Architecture
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.
The design of this project was focused on the principles of sustainable development such as the use of wood panels, using rigid hemp insulation, orientation and aperture for optimal solar comfort.
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.
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer is known nationally and internationally for its consistent ideological and aesthetic focuses. Here AR editor, Michael Holt, spoke with practice director, Tim Greer, as the first article in the ‘From Concept to Completion’ series.
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.
The exhibition is part of a 12-month program, which aims to celebrate the architectural heritage of Sydney through design and architecture exhibitions, tours, talks, workshops and other public events.
Toomath was one of the first New Zealand architects to study at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and to bring the highest level of overseas design knowledge to local conditions, budgets and scope.
One of our contributing online editorial assistants, highlights that before attempting to accommodate the rapidly increasing population of Melbourne, we must first understand what constitutes a good housing design.
Donovan Hill decisively shifted the professional and the public conversation forward from the reheated dichotomy of modernism and the Queensland vernacular tradition.
With the devaluation of digital fabrication owing to its overuse, it is the responsibility of designers to reintroduce value into designs by synthesising multiple and complementary sources through innovative methods.
While there is no getting away from what some see as the less interesting aspects of a project, such as detailing and construction drawings, there is no doubt that employees are more motivated when they feel truly engaged.
A piece from one of ADR’s contributing online editorial assistants where the author attempts to find the line of separation between art and architecture using Stephen Bram’s latest project as an example.
In order to more clearly understand the issues surrounding Australia’s Indigenous architectural heritage, it’s useful to draw comparisons to New Zealand’s own treatment of its heritage.
A satirical piece from one of our contributing online editorial assistants on the proliferation of branded sheds (consumer ‘icons’) and how they have come to dominate the cityscape of Australia’s rural cities and townships.
The Immersery: Festival Kitchen, Bar and Raingarden is a most ambitious temporary space and will bring this year's Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s water theme alive.
The first article from one of our newly appointed contributing online editorial assistants, a reflective piece on the experimental graduate program in Queensland.
The report includes useful information for city planners, such as the idea that in general, it is quality and not quantity of public space that is the biggest factor when it comes to encouraging people to walk instead of taking transport. Author: Rory Stott
Here's a look at four out of the eleven purpose-built venues within the 'Coastal Cluster' Olympic park at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Author: Karissa Rosenfield
If you want to be a ‘global architect’, to chase award-winning projects and work side by side with inspiring people, you have to be proactive and flexible. Opportunity exists everywhere and once you know what you want, you can and should choose your seat. Authors: Philippa Weston and Bronwyn Marshall
Kent Larson, director of the MIT Media Lab’s Changing Places group, will be in Australia to discuss how his team is finding better ways for people to live in the ever-expanding cities around the world.
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