Australian Institute of Architects
Canberra Times
Elliot Williams
The Australian War Memorial may struggle to attract Australia’s best architects for its redevelopment as many distance themselves from the project over the decision to demolish Anzac Hall.
Design Matters with Tony Trobe
The Canberra Times
16 December 2018
Design Matters CT
Architectureau
Philip Leeson
28 November 2018
Philip Leeson, ACT Chapter President of the Australian Institute of Architects, argues that the federal government’s plans to demolish and replace the Denton Corker Marshall-designed Anzac Hall in Canberra at a cost of $498 million are “unnecessary and wasteful.”
The RiotACT
ACT Chapter President of the Australian Institute of Architects
Philip Leeson
27 November 2018
The local architecture community was deeply shocked when news first broke of plans to demolish Anzac Hall. Surely, this was a mistake, as there had been limited consultation with the community and no consultation with the moral rights holders – the architects who designed the award-winning building – nor with the Australian Institute of Architects.
The Canberra Times
Elliot Williams
25 November – 12.00am
The Australian War Memorial expects to begin procurement for its $498 million redevelopment before the year is out or in early 2019 as the major overhaul progresses.
The redevelopment is still in its infancy but has generated strong reactions from supporters and detractors since it was unveiled.
ArchitectureAU
Linda Cheng
2 November 2018
The Australian government has backed the Australian War Memorial’s plans for a major expansion of its gallery and exhibition space in Canberra, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that the government would provide $498 million over nine years “to see these plans fulfilled.”
The Canberra Times
Elliot Williams
28 October 12.17pm
The architects behind the Australian War Memorial’s Anzac Hall have pleaded with the memorial to abandon what they believe are plans for its demolition.
RiotACT
Ian Bushnell
7 November 2018
The Director of the Australian War Memorial has found himself under assault from a furious architecture profession and the architects who designed the award-winning Anzac Hall over his plans for a massive expansion of the institution.
The Canberra Times
Elliot Williams
11 November 2018, 12:00am
Of the 18 possible proposals explored for the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial, 17 did not include the demolition of Anzac Hall, according to the head of Australia’s peak architecture industry body.
WIN News Canberra
Michael Hammond
6 November 2018, 23:05
The architects behind the War Memorial’s Anzac Hall are stepping up their fight to prevent it from being torn down.
The demolition works are part of a newly announced half-a-billion dollar expansion of the #Canberra institution.
However, supporters of the current building argue there are alternatives.