What is ENVISION? ENVISION is a Student Partnership Program by NBRS. Through this program we partner with some of the most creative young minds in the architecture and design industry. This unique internship program encourages students to investigate collaboratively and provides them with an opportunity to experiment through an interplay of research and design. What […]

Last week Lord Mayor Clover Moore opened the Alexandra Canal transport depot – Sydney’s first industrial-sized Tesla Powerpack battery and solar installation. Powered by 1600 solar panels and supported by a battery capable of storing 500-kilowatt hours of energy, the depot supports plans to ensure that half of the City of Sydney’s power comes from […]

On March 15th and 16th the Sydney Build Expo was held at the Royal Hall of Industries at Moore Park. On the first day NBRS Director of Strategy & Finance James Ward presented a keynote speech “Modular Fast & Smart, Buildings for All Occasions”. NBRS is at the forefront of modular design and has implemented […]

A comprehensive architectural education is founded on design collaboration and discourse across a broad range of academic and practical fields. NBRS is committed to supporting students in their architectural education in the classroom and outside. Last week, NBRS proudly sponsored the Agency 2017 Student Congress held in Sydney from 28 November to 2 December. The […]

Macquarie University was established in the 1960s on a greenfield site north west of Sydney. The campus grew quickly evoking the times through modernist forms and heavy brick and honest concrete materiality. The academic offices were closed solid wall environments. Two of the earliest structures on the campus were buildings E7A and the adjacent E7B […]

A major $300 Million project is being completed across New Zealand. For the last 3 ½ years NBRSARCHITECTURE has been design adviser to the Ministry of Education for four new schools in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. The large-scale project has delivered state of the art, culturally sensitive and responsive Modern Learning Environments (MLE) as part […]

On Friday 12th May, NBRSARCHITECTURE had the pleasure of co-hosting the SMART Breakfast Seminar alongside social research company McCrindle at Macquarie University’s newest building: the E7A Miller Building. As designers of the building, NBRS Directors Andrew Duffin and James Ward spoke of incorporating different types learning spaces suitable for academics and the varying aspects of […]

Bringing schools into the 21st century through flexible, innovative spaces [PWC. APRIL 2017] “We shape our buildings and afterwards, our buildings shape us” – Winston Churchill Education is universally recognised as a pillar for both economic and social growth in any society. Government spending on education in Australia reflects our priority of investing in the […]

St Andrew’s Cathedral School has over 130 years of history, and is Sydney’s quintessential city school, a place as diverse, changing and future-focused as the CBD that surrounds us (St Andrews Cathedral School).  St Andrew’s Cathedral School, or SACS, has been transforming their facilities to meet with contemporary pedagogy and provide a collaborative learning and […]

Architectural Designer Katie Williams and Landscape Architect Nicholas Ison, of NBRSARCHITECTURE, recently led a small team in the design of ‘The Canopy’ – a vibrant and innovative entry for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Architecture Commission Design Competition. With assistance from Sophie Geelan (NBRSLandscape) and Mandy Flack (NBRSGraphics) the team created a pop-up design […]

StationPlus is an innovative solution to the often wasted ‘in-between’ time and space of commuting designed by NBRSARCHITECTURE. As cities continue to grow and technology advances, the way that we work is shifting and the places where we work must begin to adapt. The hours we spend commuting on a daily basis result in underutilised […]

What is ENVISION? The ENVISION Student Partnership is an annual program run by NBRS with some of the most creative young minds in the design industry. This unique intern program encourages students to investigate collaboratively and provides them with an opportunity to experiment through an interplay of research and design. What have previous students said […]

NBRSARCHITECTURE latest innovation tested the boundaries of modular design. Our entry for Super Sky Scrapers‘ Steel City: Container Skyscrapers competition, created an agile residential solution in the heart of Mumbai, utilising shipping containers as the main building components. The NBRS design, Lotus of Dharavi, purposefully utilises vertical space in order to free up urban space by […]

Referred to as Sydney’s Fastest Growing Town, Oran Park is growing at a rapid pace. Sitting 60km south west of Sydney, the new Oran Park Town boasts much more than the dairy farms and a motor race track that it was previously known for. It is estimated by 2020 that Oran Park will accommodate 25,000 […]

April 2015 marks the construction start for the new Cairnsfoot School in Brighton Le Sands, Sydney, for the Department of Education and Communities. Its significance is that about 80% of the buildings will be constructed off site, prefabricated then transported for installation. The modular solution has been designed for an agile, safe delivery of componentry […]