Melbourne-based interior designer Chelsea Hing has been named the fourth judge for IDEA 2021, joining Brahman Perera, Hassell principal Domino Risch and Adelaide-based Ryan Genesin. Entries for IDEA 2021 are now open. Enter before 2 May to save $90 on your entry. Heading up her eponymous studio since 2007, Hing is one of the foremost residential interior designers in Australia. Celebrated […]
Naumi Hotels’ The Central by Undercurrent Studio features Deborah Moss’s bespoke wallpaper in every room, paying homage to the surrounding natural environment. In the heart of Queenstown, the boutique hotel aims to bring the outside world into the hotel experience. A “surrealistic sanctuary”, the hotel has a “creative cool vibe” that meets a “sense of […]
For this lookbook, ADR has rounded up 10 home interiors from all over the country with kitchens you can’t look away from. Whether it’s checkerboard terrazzo flooring or floor-to-ceiling windows, this selection from our archive, which is filled to the brim with almost two decades’ worth of projects, shows how the humble kitchen can steal the show. Garden […]
There are just two weeks left to save $90 on entry fees for IDEA 2021. Enter your project now to save. Now in its 19th year, IDEA is Australia’s oldest independent interior design and architecture award. Entries are open until 11 June, but early entries ends on 2 May. Enter your project now so you […]
Celebrated British-Ghanian architect Sir David Adjaye OBE to receive the 2021 Royal Gold Medal: the UK’s highest honour for architecture. First awarded by RIBA in 1848, The Royal Gold Medal is regarded as the UK’s highest honour for architecture and is personally approved by Her Majesty The Queen. The award is given to the given […]
The Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI) has launched SCCI Cinéphile Hub 2020: Season 2. For the first time, the Foundation presents fashion and architecture – SCCI’s two core topics – together in a virtual and hybrid format. In response to ongoing travel restrictions, SCCI’s traditional live event format has pivoted to digital documentaries, […]
Food is a central driver of our built environment, yet, food production is almost entirely absent from our daily lives, with much of the population living in urban areas far from distant agricultural regions. Dr Joshua Zeunert from UNSW Built Environment says many people have an ‘urban disconnect’ from our food systems, with a growing divide […]
The Federal Government has given a boost to economic recovery post-pandemic by removing restrictive lending requirements for finance lenders, including mortgage finance. Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said, “We commend the Federal Government for winding back regulation to a more reasonable position that allows the market more flexibility to approve housing finance. We […]
A UNSW Master’s student has designed the world’s first soft robotic hand that can pick up, put down, paint and hammer with greater ease than current models in the workforce. “Industrial robots are so dangerous the way they are now,” says Charlotte Firth, who is creating the robotic hand as part of her Master of […]
Architect Koichi Takada uses his Urban Forest residential development to imagine the tranquility and restorative powers of a rural retreat within a bustling cityscape. “It is possible to design buildings that reconnect people with nature even in densely populated, inner-city locations,” says Takada. The founder and principal of Sydney-based Koichi Takada Architects takes his cues […]
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre [ASRC] is building a new hub in the heart of Dandenong to better support and empower people seeking asylum in the region. Greater Dandenong is recognised as Australia’s most culturally diverse region with over 157 different nationalities and is now home to the highest population of people seeking asylum in […]
A major new public square at Sydney’s Central station is one step closer, with the City of Sydney releasing its vision for a high-tech, green and people-friendly precinct. The square will complement the NSW Government’s plans for Tech Central, a new 250,000 sqm technology and innovation precinct next to Central Station. Lord Mayor Clover Moore […]