Two proposals for a 58-storey building above Hunter Street Station East and a 51-storey building above Hunter Street Station West have received planning approval.
The federal government has released an interim report from the Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, which identified the built environment as a key sector in the transition to a circular economy.
UK architect and social housing specialist Paul Karakusevic visited Australia amid a heated debate over the fate of 44 public housing towers slated for demolition in Melbourne. We asked for his opinion on how those sites should be redeveloped or renewed.
Julie Eizenberg, a founding principal of Koning Eizenberg, explains how architects can embrace retrofit and reuse and find creative ways to amplify the benefits.
Australia will not achieve its carbon neutral targets without a systemic program of retrofitting out existing buildings, says Sarah Bell, director of the University of Melbourne’s Retrofit Lab.