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After much anticipation, (inside) Interior Design Review magazine has announced the winners of its prestigious 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) on Friday 20 November.
A swag of Australian designers and architects have received industry acclaim and global recognition for their work on sustainable interiors during this year’s International Green Interior Awards, held recently in Sydney.
Technology is here to help not hinder and Anthony Caruana, editor of MacWorld, has compiled a list of eight essential apps for architects and designers that will make life easier with the touch of a finger.
Last night in Melbourne, Cult Design launched the second edition of the Chairity Project, inviting a variety of high profile creatives including Adam Goodrum, Megan Morton, Christopher Boots, David Trubridge and Hecker Guthrie to reinvent an iconic chair for charity.
The Abstract is an ambitious interior architecture exhibition project exploring unorthodox spatial realms of reading rooms, designed by Monash University Interior graduates in collaboration with Matthew Bird of Studiobird. The exhibition reinvents the tradition of a reading room environment within a gallery context to promote prestigious academic journals with the aim to engage early career academics to the realties and benefits of publishing.
Fashion and architectural worlds will collide this Saturday as Monash University students present 11 remarkable outfits inspired by the city’s interiors at MPavilion.
The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards were announced at a ceremony in Brisbane last week, with ARM and emerging architects Liz Walsh and Alex Nielson and Jesse Bennett Architect among the exemplary practices awarded.
The stellar project is Casba, a medium-density infill development in Sydney’s inner west, designed by SJB in conjunction with Billard Leece Partnership, with interiors by BKH.
With a host of art and design heavyweights at the helm, including David Bromley and Mim Design, the display of marquees in the exclusive birdcage enclosure at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival is sure to be the most impressive yet.
With the National Architecture Awards on tomorrow, we recap this year's shortlist of the most exemplary projects across Australia.
Plans for the complex were approved unanimously by the Moreland City Council, but recently overturned by VCAT. The body’s senior member Russell Byard defended the rejection, saying that “no such arrangements … are as convenient as private car ownership".
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) recognised 14 of the country's most inspired landscape projects, including HASSELL's urban design for Medibank Place, and City of Melbourne's imaginative Return to Royal Park.
Few artforms can transport us as easily as film. Peter Salhani reviews the the inaugural Sydney Architecture Festival Shorts film competition, which screened as part of a full day of public events and talks on The Goods Line for the recent SAF.
Out of only 20 shortlisted photographs, two belong to Christopher – an impressive achievement considering the competitive nature of the Arcaid International Architectural Photography Awards, part of the World Architecture Festival.
Students and academics from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), will present their work as part of 'The State of the Art of Architecture' exhibition at the festival.
Fresh from the announcement that Zaha Hadid has become the first female to win the RIBA Gold Medal, acclaimed Australian architect Peter Stutchbury has been awarded a 2016 RIBA International Fellowship by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid will become the first woman in history to win the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal award.
Beijing Design Week (BJDW) launches this week with an expanded program and new locations dotted across the Hutongs of the sprawling capital. Genevieve Zoe Murray gives ADR the lowdown on the most intriguing creative installations and collaborations on the ground at the bustling design hub.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced the appointment of former assistant minister for infrastructure and regional development, Jamie Briggs, as Australia’s first minister in the newly created role.
“The Opera House is truly the people’s house and we will be seeking to involve the people more and more as we plan for the next decade,” says Louise Herron, Sydney Opera House chief executive. Melbourne-based architecture firm ARM will redesign the iconic building’s largest performance venue.
Abey Australia has teamed up with ROTHELOWMAN to reveal a luxurious showroom, engaging visitors with a visually captivating space that perfectly represents Abey’s selection of designer kitchen and bathroom products.
How would you like the opportunity to work with one of the world's most recognisable brands and win $1000 cash prize? Miele are offering the chance to collaborate on an event installation at the 2015 IDEA Gala Party.
Produced in collaboration with lighting and ceramic designers Porcelain Bear, custom furniture group Grazia & Co, Fleurage bespoke perfumiers and textile artist Elise Cakebread, Dulux unveils new design directions through a nuanced spectrum of hues.
Recognising excellence in contemporary Australian design, the Rigg Design Prize is the highest accolade for object and furniture design in Australia.
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