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SJB has made a slew of new appointments in its architecture and planning studios in Melbourne, adding to its leadership team across the two fields. The appointments in the Melbourne architecture studio reflect the studio’s growth in mixed-use, commercial and residential sectors and a “drive towards sustainable design practices”. The architecture team welcomes new associate […]
Genesin Studio framed the “vast Australian expanse beyond the horizon” in earth-toned interiors tinged in juniper blue for South Australian distillery Never Never. The flagship distillery, bar and retail space designed on a “modest budget” opened in February 2020 within the pre-existing Chalk Hill wines, owned by sixth-generation vigneron Tom Harvey, in the McLaren Vale. […]
US design firm Knoll and furniture company Herman Miller have come together to “redefine modern design“ under the new name MillerKnoll. The rebrand comes just days after Herman Miller completed its acquisition of Knoll, founded in New York in 1938. The company, which has worked with architects like Sir David Adjaye, Frank Gehry and Tobia […]
David Chipperfield Architects and WilkinsonEyre were among the practices to pick up a prize at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)’s International Awards for Excellence this week. The pre-eminent international awards for architecture takes place every two years and recognises the most significant and inspirational projects around the world. No Australian practices or projects […]
Venice’s MAP studio has envisioned a geometric, kaleidoscopic “urban lighthouse” for Melbourne’s MPavilion 2021. The pavilion has been dubbed The Lightcatcher and will feature a reticular steel structure in galvanised and painted “tubular profiles”. Inside, mirror-finished panels will reflect the “lights, colours, activities and people” who use the space, while also providing shade. “[The structure] […]
From a new retrospective on Koichi Takada’s work to a behind-the-scenes tour of some of the world’s best home interiors to a peek into New Zealand’s modern indigenous style of architecture, books have been a source of constant company for us at ADR recently. Here are few of best new architecture and design books to […]
Intricate details and “sweeping curves” are at the heart of the country’s first purpose built LGBTIQ+ community hub from Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists. “This flagship project in St Kilda, Melbourne, is unlike any other in Australia – if not the world,” explains Hansen Yuncken, the commercial builders on the project. “With […]
Fender Katsalidis has become the country’s largest architecture practice to receive carbon neutral certification this week. Carbon neutral certification has been available to Australian businesses since 2010 and is issued by Climate Active – an ongoing partnership between the Australian government and businesses to drive voluntary climate action. The certification is awarded to those that […]
Hassell has teamed up Cranfield University for a study that could see teams of people not just surviving on the Moon, but thriving in as early as the next few decades. Part of two new research projects, supported by the European Space Agency’s Discovery & Preparation Programme, the masterplan builds upon exisiting space habitation programmes, […]
It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a few moments on a Monday than soothing the soul with some beautifully designed gardens. Across the globe, architects and designers are putting pen to paper to create what can be best described as spatial shorthands for sanctuary. From local parks to outdoor museums and city […]
Set in the heart of the cultural district around Paramount House, the new Surry Hills Hotel designed by Fox Johnston Architecture is set to provide “welcome green relief” to the dense urban context. The hotel will be located right on the south-east fringe of the Sydney CBD, providing clients with 121-rooms of contemporary design that […]
The Australian Institute of Architects has recognised the Sir John Monash Centre (SJMC) for its “exceptional dexterity” and skill. Located in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in northern France, the SJMC symbolises the heritage of Franco-Australian relations during WWI. Designed by COX Architecture with Williams, Abrahams and Lampros, the project pays homage to Australia’s story on […]
Polished concrete with pops of neon combine and celebrate the traditional Asian tea ceremony and the European cuppa in Melbourne bubble tea shop Naröcha. Designed by Orlando Sanpo and opened earlier this month, Naröcha Werribee is the second storefront for the Japanese-inspired bubble tea chain started by 21-year-old Nicole Culham. Hand-whisked, Naröcha’s bubble teas celebrate […]
TheFulcrum.Agency calls for a radical incrementalist approach to Indigenous housing with its intimate project on Groote Eylandt, on the Groote Archipelago. Architecture is thought of as the slowest of creative pursuits. But TheFulcrum.Agency is advocating for it to become even slower when working for Indigenous communities. It’s a pace that the Fremantle-based practice set six […]
FMD Architects channelled the Great Aussie farm through its use of corrugated iron, wood, concrete and rock in its latest project. Nestled on Bruny Island, Coopworth recently won the Australian Institute of Architecture Tasmania Chapter’s Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture. The jury commended the project for demonstrating a mastery of form, space and material, […]
Perth architecture is undergoing a steady and exciting shift towards “authentic” design outcomes, says local design studio State of Kin. Speaking to ADR recently, directors Alessandra French and Ara Salomone say the city is full of inspirational creatives, but suffers from a “big education gap” when it comes to design choices. “We’ll call you back,” […]
Mladen Prnjatovic, Ben Green and Chi Melhem have joined forces to make good design more accessible through their new Sydney practice EM BE CE. The former Tzannes directors have set up shop in Chippendale, combining their collective experience in residential design, planning and urbanism. A phonetic rendering of the founders first name initials, EM BE […]
TheFulcrum.Agency co-founders Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong talk about creating their own luck in Perth and finding a business model for optimistic architecture. Kieran Wong and Emma Williamson thrive on reinvention. The business partners and couple create their own paradigms for architectural practice that always fall outside of the established frame, innovative in both form […]
Herman Miller has teamed up with 19 other US organisations to increase career opportunities for Black creatives in a new initiative. The Diversity in Design (DID) Collaborative was launched this month by the furniture company alongside brands like Adobe, 2×4, Dropbox, Levi Strauss & Co, COLLINS and Pentagram to acknowledge the critical role that diversity […]
In its latest project, DREAMER harmonises the desire for “family connectedness” while also creating a retreat for a front-line medical worker. Seeking a nature-filled retreat primed for hosting large gatherings of extended family and friends, while still being suitable for “restorative seclusion”, the client – a nurse who often works nightshifts – approached the Melbourne […]
COX with Neeson Murcutt + Neille created a singular civic space in a effort to “give heart” to one of Australia’s oldest cultural institutions. The Australian Museum project won big at Friday’s Australian Institute of Architecture NSW Chapter awards, picking up The Greenway Award for Heritage, The John Verge Award for Interior Architecture and the […]
For its latest project, Koichi Takada Architects has used the artificial to recreate the natural in the world’s third largest city. If you stroll down the streets of the Minhang District, 20 kilometres south-west of Shanghai, you’ll come across 32 “architectural trees” forming a canopy over a new marketplace that’s set to be completed in […]
A quiet achiever, the online marketplace Fiverr has been operating in Australia for over five years, connecting local architects and designers with skilled on-demand freelance talent. Offering digital services in more than 500 categories, across 10 verticals including graphic and product design, digital marketing, programming, data, video and animation, Fiverr is one of the world’s largest freelance marketplaces. Launched in […]
Representing qualities of the backstreets (Li’long), ASPECT Studios has unveiled The Roof – a Shanghai project “infused with the characteristics of its traditional context.” In 2018, Chinese property develop group CIFI commissioned the Australian landscape architects to create a living facade for its new office and commercial hub, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Speaking […]
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