Author: Tim McDonald
When buildings go from products to homes, everything about the architectural design changes. As institutional money settles into long-term residential ownership, architects are finding the brief itself has subtly changed in ways that alter how they think, who they talk to and what quality actually means. For decades, multi-residential design in Australia has been calibrated […]
A bold exhibition at Melbourne Design Week reframes surplus as substance, drawing international and local designers who treat discarded materials as the starting point for enduring design. In the Richmond showroom of Eco Outdoor, Waste to Wonder presents as a study in transformation, where construction waste and factory offcuts embrace new life through careful manipulation, […]
A historical sacred meeting ground for the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people has returned to its roots as a modern gathering place, now welcoming visitors from around the world in Melbourne’s Seafarers precinct. Ten thoughtful years of regeneration along the Birrarung (Yarra River), opposite South Wharf, have resulted in the $600 million Seafarers project by Riverlee. […]
Last week, the Minns Labor Government unveiled The Cutaway, Sydney’s newest cultural and events playground that will operate 24/7. What was once a concrete shell housed beneath Barangaroo Reserve, is now a highly-stylised, world-class cultural and events space. Sitting at a massive 10,000 square metres, including two mezzanine levels and a total capacity of 3000, […]
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