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The 2025 International Chapter Architecture Awards were recently held in Osaka, Japan. Among this year’s recipients was the Oman Across Ages Museum, awarded the Australian Institute of Architects International Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. The jury praised the museum’s design for its commanding use of scale, geometry, light, and form to create an architecture that is as expressive as it is functional. Described as a world-class destination, the museum is a dynamic centre for culture, learning, and social exchange. It offers flexible environments for exhibitions, installations and performances - all carefully orchestrated to enhance visitor engagement and national storytelling. Delivered by COX from competition win in 2014 through to its completion in 2023, the museum is a testament to a decade-long collaboration and creative vision. Congratulations to the many hands who contributed to this landmark project. 🔗 Read more on the museum here: https://lnkd.in/g7A2dmSG

It’s Brisbane Open House time once again – and 2025 marks their biggest event in five years with over 90 buildings and 50 events.    Join us for a behind-the scenes look at Old Mineral House, COX's Brisbane home. Old Mineral House is one of the few remaining Victorian buildings in Brisbane - a rare architectural reminder of the city's industrial heritage. Constructed in 1888, it has sweeping views to the River and Gardens, and is immediately adjacent to Kangaroo Point Bridge.    COX Director Richard Coulson will also be leading a guided walk across the Kangaroo Point Bridge, alongside Brisbane City Council Place Manager, Peter Leeds. The Bridge was recently honoured with three accolades at the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 Queensland Architecture Awards, including the Queensland Architecture Medallion, this is your chance to learn more about one of Brisbane’s newest landmarks. 📌 Where: COX Architecture Brisbane Studio (Level 2, 2 Edward Street, Brisbane 4000) 🕠 When: Saturday 19 July at 11am and 1pm 🎫 Bookings: Not required – register on arrival Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gmV5DhEq 📸Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones --------------------------------------------------------- Led by Brisbane City Council, the large Kangaroo Point Bridge team included: Client: @Brisbane City Council Principal Contractor: BESIX Watpac Embedded Specialists: Rizzani de Eccher, Tensa Engineering: WSP in Australia, Architecture and Design: Blight Rayner Architecture, Dissing+Weitling, ASPECT Studios, Right Angle Studio, Inc., Blaklash, UAP | Urban Art Projects Communication and Stakeholder: Rowland Concept and Reference Design: Brisbane City Council with Arup and COX Architecture

We are thrilled to announce four new elevations in Adelaide. Jennifer Drake has been elevated to Senior Associate, with Samuel Chua, Cameron Keene and Adrian Conterno each stepping into the role of Associate. Jen joined COX in 2021. Since, she has delivered interiors for major city-shaping projects, formed part of the national research team and RAP working group, and brought warmth and inspiration to the studio environment. For Sam, Cam and Adrian, this elevation marks a milestone in a journey that began together at the University of South Australia. After graduating in the same year, they each forged their own professional paths before reuniting at COX. Now, they bring a complementary blend of design talent, thoughtful leadership, and strong client relationships to the Associate team. Please join us in congratulating Jen, Sam, Cam, and Adrian.

A new era for performance, culture and place in Parramatta. The City of Parramatta has officially endorsed the $276.8 million redevelopment of Riverside Theatress, a major cultural investment that redefines the role of performance, public space and civic identity in Western Sydney. COX, with 3XN/GXN, Aileen Sage, Turf Design Studio and bangawarra, has designed a bold new cultural landmark - one that expands the scale, quality and ambition of performance in Greater Sydney. Together, we are reimagining Riverside Theatres as a porous, people-focused precinct - grounded in Country, connected to place, and expressive of Parramatta’s identity as Australia’s next global city. The design is driven by spatial generosity, acoustic precision, and legible public movement. At its heart are four distinct venues: -New 1,500-seat lyric theatre -Revitalised 700-seat Riverside Playhouse -Flexible 325-seat black-box theatre -110-seat digital studio and cinema Sited on the river’s edge, Riverside will anchor the city’s cultural precinct and connect to the new Powerhouse - reinforcing this part of #Parramatta as a critical cultural node.

Don’t miss our next featured artists at the COX Gallery: Shining by Kate Vassallo and James Lieutenant.    Kate and James met while studying at the ANU School of Art & Design in 2008. They have shared a studio together since graduating in 2010, finding inspiration and closeness through working side by side, while each sustaining their own distinct processes and ideas.     Colour, light, time, materiality and process are central to both artists’ work. Both artists are drawn to working with repetitious and slow-moving creative processes.    This exhibition is intended to bring their individual art practices together.    When: 14 July – 15 August, with the gallery open from 9am-5pm  Where: The COX Gallery is located at 1/19 Eastlake Parade, Kingston, ACT    🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gHSQyzMB   📸 Photography credit: Andrew Sikorski, Jessica Maurer, Pew Pew Studio 

Set to become EY’s future home in Melbourne, 111 Bourke Street is a 20-level commercial office tower, part of the broader East End Place development. COX has repurposed the building and reimagined the public realm and lower levels to enhance the bustling city precinct while creating innovative new spaces to support EY and the future worker. At the centre of the design approach is a “touching lightly” ethos, where existing elements of the building are enhanced while new opportunities are created for city placemaking and experiences. Crafted terracotta ‘pavilions’ at the base form a network of spaces for collaboration or calm, each with the ability to be disassembled or reconfigured in the future.  🔗 read more on the project here: https://lnkd.in/gzNzBMHp Client: Charter Hall and Brookfield Properties Builder: Buildcorp Consultant team: AECOM, Arup, Codicote, Greenshoot Consulting, Oculus Studios, Rider Levett Bucknall RLB, Urbis, WSP in Australia

As #NAIDOC Week 2025 celebrates “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” COX marks 10 years of partnership with CareerTrackers - a program empowering First Nations students to lead, innovate, and shape the future. Through real-world internships, mentorship, and lasting support, this collaboration is helping future leaders like Roi Indich-Navon turn passion into purpose, and forge meaningful careers in architecture and beyond. “I remember my high-school mentor recommending the Year 10 program, and I almost overlooked it, thinking it was too good to be true. At the time, I didn’t know what I wanted to pursue – but applying changed everything. It helped me carve out a passion for architecture and set me on a clear path,” said Roi Indich-Navon. 🔗 Read about Roi’s journey as a CareerTrackers student on the COX website: https://lnkd.in/gkbuVzHg

Congratulations to our very own Ashleigh Sullivan, named one of Australian Design Review’s #30UNDER30 for Interior Design. Ashleigh’s thoughtful, sustainability-driven approach is shaping a better future for the design industry, and we're so proud to see her talent recognised alongside other inspiring emerging designers.

Optus Stadium continues to set the standard as one of the world’s most versatile and beautiful sporting venues.     In June alone, over 350,000 fans passed through the gates for eight major events across AFL - Australian Football League, National Rugby League, Rugby Union, and Football – from State of Origin to the return of The British & Irish Lions – proving its resilience and iconic status on the global stage.    Designed by COX in collaboration with Hassell and HKS, Inc., Optus Stadium’s June performance wasn’t just a test of endurance – it was a showcase of what makes this venue great. Fans-first. Resilient. World-Class.     🔗Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gdFBPz_y

Last weekend, Adelaide Botanic High School Expansion was recognised with the Award for Educational Architecture at the 2025 SA Architecture Awards.   Described by the jury as “a confident and responsive continuation” of its award-winning predecessor, the expansion delivers calm, flexible spaces tailored to evolving educational needs - right in the heart of one of Adelaide’s most vibrant knowledge corridors. 🔗 read more: https://lnkd.in/gpZK54Hs   We extend our congratulations and would like to thank the talented teams who brought this project to life, including the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Lendlease, KBR, Inc., Arup, TCL, AECOM, STENTEC, NDY, Trento Fuller, Rawtec, and artist Tony Wilson. 📷 Peter Clarke