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.
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Competition launched for Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence
Australian architects and designers are invited to submit expressions of interest to design a new home for Western Sydney University’s Indigenous Centre of Excellence.
Design competition launched for Parramatta theatres redevelopment
The City of Parramatta has opened expressions of interest for the Riverside Theatres Redevelopment Design Competition. The council invites Australian-led design teams, which may include international expertise, to register for a two-stage competition for a project that will catalyse the further transformation of the city’s cultural precinct.
Five rival designs for new Western Sydney ‘Central Park’
Five Australian landscape architecture practices have been shortlisted in a competition to design a two-hectare park in a new city development near the proposed Western Sydney Airport.
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.
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 […]
Construction underway on western Sydney paediatric hospital
Construction has begun on a new 14-storey paediatric services building at the Children’s Hospital in Westmead, western Sydney. Designed by architects Billard Leece Partnership (BLP), the new 14-storey building is part of the $619-million stage two redevelopment of the Westmead Children’s Hospital. The new facility will house the largest critical care unit for children in […]
Phive – 5 Parramatta Square
Amidst Parramatta’s sprouting field of skyscrapers, the city’s sculpturesque new civic centre and library building cantilevers over the public square and carves out its own space, creating “a stage for the theatre of community life.” It’s been a bit rough since 2016, don’t you think? In times as turbulent as these, it’s human nature to […]
Design competition forthcoming for Indigenous education centre
The NSW government has allocated $78.5 million to establish an Indigenous Centre of Excellence at Western Sydney University. Slated to be built at the university’s Parramatta South campus on Darug land, the centre will be a place for research and inquiry, forming and key part of the university’s ambitions to become a national leader in […]
Design selected for Parramatta towers
Sydney-based practice Turner has been selected to design a $560-million mixed-use development in Parramatta. Located at 34 Hassall Street, plans for the development incorporate two towers, up to 44 storeys, containing 600 residential apartments as well as commercial spaces for retail and workspaces. Parramatta’s population is forecast to increase by nearly 70 percent in the […]
TWENTY-TWENTY-TWO: 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.
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 […]
Architect appointed for Parramatta build-to-rent tower
Rothelowman has been selected from a design competition as the architect to deliver a built-to-rent project in Parramatta for Novus Group. On a corner site at the intersection of Hassell and Harris streets, “Novus on Harris” will provide future residents with views over the CBD and Parramatta Park, maximising use of local amenity and transport […]
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 eleven storeys for Pennant Hills Road in Carlingford, northeast of Parramatta. Lined up along a steep incline, the buildings will be arranged around a central village forecourt, with public pedestrian paths running between buildings and leading to a future light rail connection. The development […]
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.
Parramatta Powerhouse design tweaked, Willow Grove to be relocated
The design of the Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta has inched closer to being finalized after Infrastructure NSW released the Response to Submission report. The report outlines design developments to the new museum, by Moreau Kusunoki and Genton, which include improvements to the public domain, a reduction of the proposed buildings’ overall footprint, and the inclusion […]
Struck gold at the WSABE Awards
Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineers is where rich history and expertise in quality engineering blends with innovation, technology and drive. As a burgeoning business in 2016, they struck gold at the WSABE Awards and were conferred with the Commonwealth Bank Business of the Year Award. Learn more about their rapid growth and plans to continue developing in the below preview of the WSABE Leaders Collection.
Two-tower ‘innovation quarter’ approved for Sydney’s Westmead
A $350 million “innovation precinct” in the Sydney suburb of Westmead has received development approval. The project, designed by Architectus, will consist of two mixed-use towers, to be located between Westmead Hospital and railway station. It will become a hub for health, education, research, and business, as well as “lifestyle facilities” such as a supermarket, […]
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 later in 2020, with the federal and NSW governments pledging a further $3.5 billion for the project, to be split 50/50. The metro line, running from St Mary’s railway station to the proposed airport, will include six proposed metro railway stations and is […]
Western Sydney Aerotropolis plans unveiled
The NSW government has released a tranche of documents outlining its plans for the 11,200-hectare “aerotropolis” it hopes to see eventually developed around the new airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney’s West. Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture were announced as the architects of the airport itself in October. The draft Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan outlines a long-term […]
Vertical schools on the rise in Australian cities
Growing inner-urban residential populations and land scarcity have created a new typology: the vertical school. These campuses are changing not only the physical teaching and learning space but also the way education is delivered.
November 20, 2019
A City Supported by Infrastructure
The Place-based Infrastructure Compact When preparing A Metropolis of Three Cities – the Greater Sydney Region Plan, Sydneysiders told us that the new jobs and homes needed to support our growing city must be created in an orderly way – in the right places, at the right time. This is what sparked the idea of a […]
Employer of Choice Finalists in the WSABE Awards 2019
WSABE strengthens the Greater Western Sydney business community by facilitating a shared celebration of success and mutual achievement and we are a part of this community.
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
Finalists Announced for the 28th Annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence
Sparks+Partners Consulting Engineers have been nominated as finalists in the 2018 WSABE iCare Excellence in Business category, along with six other outstanding Western Sydney businesses.
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
Fujitsu General Australia begins construction on new headquarters in Western Sydney
Fujitsu General Australia celebrates the start of construction on its new national headquarters at Eastern Creek, New South Wales. The new headquarters will be a 5-star Green Star energy rated building, providing additional space to encourage business growth and increase employment opportunities within the surrounding region. Fujitsu General has signed a ten-year lease with the […]
Recognising Excellence: Entries for the Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence Open
Covering the 27th annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence, and filling you in on how you can position your business for widespread recognition among the best in the west. By Gandhi Creations
Winners share the spotlight at the WSABE 2016 Gala Night
The 26th Annual Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) was certainly a night of nights with close to 500 guests celebrating the success of a diverse range of businesses. By Michael Walls, Western Sydney Business Access (WSBA)