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Leading Melbourne architecture and interior design practice Technē has recently completed the inaugural SFIDI wellbeing and fitness facility, located within the iconic Rialto Towers in the CBD. The brainchild of Virgin Active Australia co-founder Ian Tuckey, and property developers Lorenz and Manola Grollo of Grollo + Co (whose family originally developed the Rialto Towers in […]
Curated by Tom‘s (CBT) new showroom was recently launched in the inner-city suburb of Kent Town, welcoming over 150 architects, interior designers, builders, clients, business partners and industry leaders from across South Australia into the space. The event marked a milestone in the SA design community, celebrating not only the opening of the showroom, but also […]
How does someone go from making aeroplanes quieter to optimising the sound emanating from the finest speakers in the world? When an interior designer expands their fitout remit to specify high-end sound systems into a brief, they are perhaps unaware of the precision and acoustic skills that go into designing the equipment selected. Dr Veronique […]
Australia’s cooperative advocating and supporting small, medium and emerging practices, ArchiTeam, has opened the entries for its 2026 awards program. Now in its 19th year, the ArchiTeam Awards continue to celebrate the creativity, innovation and impact of architects working in small practice across Australia. The Awards recognise projects of every scale that demonstrate outstanding design, […]
Two exhibitors show how centuries-old timber traditions continue shaping contemporary furniture design in Melbourne today. Now in its 22nd year, Decor + Design returned to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15 to 17 July, drawing more than 10,000 design professionals and over 200 exhibitors across three days under this year’s theme of ‘Fresh’. […]
Herman Miller has announced the appointment of Kim Colin and Sam Hecht as the brand’s new global creative directors, building on a long-standing collaborative relationship. Founders and principals of London-based design studio Industrial Facility, Colin and Hecht are stepping into this expanded role with a wealth of experience and design expertise. Their work spans design […]
After 25 years at GroupGSA, Lisa-Maree Carrigan reflects on leadership, legacy and leaving the practice stronger than she found it. Long before architecture began talking seriously about female leadership, Carrigan had already decided where she belonged. The daughter of a developer and an interior designer, Carrigan knew by the age of nine that she wanted […]
Innovation in premium flooring has positioned Aloura Australiana Timber Flooring as a preferred choice for specifiers across Australia. “We identified a clear gap in the market,” says Sarah Risbey Rees, Brand Principal of the Flooring Division at George Fethers & Co. And it’s a gap that she says has been filled by a reinvention of […]
Foster & Black is known for making great coffee, but if there’s one thing Melburnians appreciate with their brew, it’s a splash of great design on the side. As a design-led Australian coffee brand, Foster & Black has over 15 locations across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, each with its own unique design and […]
With demand for affordable, sustainable and human-centric housing on the rise, and in response to Melbourne’s need for increased density, Nightingale Housing has launched its latest multi-res development, marking its debut in the northern suburb of Coburg. Nightingale Umarkoo Wayi, designed by Kennedy Nolan in collaboration with Nightingale Housing, reframes what sustainable, budget-conscious multi-residential design can look […]
A long-vacant caretaker’s apartment within Melbourne’s heritage-listed Fairlie building has been transformed into a boutique wellness centre for residents. In one of Melbourne’s earliest and most architecturally significant high-rise residential buildings, a modest ground-level project, designed by award-winning architects Wood Marsh, has reactivated a space that sat empty and deteriorating for years. Completed in 1961 […]
The 2026 National Photographic Portrait Prize will be the last in the series as the National Portrait Gallery makes way for a new prize model, launching in 2027. To celebrate the incredible photography displayed over the last 19 years, a curated retrospective will be shown alongside the 30 finalists for 2026. Established in 2007, The National Photographic Portrait […]
Tongue & Groove, Australia’s leading producer of solid-engineered European oak flooring, has teamed up with Established & Sons, an iconic British design brand, and Raw-Edges Design Studio, a London-based design studio led by Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer, to create GridWork – the next chapter in flooring design. Launched at the 2026 Milan Salone del […]
Humans have always gathered around light. From campfires and candles to more modern interpretations of layered lighting designs and cult-classic lighting centrepieces. As Meik Wiking, founder of the Happiness Research Institute said in his bestseller, The Little Book of Hygge, “Lighting is essential to creating the right atmosphere”. Lighting creates experiences. It helps us set […]
As Paola Lenti collects Italy’s highest design honour, sister and CEO Anna Lenti touches down in Melbourne to unpack the philosophy behind the brand’s 44 colour families. When Paola Lenti accepted the XXIX Compasso d’Oro Career Award at Milan’s ADI Design Museum in May, she made a point of sharing the credit, telling the audience […]
RAIA Gold Medallist Kerstin Thompson of Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA), Professor Maryam Gusheh, Associate Professor Lee-Anne Khor and Professor Louise Wright of Monash Urban Lab, Monash University, have been announced as the creative directors for Australia’s 2027 Venice Biennale exhibition titled Lived In. Announced by The Australian Institute of Architects, Lived In will feature at […]
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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 […]
More than a decade in the making, Melbourne’s landmark West Gate Tunnel Project designed by Wood Marsh opened in December. The rubber has well and truly met the road for Melbourne’s largest road infrastructure project since CityLink opened in 1998. The State Government counted one million trips through the West Gate Tunnel between its opening […]
Applying to join Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 in order to be ‘part of the conversation’, Blake Hillebrand currently works full-time at Kerstin Thompson Architects. He says his work is driven by ‘curiosity, generosity and accountability’. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Blake Hillebrand: I entered because I care deeply about where […]
A global call for bold thinking returns for the James Dyson Award as it opens for entries, inviting the next generation of design engineers to turn inventive ideas into real world solutions. The award has officially opened for submissions, inviting current and recent design and engineering students to present ideas that address pressing global challenges […]
Perth Design Week organisers have unveiled the festival’s 2026 program under a new curated format. Perth Design Week (PDW) 2026 plans to bring local and national design leaders together with the wider community in a program of events running from 19 to 26 March. The festival’s fourth iteration is set to celebrate a broad spectrum […]
A new cultural landmark in Kirikiriroa Hamilton fuses heritage, river and world-class performance into one commanding civic stage. In Kirikiriroa Hamilton, a city shaped by the sweep of the Waikato River, the newly opened BNZ Theatre claims its place as both cultural anchor and architectural signal flare. Conceived by Jasmax as lead designer with theatre […]
Australian Design Review’s February 2026 round-up of appointments and practice news in Australian architecture and design. DKO International architecture and interior design studio DKO began 2026 with a string of appointments across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Within its Australian studios, DKO has elevated three new directors, including Isabel Munro, Michael Fouché and Sam […]
A robust textured cladding solution engineered for durability, speed and architectural impact A bold façade begins at eye level, where texture meets touch and shadow defines intent. Stria Cladding Fine Texture enters the market as a refined extension of the trusted Stria Cladding range from James Hardie, delivering a stackable 14-millimetre board that carries both […]
New research reveals Australian workers favour ‘reused’ offices in place of demolition You’ve heard the buzzwords: renewable energy, renewable packaging, renewable products. But what of renewable real estate? A new discussion paper released by design practice FK in collaboration with research firm Ipsos, titled, ‘Adapt. Reuse. Return.’ reveals what employees value most in the workplace […]
Design culture organisation DesignFreo has launched its 2026 program, kicking off its sixth year of events celebrating design and ideas in Western Australia. The program invites audiences to tour award-winning projects by Perth’s leading architects, including spaceagency, vittinoAshe and MDC Architects, and hosts conversations that give voice to practitioners across all design disciplines. DesignFreo Conversation […]
Running until 28 February, Fire, Water, Building at Melbourne’s 3553 Gallery reimagines architecture’s relationship with elemental forces, shifting from risk aversion toward deliberate engagement. Set against the backdrop of environmental crises – bushfires, building fires and floods – the exhibition examines safety-driven design paradigms and the regulatory frameworks that shape contemporary practice. In their place, […]
Searle x Waldron won the Workplace Over 1000sqm category award at the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for Northern Memorial Park Depot, a building for workers who deal daily with grief and loss. IDEA’s Workplace Over 1000sqm category, sponsored by MillerKnoll, has seen a line-up of deserving winners present myriad takes on office design […]
A new model of hospital opened yesterday (Wednesday 18 February 2026) in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The Footscray Hospital was designed by COX Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) and built by Multiplex, partnering with the Victorian Government, Western Health and Victoria University. ‘Delivered on time and in budget’ is not an expression you hear too […]
Architecture with Pride returns to Sydney with a bold program of ideas, celebration and civic presence that elevates queer voices across the built environment. As the built environment grapples with questions of equity, visibility and voice, Architecture with Pride (AWP) returns in 2026 with a program that places queer designers firmly at the centre of […]
What do a product designer, an interior design practice founder, a graduate of architecture, a computational designer and ‘architecture’s biggest advocate’ on TikTok have in common? Together, they’re advancing Australia’s built environment and have been named among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026. Australian Design Review (ADR) is thrilled to finally reveal the cohort of […]
Australian Design Review’s regular round-up of appointments and practice news in Australian architecture and design. Mergers Carabiner and Architectus Closing out 2025, Carabiner, a Perth architecture practice with expertise in sport, education and health, has joined Architectus, with the team moving into the the Architectus Perth studio in 2026. The integration aims to extend Architectus’ […]
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