Norman Disney Young is a leading firm of consulting engineers with a global presence. It sets itself apart by its ability to deliver highly innovative and tailored solutions for clients in a wide range of markets, including buildings, infrastructure, government and sustainability. Established in 1959, it has a long history of engineering excellence and its expertise extends to a range of unique specialties.
Related articles
Dairy Road Masterplan
On a site east of Canberra and adjacent to wetlands, a collaborative team whose process inverts the “master” plan paradigm is gradually designing a diverse neighbourhood in a restored landscape.
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal by ARM Architecture
In a surprising yet entirely appropriate intervention, ARM Architecture has worked with a diverse team of experts to improve acoustics, access and mechanics in one of Australia’s most iconic heritage buildings.
Venturous and engaging: Rockhampton Museum of Art
On Rockhampton’s riverbank, a new art museum designed by local and national practices in partnership connects the city’s architectural heritage with contemporary art and culture.
‘Ugly ducking’ no more: Monash University Building 28
Tasked with adapting an “ugly duckling” university facility in Melbourne into a new complex for a mathematics, earth atmospheres and environments department, Kennedy Nolan has created a design expression that responds to the existing building’s austere, functional modernism.
An architectural pas de deux: Australia 108
Standing in dialogue with Fender Katsalidis’s earlier tower, Eureka, a new tall tower attempts to walk the sensitive line between public engagement, community development and private residence.
Civic bravura: Waterloo Apartments
In this raw concrete block, Chenchow Little does not shy away from firmly anchoring its work in the urban fabric of Sydney’s fast-growing Green Square precinct and making an emphatic mark through scale.
Work the room: The Commons QV
This co-working space in Melbourne’s CBD designed by Foolscap Studio champions different working styles – from conversations in the amphitheatre to brainstorming in a sensory room.
Pattern is king: Melbourne Central Arcade
Melbourne architecture practice Kennedy Nolan has revitalized the public arcades of Melbourne Central, strengthening the centre’s character and heightening the user experience.
Angle of repose: Bendigo Hospital
Suffused with a conscious connection to place and community, Bendigo’s new hospital designed by Silver Thomas Hanley and Bates Smart fosters a sense of repose with quiet confidence and civic gravitas.
Building for a Future Gold Coast
Sheona Thomson considers the lasting impact of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games venues on communities, “where arguably infrastructure is playing catch-up to growth.”
