Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena was this week appointed director of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, to be held from 28 May until 27 November 2016.
Amid dynamic commentary and activity, including Sean Godsell's deeply personal oration on his life and work, emerging architect Amelyn Ng gives her detailed insight into the highlights and revelations of this year's student congress.
Across feature walls and inventive exteriors – why is brick booming? ADR speaks to Brett Ward about the evolution and resurgence of the humble brick, as Brickworks rolls out three new showrooms across Australia.
"What we would hate is for the public to just think we were trying to make a building look like Beyonce," says lead architect Jansen Aui, revealing Elenberg Fraser's thoroughly detailed interpretation of the muse with lead interior designer Emma Phythian.
"Most (high-rise apartments) seem to be built... with very little consideration for quality of life for the occupants." Michael Roper and Nick James of Architecture Architecture discuss their view on high-density apartments, along with projects from their recent body of work.
Heatherwick Studio employs a team of over 160 architects, designers and makers who work on projects across a range of scales based in Kings Cross, London. Penny Craswell speaks to founder Thomas Heatherwick for AR140 – Small Spaces.
The inaugural Housing Futures forum on 31 July will discuss residential architecture of any scale across three categories - single dwelling, apartment living and the future in aged and student housing.
Open House Melbourne's first speaker series, 'Design City, Built Melbourne' with Breathe Architecture and John Wardle Architects among the practices revealing the motivation and thinking behind some of the city's pivotal projects.
Kennedy Nolan is an architectural practice devoted to creating beautiful, thoughtful and innovative projects for life and living. (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson looks at how experience, connectivity and innovation form the building blocks of its design.
We take a look at the recently revealed winners for the South Australian and Western Australian Architecture Awards.
With over 105 buildings available for self-guided tours and a variety of free talks tours and events, the Open House Melbourne weekend is a rare opportunity to hear about the creative process behind some of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings.
Is there a consistent connection between the silently beautiful but bold Nordic architectural design gestures, and the way in which the mind can be freed to creatively innovate? ADR contributor Bronwyn Marshall unpacks the enduring appeal of Nordic design.
Still buzzing from the Victorian, Tasmanian, Queensland and last night's NSW awards? We recap the major projects to watch for at the National Awards in November.
Always moving forward and never resting on its laurels, Technē Architecture + Design has made a name for itself designing beautiful projects that showcase the practice’s talent, imagination and integrity.
Sneak a peek inside the AIA award-winning Mongrel Rapture, with AR's exclusive review of the 1616-page monograph dedicated to the important and highly influential practice, Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM).
"Yes, it’s a monograph but it’s also a manifesto of sorts," says Howard Raggatt about ARM’s 150,000 word tome of biblical proportions, which took out the Bates Smart State Award for Architecture in the Media at last week's Victorian Architecture Awards.
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