A new book led by architect and academic Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal sets out to map a selection of landmark regional works designed by the NSW Government Architect’s Office (GAO) between 1958 and 1988. Titled Regional Bureaucracy, the book is, according to its authors, not a monograph, but an “unabashed, selective and subjective” look at how modern […]
Set to be built in New York, the unconventional skyscraper by Adjaye Associates could be the second tallest building in the city. Led by Sir David Adjaye, the practice has designed the project for a 1.2-acre vacant plot of land in Manhattan and is being backed by the Peebles Corporation, the McKissack Group, Exact Capital and Steven Witkoff. […]
Atelier Jiri Lev has transformed his family home in the Tasmanian countryside into a workshop for affordable and sustainable housing. The Czech-born architect completed the 26-square-metre project earlier this year, describing it as an “attempt to address contemporary problems” through traditional and innovative approaches. “As architects, we talk a lot about different, innovative and experimental […]
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