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Super Colossal has been awarded the commission for the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade in the ACT. The project was won in an open two stage competition. The project was launched by the Minster for Veteran Affairs, Alan Griffin MP at Parliament House on Friday 19th December. The Australian Peacekeeping Memorial comprises of two…

Google is employing the hive mind in mapping parts of the planet where existing data is difficult to obtain. Their mapmaker service allows people to chart out their environment using collaborative tools. Below we see Islamabad, Pakistan taking shape: [youtube]1vdX1j5KwVc&fmt=18&ap=%2526fmt%3D18[/youtube] The emphasis of the service on regions where existing map data is thin is represented…

[Position Filled. Thanks to everyone that sent their portfolios in!] Okay. So we need some staff. If you are looking for work and you fit the outline below, then please send your CV and portfolio to info@supercolossal.ch Some notes for those interested in sending in their CVs: We are looking for someone to start in…

This just in: “So there’s a big hub-bub about what to call the CCTV tower. People are leaning towards Zhichuang which translates to “Knowledge Window” but it’s a homophone for haemorrhoids” – Aaron via Matt. Those that feel like translating, please do so in the comments.

Pruned’s recent posting on ocean pools, reminded me that I had always planned to follow up on the ocean pools of Sydney survey that I posted a little while ago with one on the harbour pools. The harbour has a number of pools within the heads that provide a service less concerned with the taming…

Some photos of nice projects on display at the UTS Exhibition &#8212 Even Better than the Real Thing, curated and organised by Dr Sam Spurr. The show was very good I thought &#8212 UTS definitely has the clearest agenda of the three architecture schools in Sydney and their projects had a very strong graphic sensibility,…