TWENTY-TWENTY-FIVE: A year in review
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#94 Guiding a Reputable Business into the Modern Age with Leon Dimino
Sparks+Partners' MD and hydraulic engineer, Leon Dimino joins Jordan Skinner on...
New Bankstown hospital approved | ArchitectureAu
The $2 billion project is set to be the largest-ever investment in a public hosp...
Australian government announces plan for new AI and data centre regulations | ArchitectureAu
The new regulations would govern where large-scale AI data centres are built, al...
Sydney Fish Market by 3XN GXN Architects in association with BVN Architecture and Aspect Studios | ArchitectureAu
The much-anticipated Sydney Fish Market is a building that must live up to tradi...
BLP-designed paediatric services building opens at Sydney’s Westmead | ArchitectureAu
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney has opened its new 14-storey paedi...
University of Sydney announces new building for Camperdown architecture and design precinct | ArchitectureAu
A $40 million donation will support a $74 million upgrade of the architecture, d...
Designs for new Bankstown Hospital on show | ArchitectureAu
The community is invited to have their say on the new $2 billion hospital buildi...
25-year masterplan unveiled to transform Sydney Olympic Park | ArchitectureAu
The Sydney Olympic Park Master Plan 2050 outlines the delivery of 15,000 new hom...
Convertible Carpark, Campbelltown by Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects | ArchitectureAu
In anticipating the future, Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects has reim...
Designs revealed for major precinct in Sydney’s Bradfield City Centre | ArchitectureAu
The masterplan includes a mix of housing alongside a hotel, and commercial, reta...
$3.2 billion masterplan lodged for Rhodes waterfront site | ArchitectureAu
If approved, the eight-tower waterfront precinct would deliver more than 1,800 h...
Plans lodged for $340 million mixed-use precinct at former drive-in cinema | ArchitectureAu
Located near Penrith, the Group GSA-designed proposal includes 17 mid-rise build...
Modular building wins $10K prize for design innovation | ArchitectureAu
The first building to be completed in a new Western Sydney city centre has won t...
Twin towers proposed in Parramatta | ArchitectureAu
SJB’s design encompasses more than 700 build-to-rent apartments across two tower...
NSW health-precinct housing scheme on exhibition | ArchitectureAu
The 549-apartment proposal is slated for inclusion within “one of Australia’s la...
Western Sydney’s new airport unveiled, following construction completion | ArchitectureAu
The airport is predicted to service 10 million passengers a year by Adair Winder...
Sparks+Partners Joins PPI Group & Kicks Off Productive Partnership
Welcome to The Rational Method Newsletter — a space for sharing ideas, insights,...
Design for Parramatta Riverside Theatres on exhibition
The refurbished theatre is envisioned as the centrepiece of Parramatta’s cultura...
Heritage revitalisation of Powerhouse Museum Ultimo granted approval
The project will involve reorienting the original museum entrance, establishing...
New stadium and venues announced for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games
Plans to upgrade the Gabba stadium have been abandoned in favour of a new 63,000...
Caroma Innovation & Design Centre Tour with GWA Group
Sparks+Partners' team visits the Caroma Innovation and Design Centre hosted by G...
Bradfield City Centre’s first building rises
The building will form part of a wider innovation hub within the new city centre...
New community hub unveiled for Sydney’s west
Welsh and Major have been commissioned to design the first of seven new major pr...
Leon Dimino & PPI Group: A New Chapter in Hydraulic Engineering Leadership
Welcome to the first post by hydraulic engineer and MD of Sparks+Partners, Leon...
Parramatta North is on the drawing board for massive urban renewal
A country-led plan for Parramatta North seeks new planning controls to deliver 2...
December 31, 2024
Industry Evolution: Civil Engineering
Over the past decade, civil engineering in Australia has undergone several signi...
December 31, 2024
Industry Evolution: Hydraulic Services
The evolution of hydraulic services over the decade has been remarkable. What on...
TWENTY-TWENTY-FOUR: A year in review 10th anniversary
The 10th edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review or SPAR, gives you a light...
Sydney Olympic Park draft masterplan 2050 unveiled
If approved, the draft masterplan would supersede the previously approved master...
The Garey Sparks Award
Sparking the legacy In 2024, on the occasion of Garey Spark’s retirement,...
TWENTY-TWENTY-THREE: A year in review
The ninth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a lig...
Competition launched for Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence
Australian architects and designers are invited to submit expressions of interes...
Design competition launched for Parramatta theatres redevelopment
The City of Parramatta has opened expressions of interest for the Riverside Thea...
NSW Government introduces Connecting with Country Framework
The New South Wales government has finalized its Connecting with Country Framewo...
Five rival designs for new Western Sydney ‘Central Park’
Five Australian landscape architecture practices have been shortlisted in a comp...
Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects
The largest pet rescue centre in the Southern Hemisphere has opened, with capaci...
‘It’s interesting yet it’s not’: AI and Architecture
In Part 1 of a two-part series, senior associates at Warren and Mahoney, Michael...
Circular Quay tower’s luxury apartment sales hit $1b, and it’s not even built
The number of multimillionaire property owners in Sydney is swelling after more...
Liverpool’s civic centre reaches milestone
Liverpool Civic Place, a $600 million development that combines council chambers...
High-density office and housing precincts proposed for north-west Sydney
The Hills Shire Council has proposed three high-density precincts that would see...
Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?
A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The bui...
‘Sculptural’ school buildings proposed in Sydney’s inner west
Architectus has designed two new school buildings for a private girls’ school in...
Construction underway on western Sydney paediatric hospital
Construction has begun on a new 14-storey paediatric services building at the Ch...
Phive – 5 Parramatta Square
Amidst Parramatta’s sprouting field of skyscrapers, the city’s sculpturesque new...
Design competition forthcoming for Indigenous education centre
The NSW government has allocated $78.5 million to establish an Indigenous Centre...
Design selected for Parramatta towers
Sydney-based practice Turner has been selected to design a $560-million mixed-us...
Competition forthcoming for Parramatta Riverside Theatres redevelopment
City of Parramatta has approved the business case for the redevelopment of its R...
TWENTY-TWENTY-TWO: A year in review
The eighth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a li...
Colourful pavilion to invigorate Western Sydney community
Construction has begun on a vibrant new pavilion and public domain for a We...
Design revealed for Western Sydney’s Winter Sports World
Final designs for Australia’s first year-round indoor snow resort, the $400-mill...
What is the Future of Hydraulic Engineering in Buildings?
Dealing with water and sewerage may not be sexy, but the past few decades have s...
Architect appointed for Parramatta build-to-rent tower
Rothelowman has been selected from a design competition as the architect to deli...
It’s official. Sparks+Partners is open for MORE business in Parramatta!
It’s official. We are (always) open for business—the Hon. Dr Geoff Lee, Me...
Long-awaited Parramatta civic hub opens
Parramatta council has opened its $135 million civic hub, designed by Manuelle G...
Revised designs released for Sydney’s Central Place
New design details have been released for Central Place in Sydney’s “tech centra...
Construction to begin on Sydney Children’s Hospital redevelopment
Construction is poised to begin on stage one of the $658 million redevelopment o...
Bates Smart, Smart Design Studio design first towers in carbon neutral precinct | ArchitectureAU
Bates Smart and Smart Design Studio have designed the first two towers for a nin...
Wedge-shaped hotel proposed for central Sydney
Architectus has designed a wedge-shaped hotel for a narrow site in Sydney’s burg...
Six-building cluster in Western Sydney to be formed of acute angles and curved expressions
Fender Katsalidis has designed six apartment buildings of between seven and elev...
TWENTY-TWENTY-ONE: A year in review
The seventh edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a l...
45-storey tower proposed as part of Sydney Olympic Park development
Fitzpatrick and Partners’ competition-winning design for an apartment and office...
Vertical primary school proposed for Western Sydney
A Catholic primary school planned for Westmead in Parramatta could become Sydney...
TWENTY-TWENTY: A year in review
The sixth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a lig...
Parramatta Powerhouse design tweaked, Willow Grove to be relocated
The design of the Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta has inched closer to being fin...
Struck gold at the WSABE Awards
Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineers is where rich history and expertise in qual...
Two-tower ‘innovation quarter’ approved for Sydney’s Westmead
A $350 million “innovation precinct” in the Sydney suburb of Westmead has receiv...
Vaughan Constructions – Building Customers for Life | Marrickville Freezers Foodservice project now complete
On Tuesday 28 May the Vaughan team attended the ribbon cutting and blessing cere...
June 2, 2020
Construction to start on Western Sydney Airport metro | ArchitectureAU
Construction on the $11 billion rail link to Western Sydney Airport will start l...
FINALIST in the LeadershipHQ Outstanding Leadership Awards
Congratulations Leon! you have been chosen as a FINALIST in the SME Business Lea...
Atlassian’s $1b timber Sydney tower
Atlassian will build a $1 billion-plus concrete-and-timber tower next to Sydney’...
City of Parramatta appoints builder for iconic new civic building | City of Parramatta
City of Parramatta Council has appointed Australian company Built to construct 5...
January 6, 2020
Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineers and Niven Donnelly & Partners announce merger of their business operations
This exciting venture will bring to our clients and industry an unparalleled hyd...
TWENTY-NINETEEN: 5-years in review
This is the fifth (birthday) edition of our Annual Review, to give you a light a...
Western Sydney Aerotropolis plans unveiled
The NSW government has released a tranche of documents outlining its plans for t...
Vertical schools on the rise in Australian cities
Growing inner-urban residential populations and land scarcity have created a new...
Vaughan Constructions Fujitsu HQ wins NSW Master Builders Association Award
Jacfin’s Fujitsu General Australia Fujitsu General Australia Headquarters Nation...
November 20, 2019
A City Supported by Infrastructure
The Place-based Infrastructure Compact When preparing A Metropolis of Three Citi...
Ring-shaped aquatic centre design revealed after year of secrecy
The NSW government and Parramatta City Council have jointly announced the winnin...
Employer of Choice Finalists in the WSABE Awards 2019
WSABE strengthens the Greater Western Sydney business community by facilitating...
Parramatta’s New Engineering Innovation Hub Under Way
Plans for a new $280 million Engineering Innovation Hub are under way with the p...
TWENTY-EIGHTEEN: 30-years in review
This is the fourth (30-years of Sparks) edition of our annual review, giving you...
Ceerose complete Ashfield Central Boutique Apartments
Ceerose has recently completed Ashfield Central for Abacus Property Group, a stu...
Finalists Announced for the 28th Annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence
Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineers have been nominated as finalists in the 201...
LOGOS secures Volvo at Prestons Logistics Estate Sydney
LOGOS has secured Volvo Group Australia at Prestons Logistics Estate, Sydney. LO...
Laundy breaks ground on new pub construction
Marking a highlight of a career spanning more than five decades, Arthur Laundy y...
Fujitsu General Australia begins construction on new headquarters in Western Sydney
Fujitsu General Australia celebrates the start of construction on its new nation...
TWENTY-SEVENTEEN: A year in review
This is the third edition of our annual review, giving you a light and useful in...
Sparks+Partners are finalist’s for 2017 WSABE Excellence in Business
It is with great excitement that we announce Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineer...
Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence 2017
Receiving the 2016 WSABE Business of the Year Award (along a few others), has be...
Recognising Excellence: Entries for the Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence Open
Covering the 27th annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence, and fill...
TWENTY-SIXTEEN: A year in review
This is the second edition of our annual review, giving you a light and useful i...
New aged care facility on way
Peninsula Village’s Jack Aldous House is set to be replaced with a $24.5 million...
Young firm takes top gong
Winning the two major categories of WSABE in a first attempt at entering any ind...
Winners share the spotlight at the WSABE 2016 Gala Night
The 26th Annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) was certai...
Sparks+Partners are ISO 9001:2015 ready
During 2015 Sparks+Partners successfully underwent the rigorous ISO 9000 review...
TWENTY-FIFTEEN: A year in review
This is our new look book, designed to give our clients a light and useful insig...
January 30, 2015
Client Feedback
In order for Sparks & Partners Consulting Engineers to continue improving our se...