Work is soon to begin on a $150 million upgrade of the Sydney Opera House’s 2,500-seat concert hall, the largest project in the venue’s multi-million-dollar “decade of renewal” capital works program. The NSW government-funded refurbishment will take up to two years to complete, and is part of a 10-year capital works program totalling more than…
New Public Square for Sydney’s Circular Quay
A new public square, plaza building and public artwork forming part of the major revitalisation of Sydney’s Circular Quay will be designed by international architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates and contemporary Aboriginal artist Daniel Boyd. The new plaza building is being delivered as part of Lendlease’s Sydney Place development at 180 George Street. The…
Central Station Tech Hub Includes Atlassian-Anchored Skyscraper
Australia’s largest tech company Atlassian will anchor a 35-storey skyscraper above a new Silicon Valley-esque technology hub next to Sydney’s Central Station. More than a year after premier Gladys Berejiklian first flagged plans to transform the southern end of the CBD into a tech and innovation hub, the NSW government has released the first images of its vision…
First Images of Western Sydney Airport Unveiled
Designs by architecture firms Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have been selected for the $5.3 billion Western Sydney Airport development in Badgerys Creek. London-based Zaha Hadid and Australian firm Cox were selected from more than 40 entrants for the terminal precinct design competition, beating out Foster and Partners, Woods Bagot, and Architectus among others.…
Sydney records steepest decline in annual rents, but it likely won’t last: new report
Sydney rents have recorded their biggest annual fall in more than a decade thanks to the last remnants of the city’s record construction boom, but cheaper rent may not last much longer, according to property experts. Across the city, the median weekly asking rent for houses dropped $25 to $525 in the year to…
Macquarie’s Martin Place Towers Win Approval
Macquarie’s controversial Martin Place integrated station development has cleared the final hurdle for approval, after the NSW government gave the $637 million towers the green light this week. Premier Gladys Berejiklian approved the project—submitted as part of an unsolicited, private sector-led proposal in 2017—in Sydney, unveiling new renderings of the 39-storey office tower at the northern entrance to the…