Architecture
Architecture
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we meet Rebecca Daff, senior associate of Futurespace Melbourne. We find out about the retail inspirations of New York, why Collingwood is so cool, and how […]
The Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia and Malcolm Reading Consultants have now launched the Adelaide Contemporary International Design Competition. The competition calls for a global search for a design team to create unique art destination within Australia. Combining a contemporary art gallery with a public sculpture park and meeting place, Adelaide Contemporary […]
Woods Bagot is leading the emerging build-to-rent sector in the United Kingdom, but the firm offers some insight into local success.
Thin, transparent walls don’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, they can be quite the opposite if you're looking for a connection to the outside.
OMA is one of the most successful and acclaimed architectural practices in the world, Madeleine Swain speaks to David Gianotten, managing partner.
With interest in greenwalls, roofs and façades on the rise, we take a look at how to 'green-up' your home and some of the benefits of doing so.
“Mike Ong from MODO must be on the list.” – Andrew Maynard MZ: Has there been a consistent approach to extending on your client’s desires that you have carried with you since starting your practice and where did this come from? Mike Ong: I grew up in a small weatherboard house that had a tiny […]
Taking the concept of a ‘slow city’, HASSELL has put forward a proposal for the redevelopment of the Tokyo rail yards, bringing together a mixture of public space and towers to foster a lifestyle.
David Constantine, director of design at Ellis Jones, ponders the importance of beauty in design.
The Archiflix festival highlights architecture through a range of documentaries and panel discussions, featuring prominent figures in the industry.
Australian straw-bale construction and education company Strawtec has been building homes for 20 years using structures made of straw.
The Parramatta City Council has selected a shimmering translucent tower designed by Fender Katsalidis to go up in a prime spot in Sydney’s Parramatta.
A challenging site in a magnificent setting – all in a day’s work for innovative architecture design studio, Auhaus. Architects Kate Fitzpatrick and Ben Stibbard share a passion for creating unique spaces – and, after working for another practice on multi-residential buildings, they felt the time had come to refocus on one-off single residential projects. […]
Looking for something to do this weekend? Open House Brisbane is on and there are plenty of architectural gems open to visit. Here are ADR's top picks.
The 2017 MPavilion is the fourth annual installment of the summer space and program, this year designed by Rem Koolhaus and David Gianotten of OMA.
Rothelowman has overhauled a landmark hotel, which is located on the boundary of the iconic MCG sporting stadium in central Melbourne. The renovation has been completed just in time for the AFL Grand Final. The former Hilton on the Park has been rebadged as Pullman Melbourne on the Park along with a multi-million dollar overhaul. […]
Named Fjärilen, which is Swedish for ‘butterfly’, is a newly constructed apartment complex in Uppsala (Sweden) designed by Belatchew Arkitekter.
The Amado house was designed by multi award-winning Melbourne firm Make Architecture for a culturally blended family returning to Australia after many years living in Japan. Given that the clients are half Japanese, half Australian, part of the brief was to find an architectural language that reflected and celebrated these cultural differences. Melissa Bright, principal […]
To be multidisciplined or specialise? It’s a debate that often comes up for many businesses, and particularly so for architecture and design practices.
Recently, industry leaders from Australia’s built environment came together at the prefabAUS 2017 conference to discuss the role prefabrication should play in the future of architectural design and construction. Convened by prefabAUS, the peak body for Australia’s prefabricated building industry, the 2017 conference brought together industry heavyweights to discuss far-reaching trends affecting the built environment […]
Woods Bagot's design for a cylindrical-shaped tower in Brisbane is set to provide the largest communal space for a development of its size in Australia.
Aleesha Callahan talks with Raymond Cheah, director of development company UEM Sunrise, to discuss Zaha Hadid Architects' (ZHA) Mayfair tower.
Thomas Bailey discusses Room 11’s first foray into public architecture, a ribbon of colour that runs along a Tasmanian foreshore, aptly named GASP!.
What’s the one thing that every single person touches every single day, without giving it a moment’s thought? It’s time designers gave greater consideration to door handles and furniture when specifying on projects. Everyone knows what door handles are, but what about door furniture? Simply put, it’s a catch-all expression referring to any fixtures and […]
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