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In a first for Australian paint companies, Dulux Australia has published and released in-depth environmental documentation, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), on its products.
The facility won the Educational Architecture Jennifer Taylor Award at the 2016 Queensland Architecture Awards for architecture firm CWA.
Nightingale Housing has announced a license for a new project being led by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Lucent Capital and Breathe Architecture (interiors).
Photography by Simone Bossi. MORQ has completed the renovation of Casa Nuda, an apartment located on the top floor of a 19th century building in Prati, the elegant Rome neighbourhood on the right-hand side of the river Tiber, between St. Peter and the rationalist Olympic area of the Foro Italico. To respond to the client’s […]
Architectural professionals are concerned that some employers are prioritising a candidate’s building information modelling (BIM) software skills over their design capabilities, says recruitment agency Hays.
ADR looks back at the winning projects from IDEA’s Residential-Single category over the last five years - from waves of concrete to Asian architecture-inspired homes and an elegant extension to a turn-of-the-century terrace house, this retrospective provides some insight into the evolution of the typology and what has defined it over the past half-decade.
Charles Wright estimates he spends just as much time on administration as he does on design, but he's not complaining.
ADR catches up with Nicola Dovey of Drawing Room Architecture and finds out about the challenges of setting up a practice when trying to raise a family.
Situated on the shore of Pearl Beach, an area where the bush meets the coast, the Block House is a secluded escape inspired by and designed to respond to its surroundings.
The simplest solutions often have the biggest impact. That is certainly the case for Christian Wagstaff and Keith Courtney’s House of Mirrors installation that has been travelling around the country in true carnival style. “The design is based on an equilateral triangle with all mirrors angled in changing directions, reflecting hundreds of mirrors in a […]
Access control for people with dementia and related conditions is a significant issue for those creating the infrastructure where sufferers will live, reports Shayne Bamford. Lateral thinking has led to the development of a product and system that makes it all that much easier.
All photography by LightStudies. The TJ house comprises the fitout of a residential apartment within a new eight-storey building in Braddon, one of Canberra’s developing inner urban centres. The clients’ clear vision for the desired character of the space strongly influenced the detailing and material choice. The fitout has an industrial character, partly reminiscent of […]
ADR takes a look back at the past three Australian Global Awards winners of the Shaw Contract Design Awards, each with a unique design story to tell.
Woods Bagot's Global Development Officer Mark Mitcheson-Low and Orion Towers Director Mark Damant talk to ADR about the practice's two upcoming projects – the World Trade Centre towers in Perth and Orion Towers on the Gold Coast.
Five innovative designs have been shortlisted, each of which is now under construction and will be ‘open for inspection’ and auctioned off in March.
Every week, in our Q&ADR column, ADR will interview 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 two guys who have ventured into the world of start-ups to make it easier for designers and architects to get […]
With Charles Wright of CWA on the cover, this issue looks at the ethics of unpaid overtime, how to successfully expand a practice, fee proposals and much more.
Kengo Kuma, among a slew of other noted architects from around the world, will be chairing an international design competition that promotes peace. The Kaira Looro International Architecture competition is calling for young architects (including groups) from around the world to submit their speculative work. The competition aims to create a holy symbol through architecture […]
With a power-packed line-up of speakers, the Perspectives talk series is kicking off again for 2017. Beginning with the theme ‘change’, the first event for the year will feature Isabelle Toland and Amelia Holiday of Aileen Sage Architects, alongside Bianca Pineda of ASPECT Studios and three art curators – Barbara Flynn, Katrina Dunn-Jones and Aarna […]
Image above by Peter Clarke. The Buildings Appeal Board has come down with a ruling for the Lacrosse Tower in Docklands, Melbourne – requiring the high-risk balcony cladding to be removed. In November 2014, a fire tore up the north-eastern side of the building, sparked by a cigarette disposed of in a plastic container on […]
After studying architecture and landscape architecture at the University of Canberra, Ben Walker set his sights on making an impact on urban planning and the built environment in Australia’s capital. Beginning his career through urban design roles in both Canberra and Melbourne, Walker began an architectural apprenticeship at Townsend + Associates Architects (T+AA) in 2006. […]
"As a kid, I always had a passion for making things so architecture was an easy fit. I grew up sailing dinghies with my family so we lovingly tweaked them to optimise performance. It gave me the craft of making but also awareness of external factors. I don’t know how anyone makes a successful career choice with such limited exposure to the world. I guess I was one of the lucky ones."
A historically significant wall is to be restored as part of Lendlease’s 6.1 acre Melbourne Quarter development. Constructed in 1890 by Victorian Railways, the 174 metre bluestone retaining wall on Flinders Street marks the site of Batman’s Hill and John Batman’s first home, constituting an important slice of Melbourne’s history. Before World War II, the […]
Melbourne architecture practice ClarkeHopkinsClarke has designed a village which helps to empower disadvantaged children and alleviate poverty in Kenya. The ever-growing village is the brainchild of Dean Landy, a partner at ClarkeHopkinsClarke, and the founder of the ‘for-purpose’ organisation One Heart Foundation which operates the project. Currently, One Heart Village hosts a primary school with […]
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