Woods Bagot in collaboration with NH Architecture, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Looking like a cutting edge set of organ pipes, more at home at a Hillsong centre from certain angles (if only they played more of the good time oldies). The Melbourne Convention Centre was designed by Woods Bagot [link], in collaboration with NH Architecture [link] and was completed in 2009.

Jackson Architecture, Melbourne Park National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia

With futuristic lines more a kin to something like out of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park designed by Jackson Architecture [link] was completed in 2012. Let's just hope for the sake of the future of Australian tennis, that the computer controlled HVAC system doesn't do a HAL.