Australia
Sydney Tower Wins International High-Rise Award
The Danish architectural practice 3XN won the 10th International High-Rise Award (IHA) for the office tower Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, the world's most innovative high-rise in 2022/23, Arch...
31- and 36-Story Residential Towers Envisioned on Gold Coast
Legion Property Group, headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Australia, has filed a development application for a pair of 31- and 26-story residential towers on Chevron Island, an urban island in...
Plans Filed for Project Include Australia’s Tallest Tower
Amidst escalating construction costs and a crippling labor shortage, a Melbourne consortium has filed plans for Australia’s tallest tower on the Gold Coast, The Urban Developer reports. The AUD$400-million proposal...
Plans submitted for Melbourne CBD Skyscraper
London-based Wilkinson Eyre has submitted proposals for a 180-m tall skyscraper in Melbourne’s CBD that the design team says will transform a swathe of the area, Building Design reports. The...
31-Story CLT, Sustainable Hotel to Take Shape in Adelaide
Due to open in 2024, a 31-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) and steel sustainable hotel is planned by developer Thrive Construct at 187 Victoria Square in Adelaide, Australia, the Council on...
Commercial Tower Envisioned Over Historic Melbourne Venue
Developer LaSalle Investment Management hopes to build a AUD200-million (US$138.6 million) cantilevered 35-story tower above Melbourne, Australia’s heritage-listed Comedy Theatre, which has been operating at 222-240 Exhibition Street since the...
28-Story Residential Tower Envisioned in North Sydney
Views of Sydney Harbour and proximity to the Victoria Cross Metro Station are among the selling points for an AUD700-million (US$476.8 million), 28-story residential tower envisioned by developer Cbus Property...
Parents, Young Children Rescued from Australia Lift
Firefighters in Melbourne, Australia, used a crowbar to free a number of parents and their young children who had become trapped in a lift at a major tourist attraction, The...
In Memoriam: Paul James Pitfield
Paul James Pitfield, founder of Pitfield & Associates Inc., in Sacramento, California, and Pitfield & Associates Pty. Ltd. in Sydney, Australia, passed away on June 23 at age 81 in...
Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Adds Senior VT Consultant
LML Lift Consultants, headquartered in Rowville, Victoria, Australia, recently welcomed Senior Consultant Sam Trifiletti. Holding an MBA, Trifiletti has 44 years' experience, including 10 in vertical-transportation (VT) consulting. He has...
