Cox Architecture

Major Perth architecture practice JCY has been placed into liquidation after being hit by the slowdown in work volumes, pricing pressures and losses on the Perth Children’s Hospital.

The team behind Optus Stadium wanted to make sure the venue’s design had a distinctly local flavour.

Design firms HASSELL, Cox Architecture and HKS have received plaudits for their work on Perth’s Optus Stadium at the 2018 WA Architecture Awards, with the sports and entertainment precinct winning the top accolade and prizes in four other categories.

Alkimos, Piara Waters, Treeby, Burns Beach and Wellard will all receive new primary schools ahead of the 2022 school year, with the state government announcing the $116 million investment ahead of today’s mid-year budget update.

Architects are hoping the government will consider a series of targeted initiatives to stimulate the economy as attention shifts to COVID-19 recovery plans.

Blending the boundaries between old and new has resulted in Cox Architecture being named finalists in the 2020 WA Architecture Awards.

Historic Heart of Perth Inc management is finalising its projects before handing the scheme to a community-run successor, having revitalised the east end of Perth since 2017.

VenuesWest maintained a cash-based operating surplus of $16.8 million for the 2019-20 financial year, despite all 13 of its venues closing during the peak COVID-19 period.

After more than a decade at 235 St Georges Terrace, property group Hawaiian will shift to its new purpose-built CBD headquarters in early 2021.

The Parmelia Hilton Perth has a fresh look, with Cox Architecture seeking to marry the old with the new.

A fund managed by Primewest has signed a deal with the federal government to develop a 4,500-square-metre office building in Bunbury.

The WA Museum Boola Bardip received several accolades for architectural excellence at the latest instalment of the Australian Institute of Architects WA awards.

Georgiou Group has been contracted to build a $17 million, four-storey office in Bunbury that will be used for government-related services.

Hawaiian’s refurbishment of the Parmelia Hilton Hotel brought with it an opportunity for a change of scenery.

FIRM Construction will complete a series of upgrades to senior schools in Ocean Reef and Mandurah, while ADCO Constructions has secured work in South Hedland.

Engineering and construction company Duratec has secured work on Sydney’s new $5.3 billion international airport through a subcontract with Multiplex Constructions.

Fremantle’s Walyalup Civic Centre scooped the major prize at the event.

Fremantle’s Walyalup Civic Centre navigated some choppy waters to emerge as the top project at this year’s WA Architecture Awards.

The former Matilda Bay Brewery site on Stirling Highway has been earmarked for a $185 million, 16-storey apartment development and more than 10,000 square metres of community space.

The luxury retailer has lodged plans for a Raine Square store, cementing its move from King Street.

Cox Architecture has been tasked with progressing the design of the $35 million Perth Cultural Centre rejuvenation project under a new contract from the state government.

A proposed apartment complex at the former Ford Motors and Matilda Bay brewery site has been revised after a panel was unable to decide on its fate last year.

A $185 million proposal to build an apartment complex at the former Ford Motors and Matilda Bay brewery site in North Fremantle has been unanimously rejected by a state development panel.

Architects are increasingly repurposing existing assets, as the world’s focus on climate change intensifies.

The second stage of Bob Hawke College is among the 16 award winners and commendations in this year’s WA architecture awards.