Developers Lend Lease have secured a AUS$1bn+ scheme at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia working in collaboration with AEG Ogden, Capella Capital and Spotless as the consortium Destination Sydney. The architects on this mammoth project are OMA, Populous and HASSELL. The scheme will see a considered redevelopment project designed to inject renewed interest in the area for an economic boost.

Included in the scheme are a 900-room hotel, a new urban neighbourhood (Haymarket), the International Convention Centre Sydney, an exhibition centre and a ‘red carpet entertainment venue’. The crystalline International Convention Centre will sport a 2,000-capacity ballroom and highly flexible conference rooms and will be coupled with an exhibition centre with over 35,000 sq m of prime display space.