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The December/January issue of inside magazine is out on newsstands now, showcasing all the winners of the 2023 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and featuring interviews with the great minds working in interior design. After 21 years of IDEA, we are never surprised by the calibre of Australian interior and product design, but we are […]
The 2023 World Architecture Festival started with a rush of delegates into Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Wednesday 29 November. Here are the highlights from day one according to Australian Design Review (ADR). World Architecture Festival (WAF) is the largest global live-judged awards event for architects and designers. After a successful return […]
Empowered to combat the inevitable challenges of economic uncertainty, the director of Melbourne’s FPPV Architecture, Thailand’s JAI Architecture and Coop Himmelb(l)au Australia, Paul Viney implores architects to holistically protect their businesses. Paul Viney acknowledges that a successful and sustainable architectural practice thrives on more than just design sensibility and skill – it requires rich and […]
Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to highlight and empower young architects and innovators of the future. In celebration of the new ADR 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World stream, ADR […]
LANDMARK by Lexus collaborator Koichi Takada Architects is driven to forge an empathetic relationship to nature through architecture and design. For 15 years, the Sydney-based practice – founded and fronted by principal Koichi Takada – has used nature as guiding inspiration. The practice brims with a passion to incorporate the liberating and relaxing benefits of […]
The 30UNDER30 alum has achieved a skilful balance of creative experimentation and functionality in her latest upholstery ranges with RJ Living, where she is a product and design manager. McEwan’s new upholstery range with Australian-owned and based designer furniture brand RJ Living disproves the assumption that for something to be aesthetically inspiring, it must be […]
The South Australian architecture practice’s design of a new head office for Can:Do Group seeks to enrich the health and well-being of those using the space. Following its partnership with Can:Do Group last year, Matthews Architects has provided a new head office for the charity – amalgamating staff and client requirements of Can:Do’s previous Welland […]
The Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio has designed 38 Abermarle Street – an Australian first reimagination of a medium density build-to-rent – for Assemble, a Certified B Corporation build-to-rent developer. 38 Albermarle Street – a ‘build-to-rent-to-own’ (BTRTO) development – comes from the fruitful collaboration between Fieldwork and Assemble seeking to create socially vibrant, aesthetically […]
In pursuing a sustainable approach towards manufacturing regenerative timber, sponsor for the IDEA Institutional category Crafted Hardwoods responds to the inescapable conundrum of timber being the most renewable material, yet one disadvantaged by a slow natural growing process and requiring protection from deforestation. Geoffrey Swinbourne was sitting at a think-tank dinner in Canberra with nearly […]
From 9 December 2023 to 10 March 2024, the Art Gallery of Ballarat will host the Koorie Heritage Trust’s ‘Layers of Blak’ exhibition and display more than 50 pieces of jewellery by Victorian First Nations designers. Previously on display at Melbourne’s Federation Square, ‘Layers of Blak’ coincides with the second-year of the well-received Blak Design […]
Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to highlight and empower young architects and innovators of the future. In celebration of the new ADR 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World stream, ADR […]
The trans-Tasman design firm, known for designing buildings that provide a resounding positive impact, has revealed plans for the University of New England’s (UNE) Tamworth Central project in central New South Wales. The Tamworth Central project involves designing the foundation building for the proposed campus on the existing Velodrome site on Peel Street in Tamworth’s […]
Hassell has designed a dynamic, flexible and adaptive research space for Australian National University’s (ANU) School of Physics. Hassell has delivered a long awaited and purpose-built science facility – conducive to rigorous engagement and cutting-edge research – that coincides with its eight year partnership with the university. The global design practice’s design has enabled the […]
The winners of this year’s awards program will be officially announced on Thursday 16 November at the ArchiTeam Awards Opening Night in Melbourne. ArchiTeam Cooperative has provided small practice architects with support and guidance for thirty-one years. The membership association prides itself on being member-led in encouraging and empowering small practice architects to excel and […]
Global design firm Buchan is thrilled to announce the concept design for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, that applauds the beauty of Australia’s natural landscape. Buchan’s design of the Pavilion responds to Australia’s Expo theme ‘Chasing the Sun,’ through saluting Australia’s spirit and diverse landscape. Designing Future Society for our Lives […]
Cumulus Studio senior architect Andrew Geeves believes understanding challenges is essential for architects of all ages and stages who are looking to constantly adapt, learn and excel. Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors […]
Arup’s deputy chair, Tristram Carfrae, looks back at the enormous feat of architecture and engineering achieved at the Sydney Opera House half a century ago.
Group GSA has joined forces with Singapore-based landscape architecture firm Salad Dressing to deliver a residential tower akin to a vertical forest in Rhodes, Sydney. GroupGSA took out the title for a competition in April to design a 37-storey mixed-use residential tower for developer Billbergia with Salad Dressing. Billbergia development director of planning and design […]
BVN’s co-CEO is wholeheartedly inspired by the fresh and young talent in the built environment industry and maintains that architecture is a vessel for social good. Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to […]
The global architecture studio’s design of the multi-purpose Yarrila Place encompasses a museum, art gallery, library and council services. Yarrila Place opened to the public on 16 September and instantly shone – in lurid emerald green – as a new landmark for Coffs Harbour due to BVN’s intimate and considered design. It is clear to […]
Victoria’s major regional hub is thrilled to announce the program for this month’s Design Week scheduled to run from the 19 to 29 October. Geelong Design Week unites designers, industry leaders and enthusiasts from across the state to celebrate innovation and creativity through more than 50 exhibitions, discussion panels and immersive experiences. Proudly a UNESCO […]
The trans-Tasman design practice is hoping to foreground a new precedent in community-driven urban design via Newcastle’s West Village Precinct. Plus Architecture has been tasked with designing the $100 million precinct in the western Newcastle CBD for developers Spotlight Property Group and St Hilliers. The practice has cultivated a reputation for sustainably designed mixed-used precincts, […]
In a thought-provoking panel event hosted by architectural hardware and fittings company Halliday + Baillie, a diverse group of industry experts braved a chilly Melbourne night to explore the ongoing importance of using locally-made products in architectural projects. The panel was moderated by Australian Design Review editor Emily Rayner and featured Halliday + Baillie director […]
Lexus’ design pavilion – LANDMARK by Lexus returns in the company’s sixth year as Principal Partner of the Victoria Racing Club for the 2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival with a marriage of Japanese architectural values and Australian sustainable produce. Designed by Koichi Takada Architects, luxury car company Lexus embraces its brand value of ‘Omotenashi’ with the […]
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