9/4/2008

Dickson Rothschild included on Queensland's Local Buy preferred Local Government consultant's list for Planning and Design services:


It is a fundamental ambition of Dickson Rothschild to expand existing and foster new working relationships with Local Governments throughout Queensland. To help facilitate these relationships Dickson Rothschild is now listed as a preferred supplier of consultancy services in the areas of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design with the Local Government Association of Queensland's Local Buy procurement service. This listing provides added assurance to all existing and future Local Government clients of both the quality of our work and our capacity to service Local Government projects.

2 August 2007

Dickson Rothschild India & The Delhi International Airport

Dickson Rothschild India was engaged by Larsen and Toubro, one of the largest Construction Companies in India, to provide architectural services as… consultants for the detail design documentation for the new Terminal 3 project at the New Delhi International Airport.  The project scope includes the terminal building, piers and gates and ancillary buildings.  The project is valued at 54 billion INR ($1.4 billion USD).  Sourav Chatterji, Managing Director of Dickson Rothschild India, is managing the delivery of our services.  He can be contacted at schatterji@dicksonrothschild.com.au

Sydney Office Expansion

Due to our strong growth, Dickson Rothschild’s office is expanding across the whole of our current building.  Dickson Rothschild is also acting as architect for the building owners in undertaking a substantial refurbishment of the lower levels prior to expansion.  Work is expected to be completed in September 07.

Brisbane Office

Dickson Rothschild is pleased to announce the establishment of our Brisbane office.  This new practice focuses on providing our clients with planning, urban design and urban infrastructure services for projects throughout Queensland.  Marcus Brooks, Senior Associate is our principal point of contact in Queensland, having recently rejoined Dickson Rothschild following his relocation to Brisbane in 2006.

Current projects include the design of a master planned residential community within Deebing Heights, and numerous due diligence assessments of development potential for large Greenfield sites throughout the emerging Ripley Valley urban centre.

For further information, please contact Marcus Brooks on 0421 910 006 and mbrooks@dicksonrothschild.com.au.

1st August 2007

DR is a proud sponsor of "without frontiers," currently showing at Customs House in Sydney.

without frontiers, is an exhibition of drawings, photographs, sound and models illustrating the work of Architects without Frontiers  (Australia). AWF is currently working on 12 projects in 10 countries. The exhibition showcases the diversity of these projects and considers the role of volunteer architects and designers in helping rebuild communities ravaged by natural and man-made disasters.

Jane Rothschild of DR is a Director of ArchitectsWithout Frontiers.

Architect Without Frontiers (Australia) is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation. Its mission is to provide Australian design expertise to communities, both within Australia and overseas, afflicted by social, environmental or natural disasters. AWF assists in the long-term rebuilding of cities and communities in need, irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Without Frontiers also tells the remarkable story of three of these projects in detail (including a recently completed orphanage and school in war-torn Afghanistan, undertaken in collaboration with Mahboba Rawi, founder of not-for-profit organisation, Mahboba’s Promise, an HIV AIDS orphans training centre in Malawi, and bio-degradable waste pits in Nepal), the volunteers who work on them and the communities they are working with.

This exhibition is partly sponsored by Dickson Rothschild.

Customs House
31 Alfred Street
Circular Quay, Sydney
Ph 02 9242 8595
www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au

Exhibition Dates
2th August – 23rd September 2007
(Gnd floor exhibit extends to 1 Oct)

Exhibition Opening Hours
Weekdays 10am – 7pm
Saturday 11am – 4pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm
Public Holidays – Closed
www.architectswithoutfrontiers.com.au

You can download the exhibitioon catalogue of AWF Australia here

July 2006

Our "Latest" newsleter is available online.

You can download it from this link

Featured Stories include:

• The New Delhi International Airport architecture project
• Hurstville City Centre Urban Form Study

January 2007

King Street Waterfront Heritage Precinct,
Raymond Terrace - Port Stevens Council

Design guidelines for built form, integration of heritage items, public domain and the foreshore. This project encourages development to revitalize this historic town centre by providing access to the Hunter River and controlling for building types on flood prone land.

January 2007

Stewart Street Dundas, DCP - RTA

Dickson Rothschild wrote a site specific DCP including masterplan, built form, access and landscape environmental and amenity controls for this development comprising of 42 townhouses on 1.3ha on a former road reserve.

January 2007

The Entrance Peninsula Planning Strategy

This project evaluates existing conditions and trends that affect built form in The Entrance in Wyong Shire. The result will be to update current zoning provisions of the LEP, amend the relevant DCPs to guide future development of The Entrance, The Entrance North and Long Jetty. The plan calls for a comprehensive approach to upgrading the public domain network, built form, transit circulation and access to the foreshore throughout the Entrance to encourage private development and nurture a heightened sense of place for residents and visitors to this coastal town.

January 2007

Baulkham Hills Town Centre target site DCP

Dickson Rothschild has been hired to write the site specific DCP for a landmark mixed use development of up to 14 storeys on the corner of Windsor and Seven Hills Road in Baulkham Hills.

January 2007

Hurstville Centre Urban Form Study

Dickson Rothschild has developed precinct based design principles and controls for built form, integration of heritage items, public domain, transport and the full range of urban form and function considerations for Hurstville Town Centre NSW. The project includes stakeholder workshops, testing of controls for buildability and feasibility and the review of current DAs.

August 2006

DR would like to welcome 4 new members to the team.
(From left to right: Patricia Gosling (Senior Architect), Nahid Mahmud (Urban Planner), Tasman Storey (Architectural Director) and Debrah Silver (Senior Planner).

July 2006

Our "Latest" newsleter is available online.

You can download it from this link

Featured Stories include:

• Updates on our Paita Sports & Recreational Master Plan in New Caledonia.
• Tuanbo Lake Islands, Jinzhonghe Road from China and many more.

11th April 2006

Dickson Rothschild's Indian Office Opens for Business on the 15th of April.

We are represented by Mr Sourav Chatterji who is an architect and urban designer with professional experience

Contact details:

2/4 Shanti Niketan
New Delhi 110021
India
Phone: +91 11 4601 2084
Fax: +91 11 2411 6824
Mob: +91 98103 33064
Email: schatterji@dicksonrothschild.com.au

14th December 2005

DR wins new projects:

• Hoxton Park Airfield Redevelopment Plan in Liverpool in conjunction with Parsons Brinckerhoff. DR to provide landscape design services and a landscape master plan for the redevelopment of the former airfield.
• Paita Town Centre Master Plan: Paita, New Caledonia: DR was selected to provide urban design and master planning advice to develop a new town centre incorporate sporting, cultural and recreational activities. These facilities may also be used as part of the venues needed for the South Pacific Games in 2011.

9th November 2005

Dickson Rothschild Open House Night Photo.

Please click on the thumbnails below to view larger picture

29th June 2005

Two new jobs have been posted in our career section.

3rd June 2005

Beijing Dickson Rothschild Tianjin Branch Manager Visited DR Sydney Office

12th April 2005

Dickson Rothschild Wins China Competition

Dickson Rothschild won a town centre master planning competition in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province in China. The site is 40ha located next to a national freeway. The design is based on traditional European urban form and streetscape. A major boulevard is created to link urban squares, parks and three stages. Emphasizing on greenery, water, pedestrian friendly environment and mixed use are major characteristics of this scheme. The client was a local developer, Chief China Representative David Yu has been travelling in Europe with client representatives to observe best practices for use in the next phase of design.

11th April 2005

Dickson Rothschild Announces the Move of our Tianjin, China Office

Due to the expansion of our Tianjin office staff, we have moved our Tianjin office. The new location is central to the commercial core of Tianjin and allows Dickson Rothschild to add techincal capabilities to make it a full service office. The new address is:

A-2009 International Commercial Trading Centre
59 Machangdao Road
Hexi District
Tianjin 30023
China
Phone: 86-22-85589058
Fax: 86-22-85589059

21st Feburary 2005

Dragon Boat Race

Photos from last weekend's Dragon Boat Race day in Darling Harbour.
Click on the link to see all the photos from the day.

15th Feburary 2005

Dickson Rothschild Newsletter is now available online.

Dickson Rothschild's 2005 January edition of "The Debrief" is available here
(Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 required)

14th Feburary 2005

New Team Members:

Dickson Rothschild would like to welcome Nathan Huang (Urban Designer), Siang Yee Chuah (Graduate Architect) and Quetzal Diaz de Leon (Architect Assistant) to the team.

7th Feburary 2005

On the boards:

Dickson Rothschild are currently preparing the masterplan for a 140 sq km satellite city on the outskirts of Tianjin, China. Situated in an area of extensive wetlands this forms a challenging exercise of combining ecologically sustainable development with other best practise urban design considerations. Simutaneously the Town Centre master plans as well as the first phase residential and commercial developments are also being investigated.

4th Feburary 2005

In celebration of Giancarlo

Next Friday 11th February is my 28th Birthday. Join us for after-work drinks on Friday 11th February 6:00pm onward upstairs @ the Clock Hotel in Surry Hills. It will be a good opportunity for you to spend a couple of hours with me!!!

Cheers

Giancarlo Cerutti Di Ludovico
Urban Designer

13th November 2004

Fair weather sailing for DR Crew

On 25 November 2004, Dickson Rothschild confidently crossed the start line for the annual RAIA yacht race. Five crew members tracked the course around Sydney Harbour, aboard Venger, enjoying the great late spring weather. Crossing the finish line in fourth place near Quarantine Beach the crew enjoyed lunch before a leisurely sail back down the harbour. Handicap result was sixth from 14 starters in Division 3.

6th November 2004

Another successful appeal in the NSW Land and Environment Court

Project: Symcorp v Leichhardt Council - 728 Darling Street, Rozelle

Dickson Rothschild was engaged by the owner of the former Rozelle Theatre to design an adaptive refurbishment and partial redevelopment of the existing, three storey building. Located on Darling Street, in the heart of Rozelle's retail precinct, the building was originally constructed in the 1930s. The original Theatre use was discontinued a number of years ago and, as a result, the site has been underutilised for some time.

In collaboration with Maddocks Lawyers, Dickson Rothschild recently gained planning approval from the NSW Land and Environment Court for the site's adaptive reuse. The approved development will see the establishment of an active retail ground floor frontage to Darling Street. Commercial office space will be located behind the retail frontage at both mezzanine and first floors. For the upper levels, twelve (12) residential apartments are to be constructed and will include generous private balcony and terrace areas, a common landscaping area to the rear of the site, and designated parking at a basement level.

29th October 2004

Dickson Rothschild would like to welcome Robert Ravelli to the team.

Robert Ravelli has been a planner for more than twenty years. His interests are in mobility alternatives, transit oriented development, urban regeneration and smart growth. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and an understanding of international perspectives.

He was a member of two Urban Land Institute Advisory Panels to consider transit-oriented development options along a proposed light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina and along the State Road 7/US 441 Corridor in Broward County, Florida. In 2003 he was appointed the Executive Director of a non-profit special services district covering an urban neighborhood commercial corridor in South Philadelphia. From 1995 to 2003 Robert was an Assistant Deputy Mayor for the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Transportation.

9th September 2004

Watsons Bay House wins Master Builder of the Year Award for the Alvaro Bros.

The sophisticated Watsons Bay House won the Master Builder of the Year Award for the family building company ‘Alvaro Bros’ on Friday 3 September in the $1 million -$1.5 million for contract houses.Giuseppe Alvaro in an interview for The Sydney Morning Herald stated “we enjoy working for architect’s because it’s demanding and pushes our limits” as did the architecturally designed Watsons Bay home where nothing was standard.

Dickson Rothschild would like to congratulate the Alvaro Bros for their award winning building achievements and for their professionalism.

28th June 2004

The Yaqara Studio City, Fiji is an ongoing master planning project that Dickson Rothschild have been involved from inception in 2001. We have recently been instrumental in formalising the structure plan for the first phase of development of this greenfield development zone in the North East of Viti Levu, Fiji.

15th June 2004

One of our recent architectural projects, Solomon Residence, was featured in the May 20, 2004 edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, Domain lift out. The project involved the renovation and additions to a Federation Cottage.

The resulting design will offer a more open, light, usable home without increasing floor space from the original design. The design also includes the creation of a new pool and landscape.