Architecture + Urban Design

‘Treat ‘em like mushrooms’: The Governmental art of evasion
The urbandictionary.com defines the expression, ‘Treat ‘em like mushrooms’, as politely as any. Concealing information from someone. Keeping someone uninformed…
Salty Tale – Captain Munchies – Sore sight for eyes
Dear Editor, The derelict Captain Munchies (corner of Parry and Beach Streets, and Elder Place, Fremantle) is encircled by a…
Many shovels turn first sod at Wyn Carr House
WA Housing and Homelessness Minister, John Carey MLA, today launched the first milestone in the redevelopment of Uniting WA’s Wyn…
Rarely A Dull Moment – A bitter capsule (hotel) for some to swallow, facades, and zoning
A very pleasant day to you all, dear readers. Here's three Council items from the Ordinary Meeting of City of…
A Hotel?
As folk around Freo would know, the Navy Club building at 64 High Street, Fremantle, or a part of it,…
What do you think?
Now if you are looking for something to do right now other than visiting a certain Mexican tall ship in…
Rarely a dull moment – The ‘Lylo’, Clontarf St, Norfolk St – and The Tree
A very big night, with hot topics on the menu, at last Wednesday night’s Freo Council meeting, 11 September 2024.…
Suffolk Hotel no more?
We first brought to our readers attention the development application to build what we dubbed the ‘Sussex Hotel’, at the…
South Mole reopens
As we recently predicted it would, South Mole today re-opened to public vehicles. As regular readers know, access has been…