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Australian Design Review’s February 2026 round-up of appointments and practice news in Australian architecture and design. DKO International architecture and interior design studio DKO began 2026 with a string of appointments across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Within its Australian studios, DKO has elevated three new directors, including Isabel Munro, Michael Fouché and Sam […]
One of China’s most celebrated architects, Xu Tiantian, has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, the international series inviting leading designers to create new work for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Collection. Based in Beijing, Xu is the fifth recipient of the Commission, following Tatiana […]
Melbourne Design Studios co-founder Felicity Bernstein will take up the specialist position of sustainability judge at the 2026 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Bernstein has long been an enthusiastic proponent of sustainable architecture. She says she was lucky to “dive in from day one”, undertaking her degree in Germany in the 1990s, during the infancy […]
What do a product designer, an interior design practice founder, a graduate of architecture, a computational designer and ‘architecture’s biggest advocate’ on TikTok have in common? Together, they’re advancing Australia’s built environment and have been named among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026. Australian Design Review (ADR) is thrilled to finally reveal the cohort of […]
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