The latest in interiors
Yasmine Ghoniem is the founder and director of YSG Studio, which she established in 2020 as a multidisciplinary practice combining architecture, interiors and curation. She has now come on board as a mentor and judge for Australian Design Review‘s next 30UNDER30 cohort for 2026/2027. Only a year after Ghoniem launched YSG, the studio was named […]
Six heritage warehouses beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been reimagined into a thriving workspace. Wedged beneath the hulking steel arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, where Lavender Bay’s industrial ghosts once rattled around empty concrete shells, six 1920s warehouses have swapped rust for revival with the energy of more than 100 businesses calling the […]
Last week Australian Design Review and SJB hosted The Curved Path, a Pineapple Soup event, ahead of entries opening for the 2026/2027 30UNDER30 program this week. The event was held in SJB’s Sydney studio and welcomed members of the A+D industry for a panel discussion on the diverse pathways a career in architecture can take. […]
Designed by Gaia Starace Design, Sabbia Residence is a compact beachfront apartment located in Freshwater, Sydney. What it lacks in square metres it makes up for in abundance with bespoke artistic touches that elevate everyday living. Custom pieces create cohesion Rome-born, Sydney-based Starace drew on her multidisciplinary background combining architecture, art and custom joinery design […]
Head of her eponymous design studio for nigh on quarter of a century, Miriam (Mim) Fanning has been racking up the accolades on a regular basis since then. Last year, she was named the recipient of the Interior Design Excellence Awards’ Gold Medal but that’s not her only experience with programs created by Niche Media(the […]
Last Thursday, seven practices from around the country came together at ForestOne’s showroom in the inner Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford to present their portfolios to an invited audience and representatives of this year’s Interior Excellence Awards jury panel. Following the Shortlist Reveal event at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney a couple of weeks […]
Newcastle’s beaches, ocean baths, laneways, parks and landmarks are being transformed for 10 days in a celebration of art, music and ideas. Run by the City of Newcastle from 25 September to 4 October, the program for the sixth New Annual festival includes over 400 artists, 40 events and seven new commissions. Building on the […]
For the fifth year of what has swiftly become the primary annual mentorship and creative pathways program for emerging professional designers and architects, Australian design brand King Living has come on board as a co-major partner. Australian Design Review talks to the brand’s head of design, Chris Cooke about King Living’s decision to support the […]
Sydney Contemporary is returning to Carriageworks for its 10th year, bringing together the largest gathering of leading contemporary art galleries from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and around the world. Ahead of the fair opening on 3 September, ADR asks three creative women working across the Australian art and design industry to share their thoughts on […]
Behind a pink door in the inner Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill lies a family home that reimagines the Victorian terrace as a light-filled, modern space while honouring the building’s classic character. Designed by IF Architecture, the renovation of Northside Terrace gives the home a renewed expression, reshaping its spaces while meticulously restoring the historic […]
Sixty-four percent of global textile production uses synthetic fibres, while only about nine percent of plastics are successfully recycled each year worldwide. The latest National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) exhibition, Plant Life, seeks to provide alternative material solutions derived from plants. As our reliance on synthetic products – plastics, synthetic adhesives, polyester, synthetic foams… the […]
Colour has always been a key component of the designer’s handbook, but it’s only recently that we’ve started to understand why certain colours make us feel certain ways. Through understanding the psychology of colour, Herman Miller is repositioning the use of colour as a design strategy, creating human-centric, impactful products with purpose. When it comes […]
The latest in architecture
Emerging architects, interior designers, product designers and built environment innovators are invited to apply for the next 30UNDER30 cohort – with the program set to celebrate its five-year reunion. Australian Design Review (ADR) has now opened entries for the 2026/2027 intake of its 30UNDER30 program, inviting Australia’s brightest emerging design talent to put themselves forward […]
Six heritage warehouses beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been reimagined into a thriving workspace. Wedged beneath the hulking steel arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, where Lavender Bay’s industrial ghosts once rattled around empty concrete shells, six 1920s warehouses have swapped rust for revival with the energy of more than 100 businesses calling the […]
Sibling Architecture translates Angela Tiatia’s visual language into an atmospheric journey through Newcastle Art Gallery. Newcastle Art Gallery opens the doors to Muse on 26 September, and anyone expecting a straightforward retrospective is in for a surprise. The first major exhibition of Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia‘s decades-long practice comes with an exhibition design by Sibling […]
International keynote architects headline Melbourne and Sydney events examining housing, belonging and governance in cities today. Presented by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation for its eighth edition, Living Cities Forum returns to Melbourne and Sydney this August with a line-up of international speakers exploring what it means to build cities with care. Established in 2017 as […]
The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) has launched a new guide titled Walk Together: Design Guided by Country. Freely available online, the document has been developed by the AIA First Nations Advisory Committee (FNAC) and Cultural Reference Panel as a resource specifically for the built environment industry. The guide covers a range of areas, including […]
The City of Sydney has today (11 August 2027) revealed the concept design for a new public square opposite Sydney Town Hall. Designed by architects JPW and landscape architects ASPECT Studios, the square is expected to be completed in 2031. Four decades after the Council purchased the site to enable the square, the vision for […]
In a world shaped by increasing complexity, highly specialised typologies – such as laboratories, defence facilities, learning environments and hospitals – must meet exacting technical, operational and compliance imperatives. Yet their enduring success depends equally on architectural rigour, spatial clarity and a deep sense of care. In these settings, every design decision carries consequence, shaping not […]
Outback Queensland and the French countryside don’t typically exist in the same sentence, but for the McMahon family, the two go hand in hand. After 100 years of running their Stanthorpe family farm, the McMahons are sharing the love with a new purpose-built 150-capacity wedding venue on the property that brings the essence of France […]
Fifty artists across 20 venues will transform the capital’s gardens, lakes and public spaces into a free contemporary art trail this spring. Returning for its sixth edition from 11-31 October 2026, the Canberra Art Biennial has unveiled a spring program that treats the capital itself as raw material. Presented by contour 556, the free festival […]
A Dadaist collage of fragments, a house that refuses to pick a lane, an extension that accompanies rather than overshadows its counterpoint… this home renovation by Open Studio Architecture in Melbourne’s inner north combines architectural styles across its awkward site, allowing the garden to remain the focus. Radical separation When working with existing buildings, the […]
Stantec’s engineering feat threads a $853 million university campus above Perth’s busiest transport corridor. Rising above the daily churn of buses and trains, the newly opened Edith Cowan University (ECU) City campus has landed in the middle of Perth’s central business district as the first comprehensive university campus the city has ever hosted within its […]
We often see the finished product on display in gallery spaces, so it’s refreshing to see the thinking and grunt work behind the scenes become the focus. This exhibition at RMIT Galleries in Melbourne ventures into how practice research has provided powerful methodologies for developing new visions, ideas and processes that shape the future of […]
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