Ben wrote:From the sales office on west terrace:

I'm sorry but this is still hideous and will look bad no matter what way they spin the render.

This building looks very cool.....

Pity it isn't a bit taller and slimmer and on the corner block though as I don't mind the current adelaide bank building.

mattblack wrote:Bright orange cladding has been put up on Northern face. Looks kinda good, will be interesting to see what treatment the rest of the building will get.

Cladding? Or the orange paint previously mentioned?

This proposal represents exactly what this particular area of the Adelaide CBD is becomming. A boring low rise campus office box development hub, particularly thanks to the Yorke (police) building that is about to go up and the other box proposed almost opposite this site. Yawn. \ I still think you...

Has anyone actually visited the site current site or indeed looked it up on Google street view? The crap that is there at present is already detracting from the heritage value of the church. This new proposal, while bland, would be a huge improvement for the area and a great contrast against the her...

So this has not been killed off by the 'great' recession. Somewhat of a surprise given the fall in occupation rates of hotel rooms in most cities, incl. ours. Really like the design. Not just the standard high rise box with the usual 'global' design. (unspoken international current appearance). SA ...

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26233025-2682,00.html Tower project to get kick-start October 20, 2009 12:01am ..A NEW 30,000sq m office tower - similar in area to Westpac House - could be built in Adelaide before 2012 on the back of a government leasing requirement. The Federal Go...

SA GOVT GRANTS $800,000 TO UPGRADE HINDMARSH SQUARE Minister for Urban Development and Planning Paul Holloway has approved a grant to the Adelaide City Council for $800,000 to assist the redevelopment of the northeast corner of Hindmarsh Square. Mr Holloway says the upgrading of the area adjacent t...

Environment and Conservation Minister Jay Weatherill has announced more than $700,000 in grants to help cut greenhouse gas emissions from South Australia’s commercial office buildings. Mr Weatherill said five building projects would be funded in the first round of the State Government’s $2 million B...

Anyone catch this on Ten News tonight? http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,27574,25725304-2682,00.html Pulteney Grammar plan to demolish Morgan Building Article from: Font size:DecreaseIncreaseEmail article:EmailPrint article:PrintSubmit comment:Submit comment TIM LLOYD July 03, 2009 12:01am ...

Couldn't find an appropriate pre existing thread. Feel free to move... Moran to run for Lord Mayor ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2610939.htm Adelaide City Councillor Anne Moran says she will run for Lord Mayor. (ABC News) Map: Adelaide 5000 Adelaide City Councillor Anne Mora...

Nice way to show off the new building and changing Adelaide:

Just looking around the Harris Scarfe website and it says: "Please contact Harris Scarfe Head Office on (08) 8150 5888" I gather therefore from the phone number that their head office is currently in Rundle Mall. I will be reasonably unimpressed if they do decide to relocate to Melbourne.....

Ten News have created a new projection image to put behind George Donikian for the Saturday Adelaide AFL news bullitens. Its bright, bright blue so matches their weekday set and consists of a tram, some indistinguishable oval in the background and the just completed Conservatory on Hindmarsh buildin...

At its upcoming meeting, the ACC DAP is expected to grant planning APPROVAL to this building. ABC NEWS City apartment building on hold Posted 1 hour 39 minutes ago Map: Adelaide 5000 Plans for an 11-storey apartment block have been deferred by the Adelaide City Council's Development Assessment Pane...