Early bird entries for IDEA 2021 are now open. Enter before 2 May and save $90! IDEA, now in its 19th year, is the benchmark for Australian design excellence and the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the country. Entries are open until 11 June with discounted entry fees available until 2 May. Enter now […]
Bergman & CO sought to create spaces to ‘hideout or hangout’ in its fitout for the new Poodle bistro and bar in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Located in a Heritage-registered double-story dual shopfront Victorian terrace, Poodle’s design brief called for a series of spaces that firmly placed the client at the centre. “The client […]
Melbourne Design Week returns for 2021 with more than 300 exhibitions, talks, films, tours and workshops across Victoria and online. On from 26 March- 5 April 2021, this year’s theme, Design the World You Want, is explored in three pillars – Care, Community and Climate. For the first time, the 11-day festival will expand into […]
South African born, Sydney-based interior designer Meryl Hare has been named the IDEA 2020 Gold Medallist. The annual award, now in its 19th year, is given to a practicer who has “contributed their talent to enriching the design landscape of Australia” and was announced at the IDEA gala party in Melbourne on 19 February 2021. […]
The July issue of inside, now on newsstands, features incredible projects and profiles from all over the country. “This issue is a celebration of the trailblazers and industry shakers. The up-and-comers and the underestimated,” writes Elisa Scarton in this month’s Editor’s Letter. In this issue our gaze is firmly placed on the future of Australian interior […]
Warren and Mahoney architecture firm has worked with Service NSW on its newly designed Service Centres, setting a benchmark for digital transformation and customer engagement. The physical experience of new Service NSW Centres focuses on enabling agency staff to provide knowledgeable, friendly, fast and easy service. Initially, Service NSW Centres focused on transactional efficiency, however […]
The Mon Repos Turtle Centre designed by Richard Kirk, director of KIRK architecture practice, has received the Queensland Architecture Medallion — the Queensland Architecture Awards’ highest honour. Kirk shares his views on some of the biggest challenges facing the profession. How do you define the value of architects? Too often, architects are thought of as […]
Is the traditional office obsolete? Is working from home the new norm? Is there a generational shift at play propelling us forwards? Global design and workplace strategy firm Unispace weighs in. With Australia now ahead of the COVID-19 curve and other nations looking to our Trans-Tasman bubble for benchmark business solutions, Unispace is currently working […]
In October 2020, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will present Big Weather, an exhibition exploring Australia’s unique climate through the works of Indigenous artists and designers. Big Weather, showcased at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, will feature works from over 75 artists across the spectrum of media, encompassing painting, photography, film, weaving and […]
The rows of workstations where employees sit at the same desk year after year will be “less in demand” post COVID-19, says Architectus CEO Ray Brown. Instead, Brown says companies should be drawing inspiration from the university “sticky campus” model if they want their employees to return to their office following the pandemic. “A few […]
In our ongoing series on women in architecture, we chat to Lyons project architect Stephanie Lancuba on the fears, challenges and influences that have changed her course as a young designer. When did you first become interested in architecture and design? From a young age, I was generally interested in creative pursuits, but my connection to the construction […]
After 15 years at Carr, most recently in the role of interior design director, Dan Cox has been named a principal at Hassell. The Perth-born interior designer and past IDEA judge spoke to ADR just six days after taking over the new role, in the middle of Melbourne’s second coronavirus lockdown. “I went in to […]