The 2017 Milan Salone del Mobile has wrapped for another year, but we have curated some of the installations that you may not have already seen.
JamFactory and Domaine de Boisbuchet have launched the JamFactory-Boisbuchet Scholarship.
The Miele pledge is ‘immer besser’ or ‘never better’. But in a world swimming in new product launches and announcements how do you make your latest contributions stand out and ensure you are never bettered?
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If you are looking for office furniture, Krost has recently launched its 2017 Catalogue and it’s well worth a look. After taking home the Australasian catalogue award for best catalogue in the Office Supplies category last year, expectations were high for the 2017 edition and it certainly does not disappoint. Easy to read and rich […]
Touted as the fifth most visited library in the world, designs have been revealed for a major refurbishment of the State Library of Victoria.
"I don’t think we could have found a more fitting home for Bijoy Jain’s MPavilion than the zoo – its structure and shape is ideally suited to the space it will soon occupy.” The MPavilion will be incorporated into new landscaping in existing open space just off the Main Drive between the heritage carousel and the Japanese Garden.
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), together with Copenhagen Zoo, Schønherr Landscape Architects and consulting engineers MOE, has released designs for Copenhagen Zoo’s new Panda House. The structure is the second architecturally-designed enclosure to be constructed at Copenhagen Zoo, with Norman Foster having completed an award-winning elephant enclosure in 2008. The Panda House design bears a yin and yang […]
Genton Architecture has been announced as the winner of the Frankston Station redesign competition, with a floating screen structure which draws inspiration from the beach.
Rothelowman has submitted plans for a development application for Lunar, a $21m multi-residential development in Sydney. The building is the gateway to expansive green spaces with Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park and Dharawal National Park all lying close to the suburb, and the design works to harness these surrounds.
Image above: 26 Original Fakes at the Watchmaker exhibition. Photo by Tobias Titz. The inaugural Melbourne Design Week is coming to a close; it’s been a jam-packed 10 days of programming and if you haven’t had a chance to catch anything then don’t worry, ADR has you covered. We’ve put together a guide of the […]
Hames Sharley architect and newly-appointed principal urban designer Andrew Russell believes that smart urban design and infrastructure planning will play a key role in positioning Adelaide as an economically vibrant, globally impressive city. Russell, who played key leadership roles in the Adelaide Entertainment Centre masterplan and redevelopment, the Adelaide Riverbank masterplan, and the award-winning Riverbank […]
This category is open to any interior design projects funded by a public body and/or that are dedicated to public care. Projects suitable for inclusion are institutional buildings such as schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, medical centres, aged care facilities, nursing homes and prisons.
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The Andrews Labor Government is taking action to protect the Australian backyard and keep more garden space in our suburbs. There will no longer be a cap on how many dwellings can be built on a block, but new requirements mean developments must have a mandatory percentage of garden space.
Welcome to inside for another stellar year of design, information and excitement, as 2017 promises to be all that and more. After the Christmas break and new year revelries it’s certainly time to buckle down and get back into our work lives… but then for most of us work or design is part of our […]
Collingwood-based artist Rone completed a number of murals in the old Alphington Paper Mills in Melbourne, a building that has now been demolished. The works investigated themes of beauty and decay, and were secretly created in various abandoned houses and buildings around Melbourne and documented in a photographic print series.
A new $1.2 billion waterfront residential neighbourhood in Melbourne known as ‘Collins Wharf’ has been given ministerial approval. The new Victoria Harbour precinct is the latest Lendlease development project to be given a green light, located with the Yarra River to the south and Victoria Harbour to the north in a peninsular formation. The site […]
Featuring more than 60 artists and designers from over 30 countries and free and exclusive to Melbourne, the triennial will include major presentations from international and Australian designers and artists, including Formafantasma, Brodie Niell, Yayoi Kusama and Estudio Campana.
Australian commercial furniture company Stylecraft has announced the launch of a new brand that caters to the residential market, StylecraftHOME.
From large-scale practices and industrial designers through to boutique studio owners and specialists in their field – the jury for IDEA 2017 brings together the crème de la crème of design talent, including the 2016 Overall Winner, William Smart of Smart Design Studio. See the full jury line-up below and start getting your entries ready […]
Bringing together a handful of interior designers and architects, Interstudio is utilising its newly renovated Melbourne showroom to host a series of educational talks throughout 2017.
Queensland architect Catherine Baudet has tonight been awarded the inaugural Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize for her outstanding support for women in the architectural profession spanning more than 30 years.
“The Herston Quarter masterplan will deliver a range of new health, research and education uses, complemented by residential, child care, consulting and a wellbeing precinct providing high-quality accommodation and wellness facilities for an ageing population,” The landmark project in Brisbane will be a showcase for complex health precincts.
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