Last week, the Minns Labor Government unveiled The Cutaway, Sydney’s newest cultural and events playground that will operate 24/7. What was once a concrete shell housed beneath Barangaroo Reserve, is now a highly-stylised, world-class cultural and events space. Sitting at a massive 10,000 square metres, including two mezzanine levels and a total capacity of 3000, […]
Wellness shifts from aspiration to expectation as Nook infrared saunas move into the architectural brief, bringing with them a sharper focus on ritual, recovery and daily reset. In the current design landscape, where wellbeing is now a major consideration in most briefs and clients have a sharper sense of how they want to live, the […]
Candyce Huntsman is a Melbourne-based interior designer who runs her own practice. AKI Design focuses on the furnishing layer of a project, where materiality, balance and atmosphere are carefully resolved. Below, the member of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026 reflects on her sources of inspiration, being featured in Vogue Living and the importance of collaboration. […]
Just as the cosmos offers endless opportunities for discovery, Modul Space by Bosse, is a wonderland of potential configurations. Maybe there’s just something in the name… earlier this month Artemis II explored new possibilities in space. Meanwhile, Modul Space, the furniture system from Bosse and distributed by Innerspace in Australia, is predicated on the concept […]
The software company’s first permanent Victorian office is a two-level adaptive reuse project inside the Queen & Collins tower. Designed to be flexible and frictionless, the new CBD workplace features 93 ergonomic points to pull up and work, with space for events of up to 100 people, including employees from Melbourne and Atlassian’s global network. […]
An eye-catching pop of Palm Springs boldness has arrived on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The Monty is the latest in a string of tired (albeit affordable) Australian motels to be transformed into boutique, design-driven accommodation. Completed in late 2025, the project is preceded by refurbishments like Motel Molly by Richards Stanisich and The […]
To coincide with this year’s event, Roche Bobois has unveiled its new outdoor collection. Designed for terraces, gardens and poolside settings, the new collection expresses the brand’s boldness, savoir-faire and commitment to comfort, through an elegant and contemporary vision of outdoor design. There are two central pillars to the new collection: Catalina Catalina is an […]
Cosentino unveils Éclos and expands Dekton at KBIS 2026, setting a bold new benchmark for performance, sustainability and design depth. At KBIS 2026 Cosentino stepped forward with confidence and undeniable clarity, revealing a material vision that feels both precise and expansive. The launch of Éclos represents a new direction in how mineral surfaces are conceived, […]
The Sydney-based founder and director of his eponymous design firm, Greg Natale is celebrating 25 years in 2026. Over that quarter of a century, the multi award-winner has been featured in numerous publications and named as one of The World’s Most Influential Designers by AD Mexico. Here, the designer shares his favourite Roche Bobois furniture […]
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will once again see a takeover of the St Kilda Road venue in December 2026 for the next Triennial, following its previous iterations in 2017/18, 2020/21 and 2023/24. Launched by NGV director Tony Ellwood and introduced by the local member for Albert Park Nina Taylor, the next Triennial will […]
Last week, the Melbourne-based Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) 30UNDER30 cohort came together for the first time on Thursday 9 April – here’s how it went. This year’s 30UNDER30 settled in at Culter & Co.’s private dining room for a warm in-person welcome to the program and the people who make it happen. There were some […]
Morgan Wolpers is a Sydney-based interior designer at Lawless & Meyerson whose practice is shaped by a non-traditional pathway and an interest in interdisciplinary thinking. Below, the member of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026 reflects on finding her place in the industry and why depth matters in an increasingly fast-paced design landscape. Australian Design […]
Jack Crowe is the videographer and social media manager at Melbourne-based firm DKO Architecture. An ‘innovator of the built world’ within Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 cohort for 2025/2026, Crowe uses visual storytelling to bridge disciplines and communicate design. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Jack Crowe: I entered the 30UNDER30 program […]
For the first time, the Vivid Sydney Minds program brings together a line‑up of leading thinkers shaping the way we design and experience our cities. Vivid Sydney has gradually gathered a broad cross-section of creative industries since its inception as a smart light festival in 2009. Initially focused on art and light projections, the annual […]
Angela Liang’s work explores how people, place and culture shape the spaces we create. Through residential projects, she uses drawing as an influential problem-solving design method and a framework for collaboration. The Rothelowman team member is now looking forward to putting this into practice as one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/26. Why did […]
Joining Envirotecture’s Talina Edwards and Andy Marlow – already announced as curators for next year’s conference – Vanessa Girling and Agatha Partyka have been appointed to bring fresh perspectives to the event’s planning. “Girling and Partyka bring diverse perspectives shaped by varied pathways into practice, cultural experiences, and active engagement in advocacy and community-led initiatives,” […]
A surging jobs market, rising salaries and shifting expectations are reshaping how architecture and design studios compete, hire and retain. The architecture and design jobs market is pacing steadily, with a clear pattern emerging from the latest Australian and New Zealand market data. ‘The AU/NZ Architecture and Design Market Report‘ says demand has accelerated with […]
Milica Božić’s research-driven practice focuses on curation and exhibitions about architecture, shaped by her cross-cultural experience across Australia, Italy and Serbia. Named in Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026, she brings a critical approach to heritage and its representation. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Milica Božić: I entered the 30UNDER30 […]
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will once again see a takeover of the St Kilda Road venue in December 2026 for the next Triennial, following its previous iterations in 2017/18, 2020/21 and 2023/24. Launched by NGV director Tony Ellwood and introduced by the local member for Albert Park Nina Taylor, the next Triennial will […]
Opening last month to a substantial fanfare, Brisbane’s newest performance space, Glasshouse in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, certainly catches the eye. Arguably more visually impressive than Port Macquarie’s 500-plus seat entertainment space with which it shares a name, but opened 17 years before it, the new Glasshouse Theatre is part of the Queensland Performing […]
Understanding residents before drawing a single line is Helen Kuo’s secret to build to rent success Australia’s build-to-rent (BTR) scene is waking up to a new kind of ambition as architects and developers move past templated briefs toward design shaped by evidence, behaviour and the real lives of future residents. FK partner Helen Kuo sits […]
In challenging times, lasting 50 weeks can be cause for celebration. So when a practice clocks up 50 years, it’s definitely a reason to hang the buntings out. Co-founded on 1 April 1976, SJB has not only survived but is thriving and looking to the next generation of leaders to keep its flame burning brightly. […]
Isabella White studied architecture and worked in graduate positions before discovering her skills were needed elsewhere. She has since segued into communications roles – most recently as digital content lead at Architectus – and amassed tens of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram, where she creates content under the moniker of ‘architecture’s biggest advocate’. […]
Late last month property developer Fortis opened a new permanent space in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Toorak. Designed in partnership with Studio Kennon, The Gallery is intended as a new way to explore off-the-plan purchasing of properties. Taking over a large empty corner building, Studio Kennon and Fortis have created a bespoke destination. Evolving […]
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