Australian Design Review

Features
One to watch: Ministry of Design
Ministry of Design’s Colin Seah describes himself as ‘quintessentially Singaporean’ – his practice though, global in outlook, produces architecture that is anything but an exercise in tropical idealism or vernacular appropriation.
Interiors
Mitchelton Winery
Showing deference to existing architectural form, Hecker Guthrie blends a warm & natural material palette with clever sculptural details to breathe new life into this 1970s landmark in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley.
Architecture
KIOSC
With the Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) in Melbourne, Woods Bagot delivers a sustainable architectural design that responds to the building’s environment.
Interiors
Alfred & Constance
Derlot’s Alexander Lotersztain reinvigorates two timber Queenslanders in the heart of Fortitude Valley to produce a labyrinth of bars and dining areas imbued with whimsy and humour.
Features
Notes from Milan: Charles Wilson
Take a peek into Charles Wilson’s diary from this year’s Milan Furniture Fair and find out what he thought were some of the highlights.
Features
Theatre of Situation: Dashila(b)
In one of Beijing’s oldest surviving hutongs, an unusual model of development is being tested. Rather than tabula rasa-style reinvention, the hope is to achieve ‘revitalisation’ through cultural reactivation and a piecemeal renewal that will preserve the area’s historic character. Austin Williams investigates.

News
South Australian Architecture Awards winners
The Australian Institute of Architects announces the winners of the 2013 South Australian Architecture Awards.
Objects
Tangle
Tangle is a triangular-based coffee table created by Adelaide-based designer Liam Mugavin – an associate furniture designer at the Jam Factory.

News
Northern Territory Architecture Awards winners
A commercial project has been awarded the top prize at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Northern Territory Architecture Awards.
News
Made Here Now
An initiative of three young Brisbane designers, this pop-up workshop at Artisan in Brisbane is part exhibition, part design studio and part retail store.
News
City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize shortlist
A total of five projects have been shortlisted for the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize.

VIDEOS

News
Herman Miller’s Liveable Office Award 2013
Herman Miller Asia Pacific has launched a competition to discover the region’s most engaging and user-focused workplace – opening Monday 10 June.
DesignWall
Apical office fitout
Colour is the main focus for this small commercial fitout, in which a series of triangular facets playfully – and functionally – inhabits the space.