Sydney Opera House awarded world’s highest civil engineering recognition
The Sydney Opera House joins other leading historic landmarks after being awarded the world’s highest civil engineering recognition.
Tag: heritage engineering
Engineers are ensuring this heritage-listed building continues to shine
The University of Canberra has partnered with the Australian Academy of Science, GML Heritage and GHD to develop an innovative ...
More than museum pieces: the fight to keep Australia’s moveable engineering heritage in working order
Moveable heritage such as steam trains, vintage cars and 20th century biplanes are an inspiring glimpse into “engineering in the ...
How engineers brought new life to this historic site in the heart of Melbourne
Building on historical sites can be a difficult task at the best of times, but for the engineers working on ...
Brisbane’s 80-year-old Story Bridge stands as an example of engineering excellence
Eighty years after its opening, the Story Bridge remains a defining element of the Brisbane cityscape, but it also stands ...
An enduring Indigenous engineering project illuminates a path to a sustainable future
Budj Bim is a sophisticated and complex aquaculture system comprising weirs, dams and stone canals designed to manipulate water levels ...
The 120-year journey to build Australia’s Adelaide-to-Darwin railway
Australia would approach the task of building The Ghan, an almost 3000 km rail line stretching through the nation’s centre, ...
50 years after its role in the first moon landing, Australia looks to a bright future in space exploration
More than 600 million people tuned in to watch the first footage of a human walking on the moon’s surface. ...
6000-year-old Aboriginal engineering feat named to World Heritage list
One of the finest examples of ancient aquaculture and hydraulic engineering is right in Australia’s backyard.
New book tells the stories behind 100 Australian engineering innovations
Budj Bim, the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme, satellite tracking stations — these are just a few of Australia’s many engineering ...
