Grand designs

Perth architecture firms are still waiting for the post-GFC recovery to lure private sector developers back into the market.

What if a building could improve your attention span, help you heal and save taxpayers' dollars?

THE Barnett government's blueprint to transform Perth into a vibrant, contemporary city could prove to be the saviour of the local architecture sector, but the true potential of these once-in-a-generation projects reaches far beyond their financial impact

COMMUTERS and shoppers passing through the Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge have seen big changes over the past year, and they are a pointer to even larger changes afoot.

KERRY Hill Architects has grown in recent years to have a substantial practice in Fremantle, but it would not have been that way if the firm had not won the design competition for the State Theatre Centre.