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The theatre that became an office at Watt St Commercial

The theatre that became an office at Watt St Commercial

CKDS has created distinctive new office space in Newcastle’s CBD following the adaptive reuse of what was previously a theatre.

ARM’s Mark Raggatt on how design can deepen our experience of a city

ARM’s Mark Raggatt on how design can deepen our experience of a city

From high school theatre buff to accomplished architect, Mark Raggatt reveals what drew him to his career, and outlines what his practice hopes to achieve as it expands into NSW.

Striking opulence of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre by Cox

Striking opulence of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre by Cox

Sydney Coliseum Theatre by COX is a dazzling and grandiose space, reflective of both its name and the theatrics it hosts.

JDA Co. raises the curtain on a heritage theatre refurb

JDA Co. raises the curtain on a heritage theatre refurb

Brisbane architecture firm JDA Co. have completed a moody, intimate and sophisticated refurbishment of a 19th Century theatre in inner-city Woollongabba.

Pinghe Bibliotheater: An ocean of knowledge for students

Pinghe Bibliotheater: An ocean of knowledge for students

Part library, part theatre, Pinghe Bibliotheater by OPEN Architecture presents an ocean of knowledge for students of Qingpu Pinghe International School in Shanghai, China.

Best projects of 2021 – the Indesignlive edit

Best projects of 2021 – the Indesignlive edit

You liked it, we listened! We bring to you just a small sample of the built environment’s best projects from the year gone by.

The curtain rises on Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf Renewal Project

The curtain rises on Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf Renewal Project

The Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is a much loved and revered institution, not only in its hometown of Sydney and across Australia, but also around the globe. Now that it has a revitalised and renewed home at The Wharf in Walsh Bay is the icing on the cake for both the staff of the STC and the theatre going public.

Cultivating Community At Zarch Collaboratives’ Wild Rice @ Funan

Cultivating Community At Zarch Collaboratives’ Wild Rice @ Funan

A labour of love of Wild Rice, Zarch Collaboratives and theatre specialist Charcoalblue, Wild Rice @ Funan is designed to provide immersive theatre experience and cultivate a community.

The Oval Partnership Creates A Subterranean Cultural Landmark in Xi’an

The Oval Partnership Creates A Subterranean Cultural Landmark in Xi’an

Denoted at street level by a reflective entrance pavilion, the Qujiang Creative Cultural Centre unfolds underground as a series of spaces with carefully detailed surfaces of material and light.

The Gateway Theatre: Putting the ‘Art’ in ‘Heartland’

The Gateway Theatre: Putting the ‘Art’ in ‘Heartland’

Breaking away from the traditional procession of formal and informal spaces, Ong & Ong introduces a series of ‘relief’ spaces at the Gateway Theatre that delightfully unfolds like a play.

A cave of sound: Toyo Ito’s National Taichung Theatre

A cave of sound: Toyo Ito’s National Taichung Theatre

The National Taichung Theatre in Taiwan was conceived by Toyo Ito & Associates as an integrated spatial-structural system that provides a sense of nature’s dynamism.

Toyo Ito Conquers the Digital-Analog Divide

Toyo Ito Conquers the Digital-Analog Divide

Catenoidal space is not the easiest thing to wrap your head around. Think complex curving tubes. How to build it? Toyo Ito found the solution with a mix of digital and analog processes. Here we present a special preview of our Cubes 85 Apr/May feature on the National Taichung Theatre, Taiwan.