Author: Tim McDonald
Adelaide has long worn its ‘Festival State’ sash with pride. Now, the city turns its gaze inward with a long-overdue celebration of one of its most quietly influential sectors: design. From 20 to 24 August, ‘every*where – Adelaide Design Week’ will animate the city with more than 100 exhibitions, workshops, talks and tours. Galleries, laneways […]
Melbourne’s Bell Station has been named one of the World’s Most Beautiful Passenger Stations of 2024 by the prestigious Prix Versailles, becoming the only Australian project recognised in its category this year. Designed by acclaimed architecture studio Wood Marsh and delivered under the Victorian Government’s transformative Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), Bell Station is a […]
As climate instability intensifies, causing a dearth of resources, a new design ethic is emerging in the built environment. Regenerative design invites a deeper kind of engagement, asking architects and designers to move beyond harm reduction and instead create places that restore the land, support the climate and strengthen the communities they serve. With deep […]
Crafted Hardwoods challenges the obsession with select-grade timber, inviting designers to embrace character and variation. In the pursuit of perfection, something vital gets lost. For too long, the Australian design industry has given privilege to the pristine. Clean grains, uniform tones and the absence of knots have become synonymous with quality. But timber does not […]
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