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A decision regarding the future of Powerhouse Ultimo is drawing closer, with Infrastructure NSW putting plans on show designed by the likes of Architectus, Durbach Block Jaggers, and Tyrell Studio to the public.

Jess Miller is well known to readers of The Fifth Estate - she’s been a brilliant and highly entertaining MC for several of our events now. Starting with our Urban Greening summits at the University of Technology Sydney in the past few years.

Western Sydney's cultural precinct refurbishment moves into the next stage of development with news about the reimagined Riverside Theatres.

The Public Service Association (PSA) has pleaded with the NSW Government to provide clarity on palms for Powerhouse Ultimo, with plans currently in place to close the institution indefinitely this weekend.

DEEP DIVE: Now in its third year the Building 4.0 CRC remains firm in industry targets of 30 per cent reduction in production costs, 80 per cent reduction in construction waste and 50 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions. It also aims to create new high-skill jobs and train 7000 apprentices in new technologies. But how does it plan to get there?

Mathew Aitchison who heads up the Building 4.0 CRC has been advocating for a federal building minister for a while now. He also wants to rewrite the way we do construction in this country. After the CRC’s conference at Monash College at Melbourne’s Docklands this week, both those things look closer than ever.

In line with other cost cutting measures, the NSW Government has scrapped the Powerhouse Ultimo renewal, instead opting for a $250 million facelift of the current facility.

This week, the newly minted Minns government scrapped the proposal for a $500m replacement building at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum in favor of spending half that amount on a refurbishment instead, and the other half is slated for ‘schools and hospitals’ (echoing cri de coeur from Bob Carr days).

Is the "revitalisation" of Powerhouse Ultimo actually a sign of the NSW Government's dwindling commitment to the arts?

AKIN, a First Nations-led team, wins the Barangaroo Harbour Park Design Competition. Discover their transformative Indigenous landscape architecture.