from the rest.
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When did placemaking become a private business matter?
For whom and for what reasons do we make ‘places’? Could a more inclusive approach to placemaking improve social connections and opportunities?
People
What’s ‘place’ got to do with it?
If not placemaking, what are retail and hospitality design? Design practices Wynk Collaborative and MentahMatter discuss placemaking for customer experience via their own projects.
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<em>INDESIGN</em> #79 out now! The ‘City Futures’ issue
Featuring a huge range of perspectives, opinions, projects and people, the ‘City Futures’ edition of the magazine unpacks the most pressing and timely conversations for the future of our cities.
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Hard to Heart
Urban advocate Adib Jalal talks about giving a bit of soul to our spaces.