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While some would dismiss his work as fanciful, Dan Phillips is proving how architects can close the loop.
The La Trobe Tower by Rothelowman is Australia’s tallest prefabricated high-rise structure, but the construction methods behind it is also breaking records.
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we get inside the heads of Neill Johanson and Peter Wager, co-principals of Davenport Campbell. The pair share their insights into running a […]
ADR talks to Waugh about the future of CLT and why architects of the 21st century should be sitting up and taking notice.
A new $1.2 billion waterfront residential neighbourhood in Melbourne known as ‘Collins Wharf’ has been given ministerial approval. The new Victoria Harbour precinct is the latest Lendlease development project to be given a green light, located with the Yarra River to the south and Victoria Harbour to the north in a peninsular formation. The site […]
ADR shines a light on some of the women who’ve been blazing a trail on the Australian design scene. This is by no means an exhaustive list; simply a small snapshot of what is a great number of influential Australian female architects and designers. Brit Andresen As the first female recipient of the Australian Institute of […]
Many architects have struggled with the question of how to deal with the culture of long hours. But it’s important to recognise that there are wider societal issues that unpaid overtime creates.
The 8 Phillip Street development is a rhomboid-shaped by Woods Bagot going up in Parramatta and will play host to Sydney's highest rooftop bar.
Over the next few weeks, ADR will explore three distinct projects as published in MEZZANINE that show how mixed-use, experiential destinations can help connect local communities.
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we catch up with the CEO of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), Shahana McKenzie, about how she fell into the A&D […]
The future of Sirius, Sydney’s brutalist tower, is not looking bright. The boxy, concrete building is perched in a highly desirable location at The Rocks, sparking debate around the value of the land and its current use as social housing. In an effort to save the architectural merit of Sirius, the #SaveourSirius campaign is underway, […]
Sara Kirby talks to Lachlan Nielsen of Nielsen Workshop about his first project, the Tamborine House – a countryside home he designed and helped build for his parents, situated on a picturesque mountaintop.
Queensland architect Catherine Baudet has tonight been awarded the inaugural Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize for her outstanding support for women in the architectural profession spanning more than 30 years.
"The atrium is my favourite part of the design. It really makes you feel like you're in one environment and I think for the students, it will help them feel an ownership of the space." David Tweedie, director at Hayball, discusses the practice's latest vertical school project, which is situated in Melbourne's Richmond.
Diébédo Francis Kéré, founder of Kéré Architecture, has been announced as designer of the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion. The temporary summer pavilion, which was established by the Serpentine Galleries in 2000, is located in London’s Kensington Gardens in Hyde Park each year and designed by an architect who has not yet completed a building in England. […]
Back in 2002, while studying his architecture degree, Lachlan Nielsen began working for Brisbane-based James Russell Architect. He stayed with the studio for three years and, during his time there, he was introduced to the technique of combining architecture and construction – something he found he had an unrivalled passion for and sought to pursue. […]
The low-cost housing model coined Usonia was one of the manifestos of the self-professed ‘greatest architect of all time’ Frank Lloyd Wright.
Across Australia, architects are finding that a response to place and the environment forms the foundation of ideas that will remain rock solid. Peter Salhani discovers for Mezzanine.
ClarkeHopkinsClarke has designed a Wellbeing Centre to help young boys develop emotional intelligence and positive masculinity. In speaking to Ross Featherston, the headmaster of Brighton Grammar School, ADR discovers the role of design in promoting wellbeing in the school’s newly-opened Wellbeing Centre. The concept Funded through the generosity of donors, Brighton Grammar has officially opened […]
HASSELL, along with AL_A, PLP Architecture, Mace and Arup, has completed the workplace design for Sky Central, an inspiring 37,000 sqm NIA office space for international media firm Sky.
Often overlooked is the fact that many of the ideas of architects are patentable. And with a patent, the architect can obtain an ‘exclusivity’ for a 20-year term. So what sort of ‘architectural’ ideas are patentable?
Ray Cheung of Krisna Cheung Architects chats about working in partnership with his wife, Elisabet Krisna, how his high school teacher ignited his fascination with architectural drawing, and his favourite place in Melbourne.
"We’ve been working on this refurbishment for 10 years. The entire public realm of Rialto will change." With its $200 million refurbishment due for completion in eight to 10 weeks, ADR speaks to Rialto joint owner Lorenz Grollo about the massive project.
Inspired by the ‘Queenslander’ vernacular, the 52-metre tower is comprised cross-laminated timber and glue-laminated timber and will be built in the Brisbane Showgrounds development.
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