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Late last year, to the alarm of many, a 12-storey apartment block in North Melbourne, built just five years prior, was approved for demolition. Just one example of the average 100,000 buildings that get approved for demolition in Australia each year, it demonstrates what can happen when a short-sighted approach to the urban planning of our cities takes hold — the proliferation of low-grade buildings with short lifespans.

“Promoting internally not only recognises the incredible work our designers are doing, reinforcing their abilities and building their confidence but in turn encourages them to support and mentor the wider team. The next generation of designers, we’re excited to be creating new avenues for collaboration and innovation in the built environment,” Plus Architecture director Ian Briggs says.

Hills Shire Council has given approval to Plus Architecture’s reworked design for the future McCall Community Hub, based in Box Hill.

Plus Architecture’s vision for the future $2 billion mixed-use precinct at Mermaid Waters has been unveiled, which will become a landmark destination on the glitter strip once complete.

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Plus Architecture and developer R.Corporation have cut the ribbon on the first stage of R.Iconic, the first of two towers to pierce the South Melbourne sky.

Taxes on international students who undertake tertiary study in Australia should be quashed, says the Student Accommodation Council, with purpose built student accommodation responsible for 80,000 people taken out of the residential rental market each year.

Plus Architecture has announced the appointment of Mark Ojascastro as its new Principal, with the new studio leader to operate out of the practice’s Sydney outpost.

Plus Architecture’s masterful design of River House, located at Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point, looks to elevate the luxe multi-residential sector even further, fusing premium design with the natural locale of the sought-after suburb.

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