Note: the most recent article is listed first. Some articles may appear on the LSAA Homepage for a while but then be moved to a new location such as Industry News.
Announcing the LSAA 2025 Student Design Competition Award
Australian Open Tennis Event in Melbourne 2025
For the Australian Open in Melbourne the main matches are held in either the Margaret Court Arena, the Rod Laver Arena, the John Cain Arena and Kia Arenas with their retractable or innovative roofs.
Cyclone Tracy Hits Darwin - Christmas Day 1974
Cyclone Tracy was considered to be the most damaging cyclone in Australia's history. Although extremely small in area the wind speeds were substantial. Significant changes to the Wind Loading Standards AS 1170.2 followed. House construction methods changed also.
Australian Summer of Cricket 2024-25
This very brief article is to say that the venues used for the 2024-25 summer of cricket in Australia contests - or at least the stadium roof structures - are the focus for much of the work that our LSAA members are focused on.
Melbourne Arts Centre Spire and Theatres Celebrate 40 Years
An overview of the design development of the Melbourne Arts Centre Spire in the mid 1970s and in particular the lower spire skirt to represent a ballerinas tutu. The upper spire geometry is depicted in a "pre-CAD" drawing from 1977 by Dr Peter Kneen
Carols by Candlelight at the Iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Sidney Myer Music Bowl is the current venue for Carols by Candlelight - since its completion in 1959 - is a pioneering, world class example of tensile architecture using stressed cables in a double curvature form to resist environmental loads (wind) and to act as an effective sound shell for music.
Carols in the Domain Sydney - A Note About the Stage Canopy
History of the Sydney Carols in the Domain Demountable Stage Canopy Structure designed in the 1980s
New Orleans' Superdome Stadium Rennovation
The New Orleans' Superdome is getting a rennovation after 50 years of service. Much of the rennovation works is towards making a better "experience" for patrons which has been a trend in recent years in stadium designs. It played a vital role during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
