Sydney

This year's World Building of the Year has been announced during the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. Australia's Darlington Public School, by fjcstudio, got the nod for its sensitive and inclusive approach to early learning.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has received an ambitious new extension by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA. The project incorporates significant sustainable design and makes use of a decommissioned World War II fuel bunker.

Back in 2013, WilkinsonEyre won a competition to design a skyscraper on Sydney's waterfront. Eight years later, One Barangaroo is finally complete and the twisting tower offers superb views of the area, including Sydney Opera House.

Sydney's new fish market will offer fresh seafood, with a side of sustainable design. Led by 3XN, it will be defined by an attractive roof that hosts a rainwater capture system and helps keep the interior of the market a comfortable temperature.

Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have been chosen to design Australia's new Sydney Airport. The first phase of the four phase project is due to begin operation in 2026 and will feature a degree of sustainable design.

Water filtration may be one of graphene's most directly beneficial capabilities. Now scientists have demonstrated how effective a specially-designed form of graphene can be at purifying water with a pretty challenging test: the filter made water from Sydney Harbour safe to drink in one step.

Although showing some signs of wear after eight decades of use, the wooden escalators of Sydney's Wynyard Station aren't done just yet. Repurposed as a twisting installation by local artist Chris Fox, the heritage timber structures now hang from the ceiling as spectacular heritage-inspired artwork.

Looking to replace some of the natural habitat lost to development in the area, scientists are set to install an artificial reef outside the iconic Sydney Opera House as a way of preserving local marine biodiversity. ​

Japan's Shigeru Ban is a bone-fide starchitect best known for using his considerable talents to design temporary low-cost emergency housing using materials like beer crates and cardboard tubes. Two of his innovative shelters, plus other works, are currently on display in Sydney's SCAF art gallery.

Google has created one of the most comprehensive tours of the Sydney Opera House, that can be accessed without ever setting foot in Australia.

Work has begun on a new luxury tower that will be the centerpiece of the redeveloped Green Square area in Sydney, Australia. Infinity by Crown Group has a distinctive looped design that is pulled down towards one corner to accommodate tiered garden apartments and a rooftop terrace.

Sydney has become the world's first city to feature E Ink-based traffic signs. The signs display information to motorists during special events like football matches or concerts, and promise improved reliability over standard electronic roadsigns.