Taking a sticky stroll through the magical confection that is Elenberg Fraser’s Zumbo – a new Melbourne-based patisserie designed for celebrity chef Adriano Zumbo.
This article is the next in line from one of our newly appointed contributing online editorial assistants and reviews Sydney’s Art Month, observing the Pechua Kucha style presentations of notable Sydney practitioners.
The recent launch of a new range of products from Instyle and Workshopped reflects an Australian success story where grower, artisan, manufacturer and retailer meet and together they share a vision of fine Australian products.
The second iteration of White Night was staged on Saturday 22 February with more than half a million people walking Melbourne’s streets and laneways, partaking of and participating in a virtual feast of cultural events and artistic happenings. Text and Images: Jan Henderson
Interior designer Robert Kaner and architect Rafael Berkowitz have collaborated on the redesign of an apartment in a 17-storey Manhattan tower.
The floor houses the women's wear section of the Seibu store in Tokyo and draws inspiration from the wrought iron fences that surround various parks and public squares in European cities. Images: Masaya Yoshimura
The ‘Never Too Much’ furniture collection from Kueng Caputo is a mix-and-match splattered series of hand-painted stools, benches, bowls and lamps.
The newly opened five-star alpine resort seeks to combine luxury and natural aesthetics in a classic, timeless manner.
Design isn’t just about the plans you draw up for the buildings you create. Design thinking should be an integral part of your business model too. Design thinking is the antithesis of resting on your laurels, of reusing past methods and approaches or rehashing ideas. It is about finding the client’s specific problems and then […]
ADR has teamed up with Zenith to offer our readers the chance to win one of seven Buzzilight pendants designed by Buzzispace. To enter the competition we are asking A+D professionals to take a photograph (you can use your phone) of their favourite piece of architecture or interior design and upload it to Instagram using #giveawayadr. […]
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 […]