2013-05-22T23:20:41-04:00 http://archinect.com/blog/article/62142427/5-years-in-one-night-end-of-year-exhibition DonnaT 2012-11-25T19:45:43-05:00 >2012-12-03T21:19:13-05:00 <p> The end of year exhibition is currently running at the Culity Gallery in the Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts Department of the University of Western Australia.&nbsp; It is amazing to see all the different studio themes from around the department and the standard of work applied through each of the year groups.&nbsp; Whilst pondering how you will ever reach the standards demonstrated throughout all the years there is some truly inspirational work to people like me to aspire to.</p> http://archinect.com/blog/article/61279872/capital-isolation DonnaT 2012-11-13T00:57:17-05:00 >2012-11-22T09:04:03-05:00 <p> Where else in the world would you want to live? In today's beleaguered economy, at the moment Perth has money, resources, sunshine and beaches - what is this paradise you speak of I hear!&nbsp; All this and more in the worlds most isolated capital, but what of good design?&nbsp; Perth is on the way to removing the small town mantle and replacing it with a range of big city textures and shapes.&nbsp;</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/io/io4moyu22ai0guf7.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Perth has a reputation of Architectural conservatism through strict planning and government regulations, but there is a real effort now to remove the homogeneity previously applied with exciting new projects which are about the city experience rather then just fitting in to what has gone before.&nbsp; Less concern there now seems to be with making sure that everyone likes a building after all any opinion is better the beige!</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/81/8187v2v1yco79n38.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Perth reportedly has a thousand people arriving a week, it is rapidly expanding and in these new arrivals, talented designers are being drawn to the opportunities afforded b...</p>