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With property groups increasingly understanding the potential of heritage assets, Business News explores some of the state's prominent heritage redevelopments and those in the pipeline.

Design firms HASSELL, Cox Architecture and HKS have received plaudits for their work on Perth's Optus Stadium at the 2018 WA Architecture Awards, with the sports and entertainment precinct winning the top accolade and prizes in four other categories.

The Melbourne Hotel is hoping its $40 million makeover, which aims to strike a balance between old and new, will give it a competitive edge in the Perth market.

Silverleaf Investments' proposal to redevelop the Woolstores Shopping Centre in Fremantle has been knocked-back by the Metro-South West Joint Development Assessment Panel, largely due to its design

Australian architects and engineers are lagging behind global counterparts in the adoption of new technology, resulting in errors, delays and lost productivity at development sites.

The Fiona Stanley Hospital has won the top prize at this year's WA Architecture Awards, with Hassell, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley commended for their design efforts.

The $70 million redevelopment of Cloisters Square is complete, with the opening of heralded American-style steak restaurant Chophouse the culmination of a three-year transformation that has repositioned the property from an ageing building to a go-to destination.

Construction will begin shortly on a new 67-room hotel at the Melbourne Hotel in Perth's CBD, while international hotels and resorts chain Marriott will bring one of its branded hotels to Wellington Street, with both proposals being backed by Singapore-based developers.

Woods Bagot has been ranked seventh in a list of the world's top 100 architecture firms for the second consecutive year, with the company's Perth studio emerging as one of its most strategically important.

The City of Perth development assessment panel has approved two major office projects in the CBD – one at the Melbourne Hotel on Milligan Street and the other at 374-396 Murray Street – but it is unclear whether market demand will support the proposals.

Collapsed engineering firm Forge Group's old premises in West Perth have firmed as a likely landing spot for automotive parts buying group Capricorn Society, which is looking to consolidate its office requirements into one location.

Cooper & Oxley Builders has won a contract worth more than $14 million to build the Osborne Park Hospital surgical centre development and outpatient department.