Ed Lippmann

On the back of our recent post on the book launch last Thursday night, here’s an edited version of the Lord Mayor’s introduction and Ed’s keynote address. We hope to have the complete keynote address posted on our website soon. #architecture #australianarchitecture

It was great to have Gerhard Abel visit from Austria last week. He briefed us on his work in Vienna at @planetarchitects and visited the Butterfly House with Ed - 25 years after its completion! Head over to our LinkedIn post of the chapter on the Butterfly House. Happy Reading!

Lippmann Partnership's chronicle "40 Years of Architecture" is now with the printer. Here's Ed checking the first printing proofs with @vincefrost  of Frost*collective. We're posting 2 chapters a week from now to November 13. Head to our linkedin page to read it.

The Tadao Ando pavilion which opened in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens last week is a stunning example of his work.

69 years ago today the Sydney Opera House Competition was announced. Yesterday’s symposium in the Utzon room - Concept/ Innovation/Renewal was a great event.

Adaptive re-use projects like this almost complete project in Surry Hills retains a memory of the past whilst being confident of the present. It’s been adapted, not sanitised, to a thoroughly fit-for-purpose, sustainable contribution to twentieth-century Sydney. #Architecture

Architecture, Concept and Detail are intimately linked and good clear drawings, by hand or computer, are essential communication. Here are some recent examples of our output. #architecture #sydneyarchitecture #steelstairs

This is our approved DA scheme which was approved by the Land and Environment Court last year for a house in Greenwich. We’re now pursuing an alternative design without a carport on the street and, what we think is a superior landscape and environmental solution.

This terrace house in Pyrmont and its adaptive re-use to a boutique hotel is being currently awaiting DA consent with City of Sydney. A combination of sandstone, timber, glass and steel. Projects like this contribute to the emergence of the inner city as a rich environment!

For a city that has relied so much on private car travel, it’s good to see Sydney’s public transport infrastructure getting the attention it deserves. Work at Central Station is underway and is already providing a delightful experience for commuters. Finally!

We are looking for an Architect with 10-20 years of experience. Please send your CV + Portfolio to [email protected] ArchiCAD and/or Microstation experience preferred. #sydneyarchitecture #australianarchitecture #architecturejobsaustralia #sydneyarchitect

Hausmann Communications office building. The importance of a social and healthy workplace environment was considered fundamental to the success of the project. For that reason, open plan, non-hierarchical interior space is combined with external landscaped break-out spaces.

Logistics for shutting down rail lines while construction over occurs dictates how development can and will proceed but this rare opportunity to create further compact development in Sydney’s most significant transport node is crying out! smh.com.au/national/nsw/cent…

Our almost complete ACC Junior School in Marsden Park will be complete for 2023. It provides a heightened amenity for students, their relationship to the outdoors and a better environmental outcome for the community without the expensive price tag inner city facilities.

@AusINSArchitect honoured me as a life fellow on Friday night. I'm grateful for the honour and will continue/accelerate my efforts to enhance design excellence and address the growing problem of moral rights in our community. #moralrights #AIA

While the jury's still out on Barangaroo and a future vision for Circular Quay, we'll see whether this approval leads to a high quality public realm and architecture which displays design excellence. afr.com/property/commercial/…

My article in today’s Fin Review calls for greater commitment in the shaping of the city. On the back of last week's Walter Burley Griffin Urban Design Award, it’s been a great opportunity to work with clients who’ve made quality architecture and urban design possible.

Sydney siders are leaving for regional centres which have grown by 32,000 people. Government and urban planners should look to small cities to be better connected and fostered for mature urban growth. Time for better transport infrastructure and urban consolidation beyond Sydney!

Projects like this club extension at the north end of #MacquarieStreet are aligned with the NSW government’s plans to revitalise Sydney’s Macquarie St. as a tourist/civic hub. Courage and vision is needed to develop the city as an economic metropolis full of vibrant destinations.

All six chapters of my new book Sydney XXXL, about how we can make #Sydney a truly great global city, are now online. Read it, share it, let me know what you think about it. The future won’t wait. The time for change is now. #AltrimPublishers medium.com/sydneyxxxl