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lahznimmo architects design a new building at the Museum Discovery Centre in Sydney

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Sydney-based studio lahznimmo architects has designed a new building for the Powerhouse Museum’s Museums Discovery Centre (MDC) in Castle Hill, Sydney, Australia. The new 9,000 square-meter building, known as Building J, adds to the six buildings currently on the site. This building provides storage for the Powerhouse collection and archives, and includes a public viewing space capable of housing planes, trains and automobiles. There are additional spaces for workshops, events, laboratories, photography and research work.

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Sydney Design Week 2023

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15-24 September 2023, Sydney, AUSTRALIA.

Powerhouse, the largest museum group in Australia, launches the 27th edition of Sydney Design Week with over 60 events including tours, workshops and public architecture across the city. With reference to the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, the theme this year is Amodern. This is explored via six ‘fields of enquiry’, namely Eco-Systems, Material Cultures, Communal Cities, Micro Cycles, Connected Threads and Photofields. Powerhouse / Sydney Design Week 2023

SDW Holman Innovation Award PHIVE Brett Boardman
The Holdmark Innovation Award for ‘outstanding contemporary innovative design in the Australian built environment’ was awarded to the PHIVE Community, Cultural and Civic Hub. Photo Brett Boardman
SDW ACE Sydney 1st Level
Talks, workshops and Supper Session at the Ace Hotel, Sydney. Image Ace Hotel
Powerhouse SDW Communal Cities
Communal Cities, one of the programs at Sydney Design Week