Tag: Architecture
Brisbane divided on saving sinking City Hall
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A new report has found it will cost $200m to save Brisbane's sinking City Hall.[MORE]
Hundreds bid farewell to Berlin's Tempelhof airport
Hundreds of people have said farewell to Berlin's Tempelhof airport, a massive Nazi-built landmark in the heart of the German capital that served as a lifeline for West Berlin during the post-war Soviet blockade.[MORE]
Saudi prince plans 1,000-metre tower
Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal says he plans to build the world's tallest building in the city of Jeddah.[MORE]
Funding boost for Catholic cathedral
The restoration of Hobart's St Mary's Catholic Cathedral has received a significant funding lift.[MORE]
Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower
The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th Century building, in the northern Dutch town of Bedum, as Europe's most steeply leaning tower.[MORE]
Acropolis to undergo restoration
The Parthenon of the Athens Acropolis will undergo restoration work.[MORE]
Modern heritage listed for protection
The Tasmanian Heritage Council says the Australian Antarctic Division Building is up for heritage listing to protect it from being altered by its private owners.[MORE]
Support for Cove planning overhaul
There's support for the State Government's plan to overhaul planning and development on Hobart's waterfront.[MORE]
Termite nests offer new inspiration to architects
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The natural world is inspiring Australian architects to design buildings that can resist climate change.[MORE]
Premier to overhaul Cove planning
The Premier has announced an overhaul of development on Hobart's waterfront.[MORE]
Opposition calls for poll on Portside building
The State Opposition is calling for an elector poll to show public opposition to a new heritage listing in Burnie.[MORE]
U2 stars win green light for disputed Dublin hotel
U2 megastars Bono and the Edge have won a green light for a controversial Dublin hotel project designed by renowned architect Norman Foster.[MORE]
Call for more art deco protection
Debate over the future of heritage buildings in Burnie is continuing, despite a decision to give heritage protection to the city's 1930's Portside building.[MORE]
Rotating skyscraper plans unveiled
An architect has unveiled plans to build the world's first rotating skyscrapers.[MORE]
Flooded town, Seidler house heritage-listed
A historic semi-submerged Snowy Mountains town and the family home of the late Sydney architect Harry Seidler are being added to the New South Wales Heritage Register. [MORE]
New emergency department wins design award
The Royal Hobart Hospital's new emergency department won the top prize for urban design at the Tasmanian Architecture Awards.[MORE]
Historic lighthouse plans up for sale
An historic link with Tasmania's maritime history will be up for sale in Melbourne next month.[MORE]
Heritage buildings open to public
Some of Hobart's historic buildings will be open to the public this weekend as part of the Tasmanian Heritage Festival.[MORE]
Opera House staff serenade architect
Staff at the Sydney Opera House have sung Happy Birthday to 90-year-old Jorn Utzon, the Danish architect who created the famous harbourside building.[MORE]
'Selfless' architect Johnson wins gold medal
Richard Johnson's peers have described his designs as memorable and functional.[MORE]
'Dragon' airport ready to greet Olympic visitors
Beijing has opened its new airport, which is said to be the biggest and most high-tech in the world.[MORE]
Doctors get say in Orange hospital plans
The New South Wales Health Minister Reba Meagher says plans for a multi-million dollar hospital at Orange in the state's central west will be changed after doctors complained.[MORE]
Brazilian architect still working at 100
Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who designed many of the buildings in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, is 100 today and still working.[MORE]
Pitt helps rebuild hurricane-hit New Orleans
Actor Brad Pitt is pushing for 150 houses to be built in hurricane-hit New Orleans.[MORE]
Burnie's Art Deco history celebrated
In Tasmania's north west, Burnie has a new tourism attraction with a focus on the past.[MORE]
