Architecture Australia

Ask architects which Australian magazine they choose to read or to publish their work and the answer is most likely Architecture Australia. If you want to be up to date with the best built works and the issues that matter, then Architecture Australia is for you. Its commissioned contributors are independent, highly respected practitioners, architectural thinkers and design commentators and each article is supported by images from leading architectural photographers. Provocative, informative and engaging – it is the national magazine of the Australian Institute of Architects.

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What makes a legacy?

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Architecture Australia

Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence ARM Architecture • A First-Peoples-led education, sport and cultural facility on Yorta Yorta Country resonates with story and authority, reminding us of the impact architecture can have when it truly listens.

Pyrmont Community Centre Welsh and Major • The long-awaited rework of a historic community centre respects the needs of its passionate community while responding to an evolving and increasingly interconnected city.

Balam Balam Place Kennedy Nolan, Openwork and Finding Infinity • A site with a textured past is reinvigorated with new and reimagined spaces for community and creativity – where all are welcome and new chapters can begin.

DOSSIER: BRISBANE 2032 OLYMPIC GAMES • Brisbane’s winning bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has given Queensland an unprecedented opportunity. But with time fleeting, strategic planning and delivery left vague, and an ambitious program to fulfil, does the state have the tools to deliver a successful Games and secure that ever-elusive prize: a true civic legacy?

THE BRISBANE OLYMPICS: A MARATHON OR A SPRINT? • Matching the demanding pace of the Olympics will mean getting the fundamentals right: being decisive on delivery, listening to the experts, and leveraging the considerable design skill at Queensland’s disposal – before the state falls too far behind.

THE COMPLICATED OLYMPICS PLANNING PROCESS • Queensland has not gone wanting for innovative Olympic venue proposals – at least in Brisbane. It won’t mean much, however, if city and state authorities can’t find a common agenda.

BRISBANE 2032: PATHWAYS TO LEGACY • Catherin Bull invited representatives of Queensland’s professional design institutes, along with Queensland government architect Leah Lang, to discuss what project value means for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, the relationship between value and legacy, and how collective experience can inform the delivery of both.

WOOLLOONGABBA CAN WIN GOLD • The venerable Gabba may be on its way out, but the precinct has much more to offer than a single aging stadium. With infrastructure and amenity already in place, is Woolloongabba’s true value being overlooked?

DESIGN REVIEW IS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE OLYMPICS PUZZLE • It’s surprising – and concerning – that in all the Brisbane Games planning debate, there’s been so little discussion around the importance of quality design and the design review that will achieve it.

DON’T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO TO WASTE: A TALE OF TWO CITIES • There are two kinds of Olympic city: those that planned properly for a long-term civic legacy, and those still working to catch up. Which track will Brisbane take?

Pier Pavilion Besley and Spresser • A new permanent pavilion at Barangaroo creates a welcome, accessible civic presence on the evolving foreshore, reminding us of the invaluable – and increasingly fleeting – nature of public space in Warrane/Sydney.

Northern Memorial Park Depot Searle x Waldron Architecture • The skilful design of a memorial park operations depot results in a building that’s as functional as it is welcoming,...