In our new research into the careers of Australian architects, a significant portion of respondents felt anxious, distressed, overworked, exhausted and underpaid.
A heritage-listed old Weeties factory in North Fremantle hides inside it an award-winning apartment with unique features including a sculptural staircase and circular indoor pool.
At a different scale when Lane Cove Council wanted to disguise the proliferation of yellow and red brick walk up flats, his advice was to narrow the streets, widen the verges, and plant Sydney Blue Gums. 30 years later the trees reached maturity, completely obscuring the ugly apartments behind, and equally importantly, provided views to a beautiful Australian landscape out of those apartments. Take a drive down Nundah St in Lane Cove to see his work, where there is a public garden and walk named in his honour.
Most recently, Bunjil Place won the International Architecture Awards' 2019 International Architecture Award and it is against this backdrop that Summer Sounds will be taking place on Saturday, February 25.