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Latest Articles and links - December 2024

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.

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.