The IDEA 2019 Gold Medal is awarded to someone who has contributed their talent to enriching the design landscape of Australia. This year’s winner is the formidable Andrew Parr, founder and director of SJB Interiors. Growing up around modernist homes along the Yarra River, Parr became intrigued with the work of Robin Boyd and his contemporaries. His […]
An exhibition exploring half a century of work by one of Australia’s most celebrated architectural photographers is on now at the Museum of Sydney. With a career built over decades of visiting and re-visiting modern and ancient sites, John Gollings is recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent photographer of the built environment. His work combines his interests […]
A prominent influencer of urban policy and projects in Australia, Matt Davis come back to Bates Smart as a studio director. Until his return to Sydney from Adelaide, Davis was a founding partner of Davis+Davis Architects and a member of the inaugural SA Planning Commission and Integrated Design Commission of South Australia. Davis is a member of numerous […]
Tonight, at the 2019 IDEA Gala Party, one practice will take home the coveted Designer of the Year award. Here’s an overview of the six finalists along with ADR’s favourite project from each. Kennedy Nolan The work of Kennedy Nolan has always existed in a symbiotic relationship with its architectural context, simultaneously referencing and informing it. Drawing on […]
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