Welbeck Street Acknowledged in Brisbane News
The project is an extension to an existing 1949 weather board home for a couple and their three children. The project capitalises on the leafy views of Brisbane's north with a generous yet understated extension to the rear of the house. The Sub-Tropical design draws on the language of the simple and economical skillions boxes that were often added to the rear of these houses to accommodate the Baby Boomers on the 50’s. Materials were chosen to compliment those used on the original house. Of interest is that house was originally built by the long standing Brisbane builder, Chapman's as their family home where they resided for many years. The client insisted the current generation of Chapmans be selected as the builders for this project. The old cubby house in the back yard was probably one of Greg Chapmans first building projects as a child. read more »
2008 Women in Development Excellence Awards
The third Women in Development Excellence Awards proved a great success as the industry united to celebrate the award winners on our Diva Divine night. This year we had 7 worthy winners, all of whom are an inspiration to their peers and have made a outstanding contributions to the development industry. read more »
Happy Shareholders endorse Binna Burra Master Plan
There aren’t too many happy investors around these days. However last weekend at its AGM, shareholders in the Binna Burra Mountain Lodge enthusiastically endorsed the Deicke Richards-prepared Master Plan, which will guide the future development of the heritage listed resort. BBML Chairman Hal Morris said that amid spontaneous applause, “a motion was moved from the floor to formally thank DR for it’s ‘pro bono’ work on the master plan”. This formal motion concludes a year-long process of collaborative workshops and engagement with all of Binna Burra stakeholders. read more »
Varsity Station Wins PIA Award
Smiles all around for the Deicke Richards led Team, which recently collected the Transport Planning ‘Award for Excellence’ at the 2008 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) awards for Varsity Station Village. The Awards Jury recognised that this key project “will represent an important milestone in the land use and transport integration and outcomes sought under the SEQ regional Plan”. The foresight of the our Client – Queensland Transport - was commended in ensuring that an important station was not encumbered by an industrial estate or a vast commuter car park. The Jury’s citation commended the team’s work noting that “The urban design work and station integration considerations are well executed and represent a practical response to a challenging site". Stephen Smith was on hand to collect the award on behalf of the Team which includes EDAW and MacroPlan. Well done to Stephen, Shy, Rebecca, Echa, Eugenio and Peter. read more »
Women in Architecture Forum
On the 28 October the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter proudly presented the 2008 Women in Architecture Forum. read more »