There are just 10 days left to get your project in front of some of Australia’s best designers and architects by entering IDEA 2022. IDEA stands apart for its emphasis on Australian design and Australian designers. It’s the country’s oldest independent architecture and interior design award and distinguishes itself for its national focus. For established […]
Back in 2021, while the doors of many Sydney fashion retailers remained close, Above the Clouds directors Dimitri Calligeros and John Paul Wager were conceptualising a somewhat unconventional COVID response. Engaging interior design studio, Pattern Studio, Calligeros and Wager required the new space in Surry Hills to suitably reflect the independent brand’s growth and evolution, […]
From 2 to 10 June, the Transformative Repair exhibition will be held at the Australian Design Centre in Sydney and showcase creatively repaired objects. Transformative Repair x Australian Design Centre is a groundbreaking design auction event drawing attention to new models in the sustainable use of materials and products. The event works with merging and […]
LIXIL, the maker of pioneering water and housing products, has announced the Grand Prize winners of the American Standard Design Award (ASDA) Asia Pacific 2022. Organised by the American Standard for students in the APAC region, the competition aims to bring the design community together to develop purposeful functions inspired by the next generation of designers. […]
There are only a few weeks left to apply for The Design Coach 2022 Scholarship Program, which is open to Australian design professionals of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels. In its inaugural year, the scholarship provides the winner with access to 12 months of The Design Coach’s classes, courses and coaching with all the […]
The ways in which social systems impact a local fish and chip shop took home top prize at Monash University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture’s 2021 graduate show, MADA Now. The year’s Daniel Dorall prize for the highest achieving student was awarded to Erin Hallyburton for her sculptural work examining the correlation between colonisation, […]
New podcast series Tilt: Exploring Industrial Design & Architecture launched this week with an episode about Australia’s first heliostat at One Central Park in Sydney. Developed by Tilt Industrial Design, the podcast aims to challenge preconceived notions about industrial design, and explore the fusion between architecture and construction. In its first episode, Tilt managing director […]
Culturally layered designs have been revealed for Geelong Arts Centre’s $140 million Little Malop Street Redevelopment, positioning the building as a visionary hallmark in the city’s cultural precinct. Designed by ARM Architecture, the reimagined Arts Centre draws on electric and bold design elements to offer locals and tourists a cultural experience reflective of local histories. […]
Seven Australian projects will be vying for top prizes when the World Architecture Festival opens in Lisbon, Spain, tomorrow. For the second year, the world’s largest international architectural event will be live-streamed across three days between 1 and 3 December 2021. Along with conference programmes, fringe events and talks by global architectural thinkers and industry […]
GFA2 has transformed a 20th-century warehouse into a new exhibition space for the Enaire Foundation in the port city of Santander, Spain. The studio, led by Sydney and Santander based Gabriel and Guillermo Fernández-Abascal, teamed up with Muruzábal for the competition-winning design, which it describes as a “cleansing exercise. “Upon our arrival, the storehouse was […]
Context is king when it comes to designing for a regional setting. With recent travel restrictions encouraging more Australians to opt for a staycation these holidays, regional destinations are turning to city design studios and practices for advice on how to transform their spaces into destinations. In this opinion piece, Technē Architecture + Interior Design […]
Jackson Clements Burrows used 4500 cubic metres of Cross Laminated and GluLam timber to complete the La Trobe University North and South Apartments. Shortlisted in both the Sustainability and Institutional categories for IDEA 2021, the project also picked up a Highly Commended prize at the Dezeen Awards this week. The 624-bed student living development is […]