More than just a 50m swimming pool Contemporary aquatic centres are more than just pools for lane swimming. They have transformed over time from a focus on cultivating sporting champions to a facility for all capacities and cultures offering leisure, fitness and most importantly, the essential ability to swim. As we continue to urbanise our […]

NBRSARCHITECTURE has been awarded the 2020 AIA Justice Facilities Award for the design of Dillwynia Maximum-Security Correctional Centre Expansion. The annual award acknowledges architecture that demonstrates innovation within the justice sector. The vision for the expansion project was to create spaces that align to life and society outside of the facility. This approach positively influences […]

Design for Society The fabric of society is a complex weave. We are social beings relying on relationship and dependence as community foundations. Our co-dependence is an innate force which is strengthened through carefully arranging the threads in the collective cloth. An ordered community is not an oppressed one. It has strength if its allegiance […]

The 19th of October saw the launch of the annual NBRS Student Research Publication. This year’s edition entitled Building Blocks, by Benjamin Chen, investigates the links between early learning, community engagement and the autonomy of the child in their own learning. “Early learning centres need to provide the building blocks necessary to nurture and teach […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have officially opened the Taronga Institute of Science and Learning at Sydney’s world-famous Taronga Zoo. As part of their 16-day tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand, the royal couple visited the Institute to learn about the ground-breaking work the zoo is undertaking and to engage with conservation […]

Celebrated annually on the first Friday in May, Administrative Professionals Day recognises the efforts of support staff throughout Australia. We would like to thank our hardworking finance and administration team including Karen Barrow, Carolyn Whitton and San Dang for all of their efforts to ensure the smooth running of our practice.

The evening of Tuesday the 20th of March 2018 gave NBRSARCHITECTURE the opportunity to celebrate the working partnerships that have been forged over the last 50 years. As the storm rolled in over the harbour our Directors, Studio Principals and Associates welcomed guests from all facets of NBRS’ journey since 1968. The night was full […]

NBRS is proud to give a first look into PLC Sydney’s Hamilton Building. Sunday the 11th of February saw the opening of the new Junior School at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney. The opening was attended by staff, students and featured honoured guest, NSW Premier the Honourable Gladys Berejiklian. The NBRS Education Studio has created an innovative […]

NBRS is made up of architects and designers from a range of ages and backgrounds. We pride ourselves on the diversity across our practice and want to take a moment to celebrate the achievements of some of our younger team members. From Student Architect to Registered Architect A huge congratulation to Luen Samonte for receiving […]

Noel Bell, one half of the founding partners of NBRSARCHITECTURE passed away on 12 September 2017.  Noel, born in Namibia, was 91. He studied architecture at The University of Natal South Africa and arrived in Australia in 1955 with his wife Barbara.  Noel’s early architecture experience was with the Commonwealth Dept. of Works in Canberra, […]

The 22nd of August 2017 saw the opening of the brand-new Infants Campus at St George Christian School in Sans Souci of Sydney’s South. An innovative modular building designed by NBRSARCHITECTURE, the entire structure was assembled offsite and installed with minimal impact on the students, teachers and local community. “Education specialists NBRS designed a two storey […]

NBRSARCHITECTURE Student Partnership is an annual program with some of the most creative young minds in the design industry. This unique intern partnership encourages students to investigate collaboratively and provides an opportunity to experiment through the interplay of research and design. The program also provides students with insight into the architectural design and documentation process, […]

The Thyne Reid Boatshed, was opened in May nestled along the banks of Burns Bay in Sydney’s North. This state of the art Boat Shed has brought a new sense of identity to the club and has reinvigorated rowing at the University of Sydney by providing a new, fresh and dynamic architectural identity. In the […]

The Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre is the newest family friendly, community minded facility to be opened in Auburn. Just in time for Summer this exciting and welcoming facility is now open right in the heart of the Cumberland area. The Aquatic Centre’s predecessor the Auburn Pool, which opened back in 1959, saw the birth of […]

Adding a 500 seat grandstand to a leafy, environmentally sensitive war memorial sports oval at Barker college, Sydney, has resulted in a delicate incision by the NBRSARCHITECTURE team. The college not only needed improved sports facilities but also protected space for outdoor learning and socialising. The design solution created 3 small canopy pods seating about […]