Architecture
Architecture
Taking out top prize at IDEA 2019, Tzannes’ state-of-the-art Dangrove storage facility for a collection of contemporary Chinese art set a new standard for art storage and curation. Commissioned by an important collector, philanthropist and artist, Dangrove, in the inner-Sydney suburb of Alexandria, is unique in its scope and highly original in its design. This […]
We need to understand what keeps architects awake at night and why we love this profession! How can we ensure it remains relevant and vibrant? What are the issues facing architecture and the construction industry, and how can we support each other as we face the future? Is life getting more difficult, and how do we […]
An exhibition exploring half a century of work by one of Australia’s most celebrated architectural photographers is on now at the Museum of Sydney. With a career built over decades of visiting and re-visiting modern and ancient sites, John Gollings is recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent photographer of the built environment. His work combines his interests […]
Fun, flirty and distinctly casual isn’t the brief you’d expect for a restaurant that pays the bills with lobster, but that’s exactly what BrandWorks delivered for Melbourne institution Pinchy’s first permanent store. Popping up at festivals, delighting patrons at the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Food & Wine Show and Night Noodle Markets and fresh from a six-month activation at […]
The world is changing at a rate of knots. As industry after industry finds its traditional systems have been overtaken by new and different ways of doing things, the key to remaining relevant is to keep ahead of the curve by working out what people need and providing it before someone else can. If they […]
Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have captured the devastation of the recent in flooding in Venice in a trailer for their latest movie. The pair behind Koolhaas Houselife and Moriyama-San captured tourists and locals trudging through knee-deep water in plastic boots known locally as “copriscarpe”. Last week, the Italian city experienced its worst […]
Perched above the three-storey American barbeque restaurant Cheek in Swanston Street, Melbourne’s Peaches Cocktail Bar is like something out of a child’s mood board, if that child lived for Miami Vice and oversized philodendron. The colour palette is simple and obvious – it’s peach (like the name) – but what could have been tacky and predictable in less capable hands is beautifully executed by […]
A prominent influencer of urban policy and projects in Australia, Matt Davis come back to Bates Smart as a studio director. Until his return to Sydney from Adelaide, Davis was a founding partner of Davis+Davis Architects and a member of the inaugural SA Planning Commission and Integrated Design Commission of South Australia. Davis is a member of numerous […]
Melbourne practice Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design’s extension to Victoria’s Parliament House took out both the architecture category and Design of the Year award at the Victorian Premier Awards last week. A panel of 27 independent judges chose the Parliament of Victoria’s new Members in the Melbourne for the top award from a field of more […]
Set among the European pin oaks of the National Gallery of Victoria, Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce’s installation for the 2019 NGV Architecture Commission is as much about what isn’t there as what is. In Absence opens to the public on 27 November and will be on the Melbourne museum’s grounds until April 2020. ADR toured the installation […]
Adele McNab Architects, Flack Studio, Kennedy Nolan and Tzannes were named the best studios of the year at IDEA 2019 in Melbourne. Adele McNab Architects was named best emerging designer, while Flack Studio was Editors’ choice, Kennedy Nolan scored Designer of the Year and Tzannes picked up Overall Winner. The four winning studios were chosen […]
The ATO is urging small employers who’ve not yet made the switch to Single Touch Payroll (STP) to get in touch if they need help to transition. Small employers with 19 employees or fewer are now required to start reporting through STP but ATO Assistant Commissioner Jason Lucchese says there is still time for businesses […]
Architects and interior designers from all over Australia cheered on extraordinary local design at The Timber Yard in Melbourne for this year’s IDEA Gala party. The event, on 22 November, celebrated the 16 project category winners and five overall design award winners, which were revealed on the night. Flack Studio, Genesin Studio, BVN, Woods Bagot, HASSELL and Travis Walton Architecture were […]
Tonight, at the 2019 IDEA Gala Party, one practice will take home the coveted Designer of the Year award. Here’s an overview of the six finalists along with ADR’s favourite project from each. Kennedy Nolan The work of Kennedy Nolan has always existed in a symbiotic relationship with its architectural context, simultaneously referencing and informing it. Drawing on […]
A winner of the 2019 Shaw Contract Design Awards, Frankston Primary School Early Learning Centre was transformed by Chaulk Studio from a two-storey, art-deco building into a 21st-century learning facility. Before being refurbished the building was in mostly original condition, with individual cell-like classrooms accessed by long dark corridors and interior finishes of exposed brick […]
Designed by the late Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schumacher, the 45-storey Leeza SOHO is Beijing’s newest and hottest skyscraper thanks to its atrium, which twists up through the full height of the building. Located in the Fengtai business district, the almost 200-metre-high tower is adjacent to the area’s main rail station and sits atop an underground train line. […]
Led by studio manager Tim Bloomfield, the Melbourne studio of MODE has seen recent expansion off the back of continued economic growth in Victoria. “With the acquisition of several key projects we are excited that recent appointments of senior project staff will enable the studio to continue to expand our project portfolio and consolidate its strong presence in […]
Situated on the banks of the Moska River outside of Moscow, the n.n. project by German architecture practice J. MAYER H. appears from above like a flower-shaped apparition dissolving into the landscape. The architect describes the private family residence as a spatial exploration between concealment and exposure with its layered topography blurring the line between landscape […]
After more than 60 years in business, COX Architecture recently underwent a practice-wide rebrand, collaborating with creative agency VAN O to change much more than just its logo. ADR sits down with COX’s head of marketing and communications, Cliff Nichols, to discuss the challenges of rebranding an architectural practice with significant history, a united and federated structure and 43 vocal […]
Architecture and interior design firm SJB and design partner Architect Prineas are one step closer to realising their plans for Penway Place, a significant development in Penrith City, with the project recently receiving development approval. As the first stage of a larger development by TOGA, the developer behind projects such as Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf […]
Architecture practice Six Degrees has invited two long-term team members to join its board. A further three studio members have also been promoted into new leadership roles. The new leadership team signals that the design-led practice is gearing up to deliver more large-scale complex projects, develop and mentor its people and pursue exceptional design opportunities. Sarah Bennett and […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled the $500 million expansion plans for Canberra’s war memorial on Monday, and it’s bringing together two of the country’s best known architecture practices. Located in line of sight of Australian Parliament House, the iconic building was opened in 1941. Plans to renovate it brought about backlash when they were announced […]
Here’s a look at five projects from Melbourne-based architecture practice Kennedy Nolan, which is shortlisted for designer of the year at IDEA 2019. Since its inception in 1999, Kennedy Nolan has developed a reputation as a design-focused residential practice with a distinctive approach to built form. The practice is dedicated to the production of architecture […]
A family home built for less than $635,000 has been named RIBA House of the Year, proving “life enhancing architecture doesn’t have to cost the earth”. At least that’s according to Britain’s top architecture body. Speaking after the final episode of the Channel 4 television series Grand Designs: House of the Year, during which the Northern Ireland […]
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