The latest in interiors
Across her interiors, furniture and object design practice, Alana Beveridge is a strong proponent of care and craftsmanship, particularly in the face of technological advancement. Below, we speak to the member of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026 about the challenges facing the industry and how she keeps her creativity alive. Australian Design Review: How […]
Architecture and design studio Woods Bagot has partnered with one of Australia’s largest property investment and management companies Dexus to unveil a first-of-its-kind certified sustainable workplace. The project completed at Bligh Street in Sydney has been independently assessed and certified under Green Star Fitouts, a new national rating tool launched by the Green Building Council […]
Armadillo has unveiled Linea, a new collection that gently reinterprets traditional rug motifs. The range signals an evolution in Armadillo’s design language – reimagining classic rug patterns with the brand’s signature restraint, while placing a renewed emphasis on the human touch. Handmade by Armadillo’s artisans, Linea quite naturally settles time-honoured techniques into contemporary life. Pattern […]
Following the inaugural biennial program, My Country, from 2024, Future Country is the second iteration of a program in which eight emerging First Nations artists work with highly respected mentors and industry leaders, culminating in a group show at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)’s Ian Potter Centre. Relationships between sponsors and the art world […]
Roca Group officially opened Sydney Gallery on Thursday 19 March, a new DKO-designed space that joins its international network of galleries. Located on Gadigal Country in Surry Hills, Sydney Gallery reinforces the group’s commitment to architecture, design culture and professional exchange. It also brings together its two global brands, LAUFEN and Roca, within one shared […]
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 […]
BRITA’s Commercial Grade dispenser range gives facilities the filtration performance and design flexibility to prove it. When facility managers and interior designers sit down to specify a commercial fitout today, the conversation around hydration has shifted in ways that would have seemed ambitious a decade ago. These days, eliminating single-use plastic goes well beyond marketing […]
After 40 years of hosting the performing arts, Arts Centre Melbourne’s heritage State Theatre is undergoing preservation, modernisation and meticulous gilding before reopening this year. The State Theatre has been closed for almost two years for its first refurbishment since doors opened in 1984. The revitalised venue is set to reopen in October 2026, making […]
The Australian Design Centre says it is still possible to secure the funding needed to save it from permanent closure. The Australian Design Centre (ADC) in New South Wales says it can continue operations after 30 June 2026 if it secures annual funding of $500,000 for the next two years. Responding to cuts in October […]
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has announced Jansz Tasmania as its official sparkling wine partner for 2026. Bringing together two disciplines grounded in craft and creativity, the partnership will see Jansz Tasmania served throughout the IDEA program, including at the prestigious IDEA gala in November where Australia’s leading designers and architects gather to celebrate […]
DKO’s partner – Interiors, Michael Drescher has been with the multi award-winning studio for over two decades. Over that time, he has worked across all typologies and now leads the interior design teams across the practice’s seven studios in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and, most recently, Indonesia. It’s this breadth of experience, he says, that makes him a […]
In an era where design often races towards the next big thing, Basis by Zenith Design Studio is a refreshing reminder that simplicity – thoughtfully executed – can be revolutionary. Rooted in the timeless appeal of timber, yet informed by contemporary commercial needs, Basis brings grounded elegance and practical performance to spaces that demand both. […]
The latest in architecture
From Tasmania’s rugged south, So. Architecture shapes a built world of quiet strength, guided by Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen. There is a quiet intensity to the work of So. Architecture. The practice, founded by Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen in Hobart, has built its reputation on an architecture of distilled clarity. Its projects hover […]
Summer in Australia is an energising season for design lovers, with plenty of inspiration beckoning outside of studio walls. Experience new ideas, discover emerging talent and reconnect with the people shaping our design landscape with Australian Design Review’s guide to summer design events below. Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria The NGV in Melbourne has […]
COX Architecture and Hassell will partner with Japan’s Azusa Sekkei to deliver the new Brisbane Stadium, the main venue for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Queensland Government awarded the trio the contract for Brisbane Stadium, slated for development in Victoria Park, after a three-month procurement process by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination […]
As Australia searches for faster and cleaner ways to deliver housing at scale, modular construction continues to promise much yet deliver selectively. A major Build to Rent project in Parramatta shows what can shift when Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) becomes a corporate strategy rather than a project experiment. With the persistence of labour shortages, […]
The Architecture MasterPrize 2025 winners demonstrate how thoughtful design continues to redefine living, working and community spaces across continents. Now in its milestone 10th year, the Architecture MasterPrize stands as an international beacon for design excellence, celebrating projects that advance creativity, sustainability and cultural engagement across architecture and related disciplines. Drawing submissions from over 70 […]
A new creative community space on a construction site in Sydney is seeking three residents for its Placeholder program in 2026, whose practices engage with regenerative practice, care and public space. The four-month paid residencies will take place within two new custom-built structures – known as ‘Field Rooms’ – located on the working construction site […]
Wilya Janta, a new initiative out of Warumungu Country in Tennant Creek, says Aboriginal-led design could help address housing inequality in Indigenous communities. Around 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs, Tennant Creek resident and Warumungu spokesman Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla describes the houses as “prison-like”. Often overcrowded, lacking insulation and kitted with box air-conditioners that can […]
With the opening of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel, attention turns from engineering magnitude to architectural meaning. Arden Station stands as a declaration of intent, signalling how transport infrastructure can plant new civic life while honouring the layered industrial fabric of its surroundings. Arden Station opened to passengers on 30 November 2025, marking a decisive moment in […]
November 2025 brought about significant leadership changes across pockets of Australia’s architecture and interior design industry, as well as studio updates and individual honours. View them all below. DIA welcomes new CEO Simone LeAmon. Photo: supplied. At the end of November, the country’s peak voice for design, the Design Institute of Australia, announced that Simone […]
A little-known Victorian rule is pushing designers into builder territory as projects pass the $10,000 mark. An obscure Victorian building rule is reshaping the everyday reality of interior designers, who may be breaking the law each time they take on a project worth more than $10,000. The threshold, originally intended to regulate building contractors, now […]
Australian Design Review today unveils its 30UNDER30 shortlist for 2025/2026, recognising 66 emerging and outstanding interior designers, architects, product designers and innovators of the built world from across Australia. Since its inception in 2022, Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 program has provided life-changing career development opportunities, mentorship and recognition to A+D professionals aged 30 and […]
HDR’s architecture practice in Australia has identified seven ‘megatrends’ increasingly shaping architectural solutions across the country and beyond. Below, managing principal Huai Lim outlines those conclusions, drawn from HDR’s work and conversations with clients, stakeholders and collaborators across the industry, as well as what the practice is seeing emerge globally. In 2026, architecture will be […]
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