We are pleased to be a foundation sponsor of Open House Perth, which is an international family of 17 cities including London, New York, Barcelona, Melbourne (with close to 100,000 in attendance 2011) and now Perth.  The initiative is based on promoting the value of high quality design to the public by opening doors of Continue Reading

Sydney Morning Herald 23.07.2010 – by Malcolm Turnbull When Australians express concern about overpopulation, the cause is almost invariably the congestion caused by population growth without appropriate infrastructure. My electorate of Wentworth includes some of the most densely settled suburbs in Sydney yet few residents complain they are suffering from overcrowding. These suburbs in Sydney are Continue Reading

PUBLISHED: 20 JUL 2010 – THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Malcolm Turnbull speaks at National Population Summit at Casula Powerhouse Thank you Councillor Alison McLaren for your kind introduction and insightful remarks about the development of our city. In holding this conference today, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) is today demonstrating the vision Continue Reading

Greenhouse St. Georges Terrace hopes to be one of Perth’s most exciting destinations, with the emphasis on tasty, honest food and drink, and some simple ideas for a considerate and non destructive lifestyle. The Greenhouse is about designing and operating better places for people. Places that let us touch natural materials, understand where everyday things Continue Reading

PUBLISHED: 12 MAR 2012 – THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD The metamorphosis of Potts Point from a clutch of sleazy, drug-riddled back streets to a cosmopolitan food hub over the past 20 years has benefited the suburb’s well-heeled residents and its businesses. But now, competing interests are threatening the area’s harmony, with some restaurant owners threatening Continue Reading

PUBLISHED: 7 MAR 2012 – THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW Australians have failed to grasp that cities must change to allow for population growth and demographic change, former Sydney lord mayor Lucy Turnbull has said. The deputy chairwoman of the cities expert panel, advising COAG Reform Council’s review of capital city strategic planning systems, said governments Continue Reading

PUBLISHED: 6 MAR 2012 – THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW The NSW government will soon start making decisions about planning laws that will set a course for Sydney’s development. But the conflicting demands of around 400 submissions to the far-reaching NSW Planning Review, lodged before the deadline passed last Friday, show that when it comes to Continue Reading

D2 Property has lodged plans for a mixed-use development at the old Subiaco Pavilion markets site in Perth, WA. The plans included a high-rise tower, which could revitalise the area with residential and short-stay apartments, retail and an entertainment square. The proposal comprises 232 residential apartments, 94 serviced short-stay apartments, 18 specialty shops, a supermarket, Continue Reading

PUBLISHED: 14 JUN 2011 – THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW A’Beckett Tower by Elenberg Fraser won a National Commendation for Residential – Multiple Housing at the 2011 National Architecture Awards. Emerging heroically at the edges of the RMIT [University] city campus, A’Beckett Tower has a brilliantly conceived facade of shallow three-dimensionality, colour and repetition on a Continue Reading