Developers Lend Lease have secured a AUS$1bn+ scheme at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia working in collaboration with AEG Ogden, Capella Capital and Spotless as the consortium Destination Sydney. The architects on this mammoth project are OMA, Populous and HASSELL. The scheme will see a considered redevelopment project designed to inject renewed interest in the area for an economic boost.

Included in the scheme are a 900-room hotel, a new urban neighbourhood (Haymarket), the International Convention Centre Sydney, an exhibition centre and a ‘red carpet entertainment venue’.... >>>

As we reported earlier today, Bing Thom Architects and Ronald Lu & Partners are the winners of the competition to design the Xiqu Center, what will be the first of 17 core arts and cultural venues to be opened at the West Kowloon Cultural District.

The Hong Kong born pair, who have significant experience designing Chinese cultural centers, won out the Master-planners of the District themselves, Foster + Partners, with a design that embraces traditional Chinese motifs. As the District’s first landmark building, the Xiqu Center, scheduled for commissioning in 2016, will also be... >>>