The latest in interiors
A cantilevering “zinc box” creates more space for a growing Melbourne family in this Edwardian house by Maher Design and Lincoln Barker Architecture. “The sobering realisation that the clients’ teenage children may be slow to move out of home prompted an extensive renovation and addition,” explains the Melbourne practice, which worked on Rowe house with […]
The shortlist for the IDEA 2020 Object – Furniture and Lighting (Professional) and Sustainability categories have been announced. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. The Residential Multi, Colour, Retail, Object – Furniture and Lighting (Rising), […]
Timber, steel and aluminium reflect the “robust characterful European-Australian and industrial heritage” in the latest residential and mixed-use offering from Milieu with Foolscap Studio and Fieldwork. “Positioned in the more culturally eclectic heart of the bustling, original foodie hub Lygon Street, Brunswick East by Milieu is purposefully designed for hospitality-inclined residents,” says the property group. […]
The shortlist for the IDEA 2020 Designers of the Year have been announced, recognising the incredible contribution of seven amazing practices. The shortlisted designers are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more information about each. The shortlist of designers were selected by our editorial team. A further round […]
Searle x Waldron Architecture was the Australian Grand Prix winner at the 2020 Dulux Colour Awards, taking home the top prize for UOM Southbank – End of Trip. The project used a new facade to update bicycle storage and change rooms, which is revealed upon campus entry at the University of Melbourne Southbank. The jury, […]
It’s a cliché, but there’s something chic about The Unlisted Collective director Bianca Fraser. The Sydney-based interior designer is a bit of a hidden gem. She hasn’t been in the solo practice game for long, starting out in 2016, after cutting her teeth on some of Burley Katon Halliday’s most envy-inducing projects, including the gorgeous […]
The shortlist for the IDEA 2020 Hospitality and Institutional categories have been announced. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Shortlisted projects were selected by our editorial team. A further round of judging by our jury […]
It’s the one we’ve all been waiting for – The shortlist for the IDEA 2020 Residential Single category has been revealed today. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Shortlisted projects were selected by our editorial […]
The shortlists for the IDEA 2020 Public Space and Event categories are the first to be announced in this second and final week of reveals. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Here are the shortlisted […]
Week one of IDEA 2020 shortlist reveals ends with the Workplace Over 1000sqm category, along with a special video featuring all 17 past Overall Winners. Shortlisted projects were selected by our editorial team. A further round of judging by our jury – Andrew Parr, Hana Hakim, Rachel Luchetti, Simone Haag, Anna Spiro, Brendan Wong and Jeremy […]
Studio MKZ used a “stark white” base palette as the foundation for its fitout of Sydney pastry store, Black Star Pastry. With stores in Melbourne and Sydney, Black Star Pastry is behind the internet sensation, the Strawberry Watermelon Cake, which the New York Times dubbed “Australia’s most Instagrammed cake”. The Galeries outlet is the brand’s […]
The shortlists for the IDEA 2020 International category and Emerging Designer of the Year finalists have been revealed today. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Shortlisted projects were selected by our editorial team. A further […]
The September/October issue of inside magazine is on newsstands now and includes all the projects shortlisted for IDEA 2020. In this issue, place is at the forefront. It’s the lynchpin that holds all our projects together. The driver for all our featured architects and designers. Place is a word that’s used a lot in this […]
The shortlists for the IDEA 2020 Object – Furniture and Lighting (Rising) and Residential Decoration categories have been revealed today. The shortlisted projects for each category are listed below in a dedicated video and featured on the IDEA website, where you can find more images and information about each project. Shortlisted projects were selected by our editorial team. A […]
Comedian and design enthusiast Tim Ross has put the recent lockdown to good use by producing a new podcast about the Sydney Opera House’s tapestries. “As a touring performer, everything sort of stopped. So pretty quickly, I thought about all the things I could do if I can’t get on the road,” he tells ADR. […]
There are only two weeks remaining to submit your project into Shaw Contract’s 2020 Design Awards! Recognising excellence and the creative vision of architects and designers, the Shaw Contract Design Awards program has been held annually since 2005 – that’s 15 years of placing a spotlight on practitioners who inspire new ways of living, working, learning […]
The latest in architecture
Australian rendering and pre-built visualisation company FloodSlicer has won a 2020 CGarchitect 3D Award for their abstract exploration of a South Melbourne mixed-use development. The CGarchitect Architectural 3D Awards were introduced in 2004 to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of architectural visualization. 2020 marks the award’s 17th year, attracting entries from top studios, freelancers […]
Artist Geoff Nees has teamed up with Kengo Kuma to create a gallery-scale circular timber pavilion for the upcoming NGV Triennial. The architecture installation, which will be on display at the NGV Triennial in Melbourne from 19 December, originally drew inspiration from the facade of the Australian Pavilion at The World Exposition 2005, on which […]
Sydney-based strategic design agency Frost Collective have led the branding for GPT Group’s $238 million Queen & Collins project. The redevelopment by Kerstin Thompson Architects and BVN Architecture integrates multiple buildings in Melbourne’s famed Gothic Bank precinct into a ‘city within a city’. GPT Group sought out Frost Collective to create the communications strategy and […]
It’s December already! We’re kicking off our review of 2020 with a look at the year’s best interviews with Australian designers and architects. “We’re here to live, not to defy death. Our architecture should do the same” – Koichi Takada A chance virtual encounter with Koichi Takada in the middle of Melbourne’s second lockdown turned into an […]
Architectus has announced key appointments within its transport sector design team as it undertakes work on some of Australia’s most significant infrastructure projects. Most recently, Mena Kubba has joined Architectus as a senior associate in Melbourne. She has commenced as the linewide lead for Stage One of the Suburban Rail Loop project, Victoria’s largest ever […]
Photographs, sketches, drawings and original artworks capture the career of Philip Cox in a new book about the Australian architect. Divided it five chapters, Philip Cox: An Australian Architecture documents the architect’s lengthy career from his early projects in NSW in the 1960s to COX Architecture’s expansion into Asia in the 1990s onwards. Alongside pictures […]
An ambitious Specialist Disability Accommodation project by DPN Casa Capace includes a suite of automated features that give residents control and independence. DPN Casa Capace, the social impact business incubated by property investment company DPN, is taking Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Australia to a new height. Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aims to […]
Bates Smart has utilized the latest timber construction technology for Melbourne’s new landmark hotel at 55 Southbank Boulevard. The existing commercial office building, built in 1989, was able to accommodate an extension of 5 levels with the use of concrete framed construction. The design challenge Bates Smart faced was how to surpass this in order […]
Developed in consultation with BVN principal Kevin O’Brien, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has released its Indigenous Australian campus development strategy, Campus to Country. Campus to Country was created to highlight the significance of the land on which QUT sits, fostering deeper understanding and recognition of Indigenous Australian occupation and connection to Country. The […]
TANDEM design studio establishes a Brisbane studio, appointing architect and academic Dr Kathi Holt as director. Since its inception in 2005, Melbourne-based TANDEM design studio has been a collaboration between Tim Hill and James Murray. For the past 15 years the studio has worked on consequential urban regeneration projects across Australia including the Hobart’s MONA […]
The NSW Government is asking for feedback on proposed regulations that will strengthen the design and construction of buildings in NSW. Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said consultation on the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2020 will give stakeholders an opportunity to give feedback on important changes to how buildings are regulated. “In June […]
The Australian Design Centre has opened their Design/Isolate exhibition: a collection of pandemic journals from over 60 designers and creatives. The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the pandemic, with closures and social distancing restrictions leaving limited opportunities to exhibit and sell work. Yet, designers and creative thinkers are also uniquely equipped […]
Design Within Reach was established with a clear and laudable aim. And the clue is all in the name. At the time the studio was founded in 1998 it was very difficult for consumers to buy a wide range of classic furniture through one retail channel. But the team at Design Within Reach believed then, […]
A collaborative visualisation between RMIT Architecture students and the Drawing Architecture Studio has been awarded ArchDaily’s inaugural ‘Conceptual – Jury Winner’ prize. Last week, the ArchDaily Architectural Visualization Awards selected the winners of its first edition. Out of 750 visualisations submitted from all over the world and 10,000 votes cast, 6 winning images were chosen, […]
The Victorian Government has committed to funding the construction of NGV Contemporary, Australia’s largest gallery of contemporary art and design, with an Australian team of architects. Located at 77 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne, in the heart of the re-imagined Melbourne Arts Precinct, the new purpose-built gallery will be dedicated to showcasing contemporary art, design, fashion and […]
The Hassell + OMA joint venture design for WA Museum Boola Bardip at Perth’s Cultural Centre has opened to the public, offering a ‘collection of stories’ about the State’s diversity, history and contemporary culture. Heritage buildings and new volumes have been connected to offer a variety of curatorial possibilities, and to create the sheltered, outdoor […]
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