Victorian Planning Minister hands greater power to Councils
In Victoria, the role and use of the Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy in facilitating projects through Ministerial intervention is likely to be significantly reduced, with a focus instead on key redevelopment sites…
OPINION: Modern Families – Fact from fiction?
I sometimes struggle with our willingness to look straight through evidence to see only what we want to see, or what we believe we should be seeing. Some recent interpretations of the Australian…
Project Profile – The Quarter, Docklands Melbourne
Leading Melbourne-based property developer MAB has announced plans for its latest commercial development The Quarter at NewQuay in Melbourne’s Docklands. The Quarter is set to occupy an entire city block on Docklands Drive, and…
Olympic Village to be transformed into residential living after Games
The Athletes’ Village of the 2012 London Olympics is set to bring a fresh new style of living to thousands of Londonites once the Games are over, with what is said to be…
Walker Corporation’s Collins Square pushes Docklands forward
Australia’s largest commercial mixed-use development Collins Square is well on its way to changing the face of Melbourne’s CBD with thanks to renowned property developer Walker Corporation. The $1.3 billion development will comprise five…
Pierre Cardin divides Venice with 800ft Palais de Lumiere
Italian-born French fashion magnate Pierre Cardin has caused a stir in Venice with the announcement of an 800ft (244m) designer skyscraper. Designed in association with his nephew Rodrigo Balisicati, the Palais de Lumiere…
Industrial vacancies climb 12% on eastern seaboard in Q2: Knight Frank
Knight Frank has released their quarterly analysis of vacant industrial space along the eastern seaboard of Australia, showing a rise of 12% over the last quarter. There was an increase in vacant industrial…
Pocket Penthouses – An emerging trend or marketing spin?
A private developer has responded to growing demand for “pocket penthouses” by creating one-bedroom apartments on a building’s prime penthouse level in Sydney’s Olympic Park. From atop the eye-catching 25-storey ATII tower, these apartments…
Visual Urban Planning helps make Bowden hot property
As an early mover responding to the desired inner-city densification identified in the new Greater Adelaide 30 Year Plan, the Bowden Village proposal was acknowledged in its preliminary stages as a high risk…













