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The Robin Boyd Foundation offers a veritable treasure trove of architectural treats through its events, screenings, guided tours and more. Are you a neighbourhood wanderer? Do you amble along the streets where you live and gaze up at the buildings wondering about their provenance? Perhaps you are curious as to who built them and why? […]
The build-to-rent sector is poised for rapid growth. Developers with superior sustainability credentials will have a competitive edge when attracting investors. Australian tenants have been struggling with rising rents and shrinking vacancy rates in recent years, with the nationwide housing shortage expected to fuel these trends for several decades to come. The Government’s ʽIntergenerational Reportʼ […]
At this year’s Milan Design Week (20 to 26 April 2026), Alcova returned for its 11th edition, spanning two compelling sites that spoke to the layered character of Milan’s urban fabric. The first Alcova space unlocked a series of previously never-been-seen spaces within the Baggio Military Hospital – a vast, green enclave in the Primaticcio […]
The acclaimed Brisbane-based architect, who has designed jaw-dropping coastal homes under Shaun Lockyer Architects since 2009, will bring his residential prowess, modernist eye and open mind to assessing this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) entries. Lockyer admits there’s also something in the judging process for him. “It’s a time of self-reflection,” he says. “If […]
A historical sacred meeting ground for the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people has returned to its roots as a modern gathering place, now welcoming visitors from around the world in Melbourne’s Seafarers precinct. Ten thoughtful years of regeneration along the Birrarung (Yarra River), opposite South Wharf, have resulted in the $600 million Seafarers project by Riverlee. […]
Last week, the Minns Labor Government unveiled The Cutaway, Sydney’s newest cultural and events playground that will operate 24/7. What was once a concrete shell housed beneath Barangaroo Reserve, is now a highly-stylised, world-class cultural and events space. Sitting at a massive 10,000 square metres, including two mezzanine levels and a total capacity of 3000, […]
Wellness shifts from aspiration to expectation as Nook infrared saunas move into the architectural brief, bringing with them a sharper focus on ritual, recovery and daily reset. In the current design landscape, where wellbeing is now a major consideration in most briefs and clients have a sharper sense of how they want to live, the […]
Candyce Huntsman is a Melbourne-based interior designer who runs her own practice. AKI Design focuses on the furnishing layer of a project, where materiality, balance and atmosphere are carefully resolved. Below, the member of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026 reflects on her sources of inspiration, being featured in Vogue Living and the importance of collaboration. […]
Just as the cosmos offers endless opportunities for discovery, Modul Space by Bosse, is a wonderland of potential configurations. Maybe there’s just something in the name… earlier this month Artemis II explored new possibilities in space. Meanwhile, Modul Space, the furniture system from Bosse and distributed by Innerspace in Australia, is predicated on the concept […]
The software company’s first permanent Victorian office is a two-level adaptive reuse project inside the Queen & Collins tower. Designed to be flexible and frictionless, the new CBD workplace features 93 ergonomic points to pull up and work, with space for events of up to 100 people, including employees from Melbourne and Atlassian’s global network. […]
An eye-catching pop of Palm Springs boldness has arrived on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The Monty is the latest in a string of tired (albeit affordable) Australian motels to be transformed into boutique, design-driven accommodation. Completed in late 2025, the project is preceded by refurbishments like Motel Molly by Richards Stanisich and The […]
To coincide with this year’s event, Roche Bobois has unveiled its new outdoor collection. Designed for terraces, gardens and poolside settings, the new collection expresses the brand’s boldness, savoir-faire and commitment to comfort, through an elegant and contemporary vision of outdoor design. There are two central pillars to the new collection: Catalina Catalina is an […]
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In challenging times, lasting 50 weeks can be cause for celebration. So when a practice clocks up 50 years, it’s definitely a reason to hang the buntings out. Co-founded on 1 April 1976, SJB has not only survived but is thriving and looking to the next generation of leaders to keep its flame burning brightly. […]
Isabella White studied architecture and worked in graduate positions before discovering her skills were needed elsewhere. She has since segued into communications roles – most recently as digital content lead at Architectus – and amassed tens of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram, where she creates content under the moniker of ‘architecture’s biggest advocate’. […]
Late last month property developer Fortis opened a new permanent space in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Toorak. Designed in partnership with Studio Kennon, The Gallery is intended as a new way to explore off-the-plan purchasing of properties. Taking over a large empty corner building, Studio Kennon and Fortis have created a bespoke destination. Evolving […]
Ava Kim is an Adelaide-based architect at Grieve Gillett Architects whose work moves between built practice and urban research projects. Named as a member of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026, she approaches every project with a desire to lead more sustainable outcomes and embed long-term thinking and care into the built environment. Australian Design […]
A new mixed-use development at 9 Wilson Avenue in Brunswick, Melbourne, aims to turn a Sydney Road backstreet dominated by cars into a pedestrian-focused locale. Designed by Richmond-based architecture studio MA+Co and delivered by design-led development group Neometro, the project marks the latest chapter in the urban renewal of Jewell Station Village. The site was […]
New South Wales delays its uptake of the National Construction Code 2025 by 12 months, giving builders, designers and developers time to adapt without derailing housing delivery. Architects, builders and developers working across NSW will have until 1 May 2027 to comply with the new National Construction Code (NCC), after the NSW Government announced a […]
As Australia’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector grows, it is changing what renters and investors expect from housing, according to a new report from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). GBCA launched Keys to Change: Unlocking better, greener Build-to-Rent housing at its TRANSFORM 2026 conference last week. The report finds more than a third of Australia’s […]
A carpenter turned construction veteran, John Hill has spent a career absorbing the lessons of great architects, and has finally applied them to one measured yet disruptive house on a north-east Victorian farm. There are builders who work for architects, and then there is John Hill, a man who spent four decades absorbing their thinking […]
Zac Vassallo is an industrial designer at Reef Design Lab, a company that develops marine habitat infrastructure for a range of research and commercial applications. It’s a perfect fit for someone who has a firm conviction that “man-made creative objects should justify their existence in the world”. Named as one of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for […]
Nissie Bungbrakearti, a computational designer at COX Architecture, has the advanced skills to solve complex challenges using data and design. However, it hasn’t been an easy road from shy young practitioner to being named one of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026. Below, Bungbrakearti shares some early career lessons. Australian Design Review: Why did you […]
The wholesaler of double-glazing skylights and roof windows has launched its first virtual reality (VR)-enabled showroom in Australia. Situated at 78 Henderson Road, Alexandria in Sydney’s inner-west, VELUX’s new showroom allows visitors to walk through a physical space overlaid with four options of virtual environments. The VR experience has been created to give industry professionals […]
The Sydney-based contingent of Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) 30UNDER30 in 2025/2026 gathered for the first time on Wednesday 11 March – here’s how it went. The 1930s art deco-inspired Clocktower Bar was the perfect meeting place for this year’s 30UNDER30. Located on the ninth floor of Shell House Sydney, designed by Woods Bagot, Clocktower Bar […]
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