The latest in interiors
Spanish-born architect and designer Patricia Urquiola needs no introduction. For the better part of three decades, Urquiola has been a trailblazing force in the design world. Celebrated for her innovative and important contributions across various creative domains, she is arguably one of the most influential women working in contemporary design today. Urquiola’s influence is evident […]
Unison Workspaces marked its transition to a MillerKnoll dealer with a showroom refresh and an exhibition that guided visitors through the history of MillerKnoll. On 22 February, the New Zealand-based furniture and lighting destination hosted the event at its newly renovated showroom in Auckland to commemorate its new role as MillerKnoll’s first dealer in the […]
COX director Brooke Lloyd will join Melissa Bright and Davina Bester on the jury of the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Early bird entries to IDEA are open now until Sunday 14 April 2024. Now in its 22nd year, IDEA is Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design awards program with winners selected annually […]
Over the past two months, the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) team has been working strategically behind the scenes to refine the criteria for some of the categories. The new criteria for the Sustainability Award represent a direct response to the fact that sustainable design is about far more than materials alone. IDEA is, as […]
The latest in architecture
Constantine Procopiou of Trinity Architects takes us through the free-flowing Matteo, an unconventional family home in Melbourne’s east that changed the studio for good. Matteo by Trinity, a small architecture firm based in Malvern, Melbourne, emerged from a challenging site set among the beautiful streetscapes of nearby Toorak. The footprint of the residence was surprisingly […]
HDR’s architecture practice – a champion of the future of the industry and partner of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World program – forecasts six trajectories of change for 2024. Triple net-zero design As populations continue to face climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution, designers are being encouraged to […]
Set on an astonishing 1.25 acres and nestled on a grassy outcrop near Beaumaris Beach, Talbot House once boasted timeless beauty, but the wear and tear of time had started to show. Built in the 1860s with a stunning rendered façade, Victorian Georgian columns and ornate detailing, then remodelled with Art Deco curves in the […]
When Technē Architecture + Interior Design embarked on its first winery project, director Nick Travers knew it was a very special opportunity. It’s not every day you’re called upon to add another chapter to the history of a Heritage-listed property in an incredibly beautiful, quintessentially Victoria setting. Located on the banks of the Murray River […]
Melbourne-based practice Architecture by Us has proven its countryside credentials with Merricks House, a sprawling family retreat for a repeat client. When Architecture by Us set out to design a country residence for the Nesci family, the Merricks location presented an “overwhelming footprint”. Far from the suburban houses on tight Essendon blocks that Architecture by […]
Architecture with Pride (AWP) 2024 is delivering a lineup of international and local queer thinkers, parties and globally celebrated events in Sydney and Melbourne as part of its new program. AWP brings together the LGBTQIA+ design community in the built environment through an immersive program that aims to challenge the status quo and celebrate the […]
The endless summer at the Bondi Pavilion is made even more endless by the Cox Architecture-designed café Glory Days, an ode to the faraway colour and wonder of European summers. Bare feet and damp swimmers are essential, and get ready to feel as if you’re in a Slim Aarons photograph. “We just wanted people to […]
Architects everywhere are enthusiastically taking up the challenge of adaptive reuse to ensure that our civic landscapes are resilient to changing times and compounding emergencies. Two opposing forces are planting architects in the middle of what one sustainable design expert calls a “built environment contradiction”. On the one hand, the United Nations estimates that three […]
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