Architects from all over the world have just one week left to submit their entries for one of the world’s biggest architectural award programmes, ahead of the submission deadline on 30 May.
German-born and Australian-based architect, curator and critic Dr. Claudia Perren has been chosen as the new director and chief executive officer of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.
Born in the midst of the global financial crisis, VAV Architects is made up of three practitioners, Daria Leikina, Darragh Breathnach and Pablo Bolinches Vidal, based respectively in Australia, Ireland and Portugal. Their mutual love of architecture and passion for follies and interventions is what drives the practice forward.
How will the 2014 Federal Budget affect the architecture profession? Help the Association of Consulting Architects Australia (ACA) determine the result by completing its quick and anonymous survey.
The recently launched Foundation for Australian Architecture seeks to promote innovation and technical excellence in the architecture industry. However, its success looks uncertain considering the Australian government has left the funding of this body to the generosity of patrons, trusts and grants.
With the aim of bringing together experts of sustainability in design from around the world, Consense 2014 will feature topic forums with renowned architects, a trade fair and many other special shows.
Entrants will compete across three category groups of completed buildings, landscape projects and future projects, with each category having its own judging panel.
Architects and designers of all shortlisted projects will be invited to attend the 2014 WAF and give a live presentation to a panel of judges, asserting their case for why their project should win.
Careful attention has been paid to the efficiency and function of use which, coupled with the arrangement of the essentials elements of a standard apartment, creates a set of unique spaces.
The modern building fits within the historic context of the area, combining classic 20th century style with parametric design tools to create a sustainable iconic CBD landmark.
Taking a Heritage building with an excellent architectural pedigree into a new iteration has been achieved with grace and grandeur thanks to HASSELL Sydney studio’s feel for volume and a reductive palette.
The use of wood for the structure was chosen because it allowed a clean and fast construction process and a lightweight building limiting the ecological impact on the site.
The centenary of Walter and Marion Griffin's arrival down under makes it timely to (re)consider erecting a memorial to the city’s authors at the national capital, Australia’s greatest achievement in landscape architecture.
The project celebrates the traditions of the school and civic library through a series of key ideas, or ‘chapters’, that have been translated into architectural interventions.
One of our contributing online editorial assistants navigates software in an attempt to unearth new possibilities for architectural practice.
British practice Haworth Tompkins recently completed the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, UK. It is a project with significant socio-cultural heritage and its restoration is integral to preserving legacy.
The prize is judged on the basis of the best performance in a building scheme that demonstrates design excellence in multi-storey design with an emphasis on sustainability.
Organised by the Heartland Group, the development project will encompass an approximately $800 million mixed use development on three prime sites in Parramatta, NSW.
A review of a small single residence in Canberra, designed by Collins Caddaye Architects. Situated in a heritage precinct and adjacent to a series of car parks, this urban intervention is a poignant example of micro-housing and urban densification in the city.
The films explore ideas about making architecture that extends beyond the traditional practice approaches and challenges the relationships between architecture and the cultural, economic, social and political realms.