Make no mistake about it, more and more small and medium businesses will start to disappear from the WA market, because big business is squeezing out the little guys.
Based in the Faculty of Architecture at UWA, Simon Anderson was asked to design a light, warm, open and low-maintenance house addition that made use of the whole site while preserving garden space for the children.
There is no one single, simple solution to the skills shortage faced by SMEs and business in general, says Sean Gavin from Gavin Construction, but what he suggested as a starting point was an integrated, multi-pronged approach by government and industry.
Those whose appetites are tickled by the tantalising taste of truffles can find the delicacies in specially prepared dishes at Star Anise, The Loose Box, Jackson's and The Gala Restaurant.
Celebrating their 74th year in 2005, the WA Chapter Architecture Awards provide an annual showcase for the skills of Western Australian members of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA). See Special Reports for related articles.
Specialists in master planning and the design of institutional and commercial premises, Jurg Hunziker and Michael Spight from TAG architects took on a challenge of a different kind
Architects HASSELL have won the commercial building award for their involvement in the design and construction of a high technology pharmaceutical production plant for Chemeq Ltd in Rockingham.
The Margaret River Education Campus caters for regional educational needs and is a unique joint venture between the South West Regional College of TAFE, Curtin and Edith Cowan universities, and the Margaret River Senior High School.
Quay West Resort Bunker Bay is a five-star resort consisting of 150 luxury villas located adjacent to the sheltered Bunker Bay beach in the Margaret River region.
Donaldson and Warn Architects won a design competition to build a memorial to victims of the 2002 Bali bombing on a site chosen by the victims' families.
Having worked on the Perth Town Hall refurbishment for nearly a decade, conservation award winner, Cox Howlett and Bailey Woodland's Bret White, is delighted that the recently completed four stages of refurbishment will allow the building to be better ut
Awarded for its work in the multiple dwelling category, the ‘Fremantle Cold Storage Ltd' site (now named Fletcher Mews) is a 101-apartment Homeswest housing precinct with a strong link to the history of the Fremantle site on which it stands.
Last week, State Scene highlighted several little-discussed trends within the once powerful and highly successful state Liberal Party, which today is steadily sliding towards electoral irrelevance.
This was the third project Hillam Architects has completed for the clients. The original traditional Subiaco Federation style house had fallen into disrepair and was well overdue for redevelopment.
The lean state of the Liberal Party in Western Australia following its February election loss is reflected in the small group of people wielding influence in the party.
July 12 will be a major milestone in corporate Western Australia. It's the day Michael Chaney will end his remarkably successful 13-year term as managing director of the state's biggest industrial company, Wesfarmers.
This is the fourth year in succession WA Business News has profiled the most influential people in politics, government, business and the community in Western Australia.
This year's list of influential executives in the resource sector has two defining characteristics – it's a long list and it's dominated increasingly by multinational companies.
It's a tough life at the top of business at the best of times. It's even tougher when things aren't going well and pesky journalists keep asking well-informed questions.
Since State Scene recently highlighted the state Labor Party's dismal electoral performances – measured by the number of primary votes Labor gained in the 1989, 1993, 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections – in the interest of balance perhaps it's time the L
The property and construction industry has created many powerful and influential Western Australians, none more so than Multiplex founder John Roberts.
