AMC Architecture is proud to be part of the Deakin Charity House Project in association with the LDA, MBA and Renaissance Homes. Watch this video to find out more.
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13th Nov
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17th Oct
Anti-Poverty Week – Safe + Well Green Paper
The Safe + Well Green Paper features the voices of representatives from Canberra’s Community and Private Sector as they unite around the issues surrounding ACT housing affordability crisis and was released to coincide with Anti-Poverty Week in October 2015. Director Alastair MacCallum contributed an engaging piece for this publication discussing the benefits and challenges facing adaptive reuse as a potential solution to tackle housing shortages and revitalising civic centres in Canberra. Read the full article here.
15th Oct
Adaptive reuse in the ACT
AMC Director, Alastair MacCallum, talks adaptive reuse in a recent ABC News feature about affordable housing in Canberra.
Click here to view the article.
19th Aug
PCA Awards 2015
Congratulations to the team behind the Monash Green Retirement Village, which won the “2015 Rider Levett Bucknall Award for The ACT Development of the Year” at the recent Property Council of Australia Awards night. It was a great evening that celebrated innovation in a range of categories, showcasing key projects and industry professionals that are shaping the Nation’s Capital.
To find out more about this project click here.
22th Jul
Recharging the City
A discussion paper entitled “Transforming Canberra’s City Centre” has been launched by the Property Council of Australia and Canberra CBD Limited to encourage both the ACT government and the broader community to engage in a deeper conversation about revitalising Canberra’s city centre. The paper brought together a diverse group of town planners, public servants, retailers, restaurateurs, building owners and designers, including AMC’s Alastair MacCallum.
This Canberra Times article provides a snapshot of the group’s aspirations for Canberra’s CBD.
14th May
Mending Holes in Our Urban Fabric
The Canberra Times recently featured AMC’s Alastair MacCallum to explore the opportunities presented by the adaptive reuse of old office buildings and the roadblocks and challenges that need to be overcome to take advantage of vacant and underutilised commercial centres. Read the interview here.
15th Oct
Bold New Life in Woden
AMC and Geocon’s successful adaptive reuse of an old office building as a hotel – Abode, The Apartment Hotel, recently featured in the Domain exploring the challenges and opportunities such a project offered the design and construction team.
Read the Domain article here. For more information about this project click here.
05th Sep
From 70’s Office Block to Hotel
The adaptive reuse of an old ex-government office building in Woden recently featured in The Canberra Times. The article profiles the repurposing of the building as a hotel (Abode “The Apartment Hotel”), designed by AMC Architecture and delivered by GEOCON.