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Don’t let those recent reports on bacon fool you; meat is here to stay. Built by Lindsay Jones-Evans (the brains behind Jones The Grocer and The Victorian Tearoom in Sydney) Meatworks provides an industrial chic safe haven for die-hard carnivores.
In this clip, filmed especially for IDEA 2015 by Futureinform, the inspiring Karalis discusses the milestones in his path towards becoming CEO at Woods Bagot, and gives a candid insight into his stellar career.
Russell and George's creative originality has earned the practice five projects in this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Their shortlisting in the Workplace category is the Cloud at Medibank, an inspired office space.
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.
This apartment, within the historically significant Foy and Gibson warehouse complex, had over time succumbed to a series of dubious conversions. Breathe Architecture reignites the space while sparking connections with the past.
From Tasmania to London and beyond, the world of design is Neill's oyster, and his products are ours to enjoy. Through his imaginative designs and dogged determination, Neill has achieved what few can only dream of – success in the challenging world of furniture design.
Gorgeous, sumptuous, ridiculous and fun, there simply are not enough adjectives to grapple with Grayson Perry CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) and FAT’s (Fashion Architecture Taste’s) elaborate and whimsical and hedonistic treat.
Against the foreboding clouds of a particularly tempestuous Melbourne morning, the Lexus Design Pavilion makes its presence felt. The ADR team was in attendance at Flemington Racecourse yesterday to experience Mim Design and Joost Bakker's inspired second collaboration.
Latitude is a group of passionate, talented and design-orientated experts. Pioneering uncharted territory, this multidisciplinarian studio works with designers and architects to provide an offering that reaches far beyond the usual graphics and branding experience.
Royal Oak Floors’ Driftwood is composed of a top layer of French oak bonded to an engineered base, ensuring stability.
Working within limited footprints and restrictive spaces, small projects say much about the art of architecture and creative space making.
The Revy will be interior architect Blainey North's first Sydney residential project, inspired by the concept of the 'gilded transformation' - a luxurious environment that celebrates the layering of rich historical craftsmanship with refined modern details.
David Rockwell is a powerhouse designer and is this year celebrating a 30-year milestone for his practice, the Rockwell Group. (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson talks with Rockwell to discover the man behind this design juggernaut.
Nestled within the precinct of NewActon in Canberra is Roji, a hair salon with a difference. In Roji, Craig Tan Architects presents a design journey that engages the senses through the manipulation of light and perspective, thoughtful process and simple composition.
For its grand L’Hotel Gitan project in Melbourne’s Prahran, SJB Interiors has earned itself a shortlisting in the Hospitality category at this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
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.
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The latest in architecture
There’s been a huge amount of research into the effect of green spaces on our health, with many scientists agreeing that they can aid with healing. ADR speaks to Brent Hardcastle, associate, Wilson Architects about how to incorporate landscape into design to promote health and wellbeing. What are the main challenges health centres face when […]
Benjamin Jay Shand holds a Masters of Architecture from The University of Sydney and practices as an architect and artist. He produces a blog (@designtel) and writes on design. Structures so unabashedly of another age often elicit fanfare akin to that of a cult film and this holds true for Sirius, […]
A new community centre designed for the remote Nunavik Inuit communities in Canada has an intriguing shape that was inspired by the silhouette of an iceberg. Despite living in extremely isolated communities, Nunavik’s Inuit do not hesitate travelling long distances to visit each other or to attend an important cultural event. Originally planned as a […]
SP Studio has designed a high-end interior for Headricks Lane restaurant and bar in Rockhampton, which has been sympathetically inserted into a state listed heritage building. The building had suffered decades of alterations and decline. The raw space had limited natural light and the existing heritage material, while striking, was dark, explains Scott Petherick, director at SP Studio. “The […]
Located on the edge of the Dee Why town centre, Northern Beaches, the new PCYC Community Centre provides an entertainment hub for the peninsula’s youngest residents. AR chats to Elizabeth Carpenter, principal, fjmt about the project. PCYC is conceived as a cloud-like form settling on a pedestal that emerges from the ground. The counterpoint achieved by […]
This issue AR asks a panel of experts from Sydney’s forthcoming AU Smart Skyscrapers Summit (26 and 27 June) their response to the following question: how will an increasing number of tall buildings affect the fabric of society in Australia? Domino Risch, principal, Hassell For some, the thought of living in an urban metropolis that […]
Does Australia need a more trusted Heritage process? Shaun Carter, principal architect, Carter Williamson Architects, investigates. Let’s put this into context: at state level, Heritage classification is a high threshold. Heritage can’t, and shouldn’t ever be a flippant exercise that registers buildings without deep thought and consideration. Cities will need to grow and change over time. […]
Creating special places in spectacular landscapes is something Tasmanians have a knack for. And for visitors to the award-winning Pumphouse Point – a hotel like no other in the centre of one of the world’s most pristine natural environments – the experience is a truly remarkable one. What these visitors may not notice, however, is […]
Despite only having a limited budget to work with, Canadian practice Michael Green Architecture (MGA) has designed a “thoughtful and elegant” home for The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The Dock Building, located on Jericho Beach in Vancouver, serves a large marina of sailboats. The facility provides bathrooms and showers, offices for the Harbour Master, instruction space […]
McGregor Westlake Architecture has created a new model for laneway studios, which are increasingly being built along many of the lanes around metropolitan Sydney. The impetus for creating the model was in response to the current low standard of laneway design, which is a “result of poor planning guidelines and poor quality architectural design” explains Peter McGregor, […]
Situated in the back streets of Fitzroy, Melbourne, the renovation and extension of this double story terrace house and old stable building is a homage to its location. Designed by Austin Maynard Architects the house, built in 1850, and its garden were initially separate lots that were recently consolidated onto a single site. The clients wanted the architects […]
If two heads are better than one, then surely three heads are unstoppable, right? AR talks to one third of swiftly rising studio TRIAS, Jennifer McMaster, about the ins and outs of creating and running a successful emerging practice. Much like the city in which it is based, Sydney architectural studio TRIAS is a melting pot of […]
The residential work of Brisbane architects, Jade Myers and William Ellyett of practice Myers Ellyett, is intrinsically linked to its place, to vernacular building, a subtropical climate and a suburban context. Their latest project, Morningside residence, delves deeply into the opportunities of a typical Brisbane suburban site, exploring ways to order new rooms extending into […]
Woods Bagot and US design firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro have been announced as the winning design team for the Adelaide Contemporary International Design Competition. The winning team impressed the judges with a concept that includes a gallery, a performance lab, a dramatic ‘Super Lobby’, floating top-floor sky galleries and a suspended rooftop garden. The […]
It seems Kanye’s West architecture career has kicked off in the shape of a low-income housing scheme, made of prefabricated concrete. The American rapper first announced his architectural ambitions last month when he revealed that he would be opening up a new arm of his fashion label Yeezy named Yeezy Home. He wrote on Twitter […]
The new RACT Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions offer an immersive accommodation experience within the coastal bush of the Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s East Coast. Designed by Liminal Studio, the Waterfront Pavilions take their cues from nature. The form of the buildings is representative of the coastal granite rock’s ‘smooth, rounded and beautiful forms’ on […]
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