In our latest lookbook we have collected seven kitchens across Australia that utilise colours and textures of nature in all its wonderful forms. This selection is from our IDEA 2021 finalists, which all demonstrated the most excellent construction of space, light and colour in residential kitchens, while also showcasing each of the designer’s unique touch. Tickets for […]
It’s your last chance to grab a bottle of gin/vodka from the ADR x Archie Rose limited edition design collaboration! Last year, we called on three of the country’s best interior designers to create bespoke labels for Archie Rose’s insanely good Tailored Spirits Collection. Enter Mim Fanning, Brendan Wong and Hana Hakim. The three designers […]
“I knew I was going to be a designer from the age of 16, but I didn’t know what kind of designer I really wanted to be,” Byron Bay-based Ally Marrotte tells ADR. Since launching her spatial design studio in 2018, Marrotte has traversed the Australian design industry solo and solidified in her skills. As […]
Featuring an eclectic melange of mid-century decor and curved glass, SIR. Bondi celebrates seven years of the cult Australian fashion brand. With interior design by Tasmin Johnson, SIR. Bondi draws upon the brand’s origins and fashion identity with its beachy look and feel. Created by best friend duo Nikki Campbell and Sophie Coote in 2014, […]
The Melbourne City Mission’s Hester Hornbrook Academy Sunshine campus by Gray Puksand is a project built on establishing values of “community and belonging” for Victoria’s most disadvantaged youths. Leveraging on The Academy’s values of community and belonging, the practice created a contemporary and purposeful learning space for Sunshine, located 12km west of the CBD. In […]
All this week and last, we’ve been sharing the shortlisted projects for IDEA 2021, but there are a few categories that don’t have shortlists. Case in point – the IDEA Overall Winner. Overall Winner is awarded to the submission the jury believes to be the most outstanding design among the individual category winners for that […]
There’s just one week left to get your drawings in front of a global stage in The Architecture Drawing Prize – the world’s largest architecture drawing prize. Entries for the 2021 edition close this Friday 1 October 2021 with the winners and shortlist displayed at the World Architecture Festival in Lisbon later this year. Launched […]
Beloved television series Restoration Australia returns to our screens with a fresh face to help bring decaying Heritage homes back to life. Filming across Australia, history buff architect Professor Anthony Burke will uncover seven incredible stories as home owners embark on heroic journeys to save them from ruin. But with most renovations, especially on Heritage […]
Global design studio GroupGSA has reimagined the future of workplace technology for more than 1400 Microsoft employees in North Sydney. Microsoft head of real estate and facilities in Asia Pacific Ashish Mehrotra explains: “COVID-19 has taught businesses distance is no longer a barrier to connectivity, engagement and productivity. Nor is it a barrier to having […]
The six buildings shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building have been announced, with a mosque, footbridge and jetty all making the list. The Royal Institute for British Architecture’s Stirling Prize is handed to the architect of the building thought to be the most significant of the year for the evolution of […]
Entries for the 2021 ArchiTeam Awards are open until 4 October with the finalists set be announced on 20 October. Now in its 14th year, the awards program open exclusively to ArchiTeam members has modified its two residential categories to better reflect the diversity of Australian homes. To help you get your entry in before […]
The four teams set to compete in the final stage of the design competition for the new National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) were announced today. Open to Australian teams, the competition kicked off in February 2021 and was described as an “unparalleled platform to showcase Australia’s world-leading design”. The new gallery is set to be […]