On a cold, wet winter night in Adelaide last week, designers, architects and a number of Australian Design Review’s (ADR) Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) sponsors came together at the Zenith showroom to celebrate the announcement of the IDEA 2024 shortlist and explore the opportunities of design with technology for deeper impact. Technology has evolved […]
On display at The Ian Potter Centre in August, ‘Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070’ invites eight leading Australian landscape architecture and design firms to reimagine the lands and waters of Birrarung (the Yarra River) and create an exciting vision for how communities can better access, engage with and care for this important living ecosystem. […]
Pakenham Railway station achieves unprecedented sustainability and building precision through a decade-long collaboration between architectural firm Genton and design, engineering, and manufacturing company ShapeShift. The groundbreaking digital fabrication technology applied to Pakenham Station uses thermoset, a digitally engineered synthetic that strengthens when heated, as a sustainable agent that saves on time and materials. Genton principal […]
After much deliberation and more than 500 entries, the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) shortlist is unveiled below. IDEA is Australia’s premier and longest-running interior design and architecture award. Since 2003, the program has shone a light on the nation’s very best interior and product design. While this year’s shortlisted projects and practices span […]
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