In late May, the Australian architecture and design community was abuzz with news that award-winning multidisciplinary practice FK would be designing the new Crystalbrook Hotel precinct in Canberra. Given the scale of the project, which will usher in a transformation of Canberra’s Garema Place and Bunda Street, Australian Design Review wanted to dive deeper into […]
Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV), ClarkeHopkinsClarke and landscape designer Charles Solomon have collaborated on AHV Dandenong, an apartment project shaped by engagement. James Gilliland, a Yorta Yorta senior architect from ClarkeHopkinsClarke, and Ngarigo Gooreng Gooreng landscape designer Charles Solomon collaborated with Australia’s largest Aboriginal Registered Housing Agency to create AHV Dandenong, a new medium-density, all-electric apartment […]
Herman Miller’s Fuld Nesting Chair, designed by Stefan Diez, has been awarded the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best accolade for Product Design in the office chairs category — the highest distinction in this international design competition. Judged by 40 international experts who discuss and evaluate each entry on its individual merits, designs are […]
Designers gathered in Melbourne last week for a frank and informative panel discussion hosted by Australian Design Review (ADR) and Neolith on navigating industry changes, particularly the looming engineered stone ban. With great power comes great responsibility, as the saying goes. Architects and designers, as the masterminds of our built environments, must continually stay abreast […]
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