All photography and text by Peter Bennetts. A few weeks ago, I attended the Ninth Annual World Architecture Festival (and INSIDE festival). For the first time, the festival was held in Berlin, accommodated in the Berlin Arena, an industrial building on the River Spree built in 1927 as a bus depot and co-opted by the GDR […]
AR asks a panel of experts in the industry to respond to the question: architecture has long been a male dominated industry. Why do you think this is and is it changing?
The team at Matt Gibson A+D has been announced as the winner for the Miele Immer Besser design competition, with their proposal for an ultra-flexible apartment space.
With rising development pressures in our cities, it’s imperative to consider sustainability and continue to reuse and refurbish existing building stock. Hamilton Wilson writes for ADR.
“As far as we know, it's the only pumping station in Australia that has been preserved for this type of use." Hector Abrahams of HAA discusses the revitalisation of Sydney's first sewage pumping station.
The project, developed by Sterling Global, will feature an internal arcade wrapped in digital art installations, brimming with cultural curiosities including galleries, a bar, restaurants, retail spaces and a public book exchange.
As the lines between private and public domains increasingly blur, architecture is expanding notions of community with houses designed to be multifunctional and/or multigenerational, or play a wider role. Peter Salhani explores this blurring for MEZZANINE.
“The jury’s unanimous support for the appointment of Kerstin Thompson Architects reflects the sympathetic and artistically aligned approach and philosophy of their proposal to the site’s landscape character and cultural significance.”
In Southeast Asia, some countries present a better outlook for investors and developers than others. It is fast becoming an attractive region for real estate. With strong economic fundamentals and a digital revolution underway, the region is awash with opportunities for various actors in the real estate sector.
The work of smaller scale architecture practices was celebrated at the ArchiTeam Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday evening.
Tender writing can be the bane of an architectural firm's existence. But it doesn't need to be that way if you have the correct processes in place. AR will run regular articles on the practice of tender writing and here we begin with an introduction to the discipline.
HASSELL Managing Director Rob Backhouse says the merger is about expanding the HASSELL offer beyond the traditional boundaries of architecture and design to encompass new and innovative ways to deliver value to clients and end users.
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