Sydney

Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide...

CTBUH 2023 Best Tall Buildings Worldwide Is Past EW POY Winner Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named Sydney, Australia's Quay Quarter Tower as the 2023 Best Tall Building Worldwide during CTBUH's annual conference in Singapore and Kuala...

Sydney Firm Wins Design Competition for Towers on Parramatta Waterfront

Sydney architecture firm Chrofi has won a design competition for a 52-story mixed-use tower and an eight-story commercial building on the waterfront in Parramatta, Australia, Sydney’s “second CBD,” Architecture AU...

Quay Quarter Tower

Challenging elevator modernization in a world-first upcycling project where 60% of the existing building was retained for expansion Elevators, Modernization - Sydney, Australia submitted by Robert Dean, Schindler Lifts Australia Project...

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...

Residential, Office And Retail Project Set For Sydney

A style collaboration by designers Snøhetta and Hassell has been awarded for an international design excellence competition that will result in the transformation of Harbourside in Darling Harbour into a new, inviting destination...

New Designs Released, Development Application Filed For Sydney Tower

Detailed designs have been revealed and a state-significant development application has been submitted for the AUD$891-million (US$648-million) Cockle Bay Park Redevelopment, Architecture AU reported on November 11. The office tower and retail...

Software Company Wins OK For Australia HQ Project

Software development company Atlassian Corp. Plc plans to move ahead with construction of a AUD1.4-billion (US$1.05-billion) tower in Sydney, after winning approval for its plans, The Urban Developer reports. Dexus will develop...

Apartment Tower Approved in North Sydney, Australia

A 30-story apartment tower at 175 Walker Street in North Sydney, Australia, has been approved, The Urban Developer reports. Conditional approvals for the project, dubbed East Walker Street, have been in place...

GPT Reveals Plan For Tower Development Near Sydney

GPT has lodged plans to build a AUS$1.285-billion (US$9.9-million) residential tower development on eight super-lots in Rouse Hill, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, The Urban Developer reported on May 19. The development...