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• Setting the blueprint for Bradfield City’s first precinct

  06-02-2026 06:53 via indesignlive.com
  The Bradfield Development Authority has announced the next major step in delivering Australia’s first new city in more than a century, unveiling the master plan and concept design for Bradfield City’s First Land Release, known as Superlot 1. Developed by Hassell and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with cultural design partners Djinjama and COLA Studio, the reference design sets an early benchmark for sustainable, inclusive and future-focused urban development.
  
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• Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to ‘build back better’?

  06-02-2026 06:00 via architectureau.com
  As an integral part of the “build back better” approach, authorities must include strategies for the environmentally and socially responsible management of building materials, including the specification of sustainable materials for reconstruction projects.
  
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• Five years on: What Pacifica taught us about vertical living

  06-02-2026 05:59 via indesignlive.com
  Five years after its completion, Pacifica continues to shape conversations about density, liveability and tall residential design in Aotearoa New Zealand. Designed by Plus Studio for developer Hengyi, the 178-metre tower remains the country’s tallest building, but its significance lies less in its height than in what it has revealed about how vertical living can work in an Auckland context.From the outset, Pacifica was conceived as a test case rather than a trophy project. Located one bloc
  
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• Rodd & Gunn reimagined

  06-02-2026 04:53 via indesignlive.com
  In creating the new global flagship for Rodd & Gunn, Studio Y has expertly merged hospitality and retail design to present the next iteration of the experiential for clients. Not simply a beautiful space to buy men’s clothing, the Rodd & Gunn store is also a member’s club with dining and hospitality central to its offering.The store is located in one of Melbourne’s premier heritage addresses at 280 Little Collins Street and the building was once the home of the renowned
  
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• New amenities pavilion approved at Coogee Beach

  06-02-2026 01:33 via architectureau.com
  Sam Crawford Architects’ design for a new public amenities and cafe building inspired by the Coogee coastline and First Nations Songlines has been greenlit for development.
  
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