The Australian Institute of Architects has recognised the Sir John Monash Centre (SJMC) for its “exceptional dexterity” and skill. Located in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in northern France, the SJMC symbolises the heritage of Franco-Australian relations during WWI. Designed by COX Architecture with Williams, Abrahams and Lampros, the project pays homage to Australia’s story on […]
Polished concrete with pops of neon combine and celebrate the traditional Asian tea ceremony and the European cuppa in Melbourne bubble tea shop Naröcha. Designed by Orlando Sanpo and opened earlier this month, Naröcha Werribee is the second storefront for the Japanese-inspired bubble tea chain started by 21-year-old Nicole Culham. Hand-whisked, Naröcha’s bubble teas celebrate […]
TheFulcrum.Agency calls for a radical incrementalist approach to Indigenous housing with its intimate project on Groote Eylandt, on the Groote Archipelago. Architecture is thought of as the slowest of creative pursuits. But TheFulcrum.Agency is advocating for it to become even slower when working for Indigenous communities. It’s a pace that the Fremantle-based practice set six […]
FMD Architects channelled the Great Aussie farm through its use of corrugated iron, wood, concrete and rock in its latest project. Nestled on Bruny Island, Coopworth recently won the Australian Institute of Architecture Tasmania Chapter’s Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture. The jury commended the project for demonstrating a mastery of form, space and material, […]
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