AM-A was approached by a theatre company that has a temporary performance space it moves around Victorian and New South Wales sites. The issue was that the main roof beam was dangerously heavy and difficult to install requiring several people […]
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and mass timber designs are quickly growing in popularity in the Australia. European suppliers of architectural hardware have noticed this trend and started making their products available. Rothoblaas has an extensive selection of concealed aluminium fixings that […]
Similar to the Professional board of engineers Queensland requirement to be registered a similar board is to be rolled out in Victoria. In addition the new legislation means that you have to be a qualified engineer to offer ‘engineering services’. […]
Quasi is a sculpture that was originally commissioned in 2016 from Ronnie van Hout. It has taken up a new home atop of Wellington City Gallery and is generating a lot of buzz. It’s been labelled ‘creepy’, ‘nightmarish’ and ‘hideous’. […]
AM-A Director Adam Mitchell was proud to be involved in the judging panel for this years Engineer’s Australia – Most Innovative Engineers Award. An annual award that is handed out to individuals within their area of practice for exceptional work […]
The construction industry has typically been a slow adopter of new technologies. However, firms like Zaha Hadid Architecture have pushed the design boundaries to the limit on what is possible. The Morpheus hotel is one such example. These revolutionary designs […]
At first glance opulent vaulted ceiling like the one shown above may be quickly discounted as to expensive. However, this need not be the case.
Most people would look at this image and think ‘Wow, looks great’. Most engineers would have looked at this on paper and said ‘No way’.
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