TWENTY-TWENTY-FIVE: A year in review
The eleventh edition of our
Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at the year that has been. Focusing on our people, capabilities and projects throughout the year.
Tag Archives: Engineering
Sparks+Partners Joins PPI Group & Kicks Off Productive Partnership
Welcome to The Rational Method Newsletter — a space for sharing ideas, insights, and innovations shaping the future of hydraulic services and fire safety design.
Design for Parramatta Riverside Theatres on exhibition
The refurbished theatre is envisioned as the centrepiece of Parramatta’s cultural precinct, intended to honour the city’s “rich cultural heritage” and create “a harmonious blend of past and present.” ArchitectureAu | by Lucia Amies
Heritage revitalisation of Powerhouse Museum Ultimo granted approval
The project will involve reorienting the original museum entrance, establishing a new public square and activating the Harris Street facade of the museum complex. ArchitectureAu | by Adair Winder
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-seat stadium at Victoria Park, which will form the heart of a “thriving games precinct” spanning the city’s inner north. ArchitectureAu | by Lucia Amies
Caroma Innovation & Design Centre Tour with GWA Group
Sparks+Partners’ team visits the Caroma Innovation and Design Centre hosted by GWA Group Limited.
New community hub unveiled for Sydney’s west
Welsh and Major have been commissioned to design the first of seven new major projects slated for Blacktown. ArchitectureAu
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 Dimino on the opportunity to join PPI Group.
#94 Guiding a Reputable Business into the Modern Age with Leon Dimino
Sparks+Partners’ MD and hydraulic engineer, Leon Dimino joins Jordan Skinner on the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Listen NOW!
December 31, 2024
Industry Evolution: Civil Engineering
Over the past decade, civil engineering in Australia has undergone several significant trends that have transformed project planning, design, and construction.
December 31, 2024
Industry Evolution: Hydraulic Services
The evolution of hydraulic services over the decade has been remarkable. What once began with A1 prints of architectural drawings, marked up by hand, has transformed into a world of digital precision.
TWENTY-TWENTY-FOUR: A year in review 10th anniversary
The 10th edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at our people, capabilities and projects across a decade.
The Garey Sparks Award
Sparking the legacy In 2024, on the occasion of Garey Spark’s retirement, Sparks+Partners instituted a new annual award. The Award seeks to honour and carry forward the living legacy of Garey Sparks. It recognises individuals who embody the traits we admire in Garey. Those who know this doyen of hydraulic engineering can attest to these […]
TWENTY-TWENTY-THREE: A year in review
The ninth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at the year that has been. Twenty-Three concentrates on our people, capabilities and projects.
NSW Government introduces Connecting with Country Framework
The New South Wales government has finalized its Connecting with Country Framework, which provides guidance for designers, planners and governments on how to respond to Country and empower Aboriginal voices in the design process. Developed by Government Architect NSW, the framework encourages all built environment projects to take a Country-centred approach, guided by Aboriginal people. […]
Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects
The largest pet rescue centre in the Southern Hemisphere has opened, with capacity for up to 380 cats and dogs to take up residence in the Sam Crawford Architects designed facility.
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 than half the apartments in the luxury residential tower at One Circular Quay sold off the plan for a combined $1 billion. The top floor penthouse at the 58-storey tower is priced at $140 million, a record high for a penthouse in Australia, […]
Liverpool’s civic centre reaches milestone
Liverpool Civic Place, a $600 million development that combines council chambers, community facilities, commercial offices and a hotel, is taking shape, with the first stage of the precinct topping out on 17 May. Designed by FJC Studio (formerly FJMT Studio), Liverpool Civic Place will set two office towers, a public library and an art gallery […]
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 building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the Western Sydney City Deal and the Western Sydney Airport being built alongside the new Bradfield City. Bradfield city is being developed on unceded Aboriginal land with complex […]
‘Sculptural’ school buildings proposed in Sydney’s inner west
Architectus has designed two new school buildings for a private girls’ school in Sydney’s inner west. The buildings will create additional teaching spaces needed to accommodate senior school enrolment projections for Meriden School in Strathfield.
TWENTY-TWENTY-TWO: A year in review
The eighth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at the year that has been. Twenty-Twenty-Two concentrates on our people, capabilities, projects and some light entertainment.
Colourful pavilion to invigorate Western Sydney community
Construction has begun on a vibrant new pavilion and public domain for a Western Sydney community. Designed by Chrofi and JMD Design, the project will be the first in a series of neighbourhood spaces for the Mount Druitt and Blacktown area, providing much-needed community infrastructure. The Mount Druitt town centre was the first entirely new town […]
Design revealed for Western Sydney’s Winter Sports World
Final designs for Australia’s first year-round indoor snow resort, the $400-million Winter Sports World in Western Sydney, have now been released, seven years after the project’s initial proposal. Designed by Environa Studio in association with Collins and Turner, the indoor snow resort will feature a 300-metre advanced open run for skiers and snowboarders, as well […]
What is the Future of Hydraulic Engineering in Buildings?
Dealing with water and sewerage may not be sexy, but the past few decades have seen considerable evolution with regard to hydraulic engineering in buildings and building services as challenges have opened up in areas such as environmentally sustainable engineering, black water mining, grey water recycling, and blue roof storage attenuation.
TWENTY-TWENTY-ONE: A year in review
The seventh edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at the year that has been (and whaaat?). Twenty-Twenty-One concentrates on our people, capabilities, projects and some light entertainment.
TWENTY-TWENTY: A year in review
The sixth edition of our Sparks+Partners Annual Review, or SPAR, gives you a light and insightful look at the year that has been (and whoa). Twenty-Twenty concentrates on our people, capabilities, projects and transformation.
TWENTY-NINETEEN: 5-years in review
This is the fifth (birthday) edition of our Annual Review, to give you a light and insightful look at the year that has been. The Review concentrates on our people, capabilities, projects and technologies.
Parramatta’s New Engineering Innovation Hub Under Way
Plans for a new $280 million Engineering Innovation Hub are under way with the proposal now on exhibition for Parramatta’s new precinct. Dinah Lewis Boucher, The Urban Developer – Connecting ideas, people and cities
TWENTY-EIGHTEEN: 30-years in review
This is the fourth (30-years of Sparks) edition of our annual review, giving you a light and useful insight into the year that has been and with a focus on our people, capabilities, technologies and projects.
Laundy breaks ground on new pub construction
Marking a highlight of a career spanning more than five decades, Arthur Laundy yesterday celebrated construction beginning on his Marsden Park Hotel & Brewery by planting a ceremonial shovel in the ground. By Clyde Mooney PubTIC
TWENTY-SEVENTEEN: A year in review
This is the third edition of our annual review, giving you a light and useful insight into the year that has been and with a focus on our people, capabilities, technologies and projects.
TWENTY-SIXTEEN: A year in review
This is the second edition of our annual review, giving you a light and useful insight into the year that has been and with a focus on our people, capabilities, technologies and projects.
TWENTY-FIFTEEN: A year in review
This is our new look book, designed to give our clients a light and useful insight into the year that has been. Focused on our people, capabilities, technologies and project achievements.