Architecture
Architecture
From 15 to 17 June, Design Show and ArchiBuild Expo will be operating under one roof at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. For Melburnians who missed out on the chance to lap up the colour and wonder of the recent Design Week, they can rest assured, and visit the hotly anticipated three-day event presented […]
From 1 July, Liz Westgarth will take on the role of international managing director for design practice Hassell. This appointment symbolises a generational shift in the practice’s approach to leadership, and Westgarth is committed to leading the global practice into a new era. Since joining in 2013, she has emerged as a highly valuable member […]
The Newcastle-based firm completed the interior fit out for a retrorama milk bar at Merewether Beach. Larrie’s – an abbreviation of ‘larrikin’, a happy-go-lucky, playful and mischievous character – is snugly nestled underneath the Merewether Beach Hotel. Inspired by classic Australian milk bars, the takeaway food store exudes comfort and cosyness, and also embraces the […]
Herman Miller has increased the availability of the updated Sayl chair and stool in a drive to use 50 percent of recycled content across all products by 2030. Released in Europe in 2022, renowned Swiss designer Yves Béhar’s Sayl Chair is now available in North America, Asia and Latin America. Each Sayl chair contains 0.9 […]
The renowned practice designed Australia’s first tertiary campus to provide both trade- and digital skills-based learning in an endeavour to safeguard the nation’s workforce. The 15,000-square-metre campus is championing a new approach to skills and digital training. It does so by fusing hands-on construction training in the multi-trades hub, in addition to custom digital training […]
This winter, Queenslanders and the like are invited to visit Chantal Fraser: The Ascended at the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM) from 15 June to 2 September. Fraser is a Brisbane-based Samoan artist inherently influenced by her lived experience, which motivates her to employ body adornment and ornamentation as artistic vessels in which to interrogate […]
Fender Katsalidis, the award-winning design firm behind iconic projects like Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) and Sydney’s Central Place, has been selected by Deicorp, a leading developer, to spearhead the design of an impressive $310 million mixed-use tower in Rhodes, Sydney’s Inner West. The selection was made after an intense Design Excellence […]
The Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) launches a major exhibition by renowned contemporary artist Newell Harry on 28 July. Following extensive renovations and then reopening in 2015, MAMA has earned the title of the most visited public art gallery in New South Wales outside of Sydney. The museum pays host to the National Photography Prize […]
HDR’s appointment of acclaimed transdisciplinary designer Mark Gazy as civic principal demonstrates the company’s goal to develop innovative city-shaping infrastructure. Gazy has tallied 25 years of experience in mixed-use, residential, commercial, education and urban design. His deep knowledge of the design industry will equip the HDR team to develop human-centred and wellness-focused spaces that enliven […]
The luxury hospitality design practice borrowed inspiration from Melbourne’s constantly evolving arts and cultural scene to develop this urban retreat. The Ritz Carlton – which opened on 23 March – occupies the top 17 floors of Australia’s tallest hotel, the 80-storey-high West Side Place located on the corner of Spencer and Lonsdale Streets in the […]
Collingwood-based IF Architecture completed the fitout of the newest edition to the beloved Standing Room franchise in the cosy heart of Fitzroy North. The Standing Room franchise was born from owner Thomas Kelly’s craving for high-quality coffee on his Melbourne University campus. He opened the first cafe in 2013 on Melbourne University’s Parkville campus, and […]
The trio of renowned design and consultancy firms are developing the Canberra Theatre Centre into a multi-event and all-access space. This project – which will rely on consultations with First Nations communities – is the launch-pad project to place Canberra’s civic and cultural district on the map as a globally recognised arts precinct. The remodelling […]
Hassell oversaw the Design Wall 2023, an installation which celebrates innovative local product design as part of the NGV’s cherished Melbourne Now exhibition. Melbourne Now has grown to be a patron favourite ever since its inaugural exhibition 10 years ago. The exhibition showcases the work of more than 200 Victorian-based artists, designers, ceramicists and sculptors. […]
Paula Savage, a senior Mualgal artist from the village of Dabu on Moa Island in the Torres Strait, has won the Mercedes Benz-sponsored 2023 Melbourne Design Week award. The annual award – announced on the opening day of the seventh Melbourne Design Week – acknowledges an outstanding contribution to the design week program, and awards […]
HDR, a world leading architecture, design, engineering, environmental and construction business, has embraced the 30UNDER30 program and become a ‘Practice Partner’ for the next stream.
Brothers Jack and Mark Fearon specialise in transforming bespoke and functional aluminium furniture into sculptures. Burleigh Heads-based brothers Jack and Mark are the brains behind FEARON, a design and fabrication company founded in 2019 with a focus on developing functional aluminium objects into ‘furniture art.’ FEARON’s fusion of visually pleasing art with practical design exemplifies […]
Landscape architect and urban designer Ben Newell says the key in ensuring the city’s 2032 Olympics are the world’s first climate-positive games is to utilise urban designers. Urban designers and landscape architects are tasked with shaping the public spaces and buildings in our cities. Newell, based at Arcadia’s Brisbane firm, believes professionals in these design […]
Buchan is heading into the month with three new appointments that add to the firm’s design and delivery excellence. Lynn Van Dievoort, who will be based in the Brisbane office, has been appointed a senior associate at Buchan. Dievoort holds qualifications in urbanism and spatial design, and is known for employing a strategic focus in […]
The integrated design practice launched stage two of the $54 million Galungara Public School upgrade three years ahead of schedule to cater to the sharp population growth in Sydney’s north west. Galungara primary school is located in the Blacktown Local Government Area of Schofields, bordering Alex Avenue. Both suburbs are considered part of the New […]
Willoughby-based firm Bijl Architecture recently completed Surgo House, a family home in Mosman on Sydney’s North Shore guided by a sustainable policy of up-cycling existing spaces. The team at Bijl embraced the client’s brief of creating a functional family home – rather than a lavish palace – by creating open plan spaces, improving light functionality, […]
The architecture and design firm has appointed four acclaimed principals and two health leaders across both its Melbourne and Perth studios Industry health sector specialists Bruce Crook and Mark Saunders are the new health principals of the Melbourne studio. Crook brings to the team a rich understanding of contemporary healthcare environments. He worked on the […]
John McAlsan + Partners (JMP) is reining in the fifth birthday of their Sydney studio by continuing their benchmark of transforming the old into the new The Sydney office was born in April 2018 out of a collaboration with Woods Bagot to design the new Sydney Central Metro station for Lang O’Rourke. Sydney local Tony […]
Sustainability Victoria is calling on architects and designers to showcase their sustainability success stories by entering this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards. The influential awards program has been celebrating sustainability for 21 years, unearthing remarkable advancements and achievements along the way. At last year’s awards, packaging made from mushroom mycelium and the revegetation of […]
Cohen Leigh has recently completed Rix Road, an early learning centre whose design language allows architecture to generate childhood exploration and experimentation Cohen Leigh was established in 1987, and since then has developed a preference for taking on educational and civic projects with gusto. Over the past 10 years, the firm narrowed its attention towards […]
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