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David Rockwell is a powerhouse designer and is this year celebrating a 30-year milestone for his practice, the Rockwell Group. (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson talks with Rockwell to discover the man behind this design juggernaut.
The director of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer gives his top five suggestions for the most intriguing buildings and inspiring works of architecture to check out at Sydney Open 2015.
In Melbourne recently for This Public Life festival, organised by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA), engaging landscape architect Sue Barnsley speaks to us about her award-winning Jubilee Playground project in Glebe.
There are many dichotomous aspects to Trent Jansen – designer, maker and perhaps even historian. The iconic furniture designer brings us closer to our collective past through the modern interpretation of urban legends, as discussed in MEZZANINE.
Bijl means ‘axe’ in Dutch, a tool used to cut, shape and create, metaphorically fitting the practice of architecture perfectly. Founder Melonie Bayl-Smith speaks to Penny Craswell for MEZZANINE, elaborating on Bijl Architecture's distinctive, award-winning approach.
We catch up with inaugural AFDA winner Seaton McKeon during his visit to Melbourne, after his first meeting with Tony Russell, brand director at Stylecraft, to discuss their upcoming collaboration.
We chat with managing director Kristina Hetherington about the role of design in a constantly evolving industry and the present and future of the company.
Always moving forward and never resting on its laurels, Technē Architecture + Design has made a name for itself designing beautiful projects that showcase the practice’s talent, imagination and integrity.
As a relatively new design studio, Melbourne-based company Adele Bates Design has developed a varied portfolio, covering projects that range from multi residential, workspace, single residential and even branding. We speak with director Adele Bates about how her passion for all things design has steered her boutique full-service company to success.
There has been a recent surge in popularity for prefab construction, yet the technique still polarises the architecture and design community, carrying the stigma of a ‘quick-fix’ production line solution. We speak with Jan Gyrn from Modscape about shifting attitudes towards modular building.
In the world of photography there is one man who is recognised and celebrated as arguably the best architectural photographer in Australia. Who is this icon? It is, of course, Mr John Gollings.
Kiwi couple Ben and Kiri Wahrlich made waves at DEN Fair with their original lighting and furniture pieces, taking out the prize for Best Independent Designer. The talented pair share their views on the local design industry, and their plans for the future.
Makers Lane is a new concept conceived by co-founders Craig van Zyl, Clare Gilligan and her brother Paddy, seeking to connect Australian artisans and crafters to clients looking for custom made pieces.
With an advisory board boasting some of the most influential names in Australian design, the inaugural DEN Fair launches this Thursday. Director Thibaud Cau-Cecile explains what we can expect.
Since forming in 2013, Yasmine Ghoniem (interiors) and Katy Svalbe (landscapes) have been creating indoor and outdoor spaces that focus on holistic living experiences. We speak to the Sydney-based designers about their approach towards developing their vision for the future of shared living.
The proposed Ian Potter Wild Play Garden will see renowned landscape architects ASPECT Studios work with Centennial Parklands to bring back 'wild play' for children and their carers within Sydney's most loved park.
'The Pool' by Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet has been revealed as the first architectural exhibition for the Australian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale. ADR speaks to the young team about their exciting project.
Born in Argentina and based in Brisbane, the bold Alex Lotersztain of design house Derlot gives us his insight into this year's Salone del Mobile.
"If architects are the defenders of the public interface, why aren't all buildings designed by architects?" asks Monique Woodward, of the playful and 'radically conservative' emerging practice WOWOWA.
As a practicing architect and founder of Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria, Rueben Berg has been behind the scenes of Victoria's most culturally significant projects, including Melbourne's William Barak Portrait building.
Undeniably one of the most important people in design today, Paola Antonelli is MoMA’s (Museum of Modern Art) senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design.
In 2007, prolific Filipino industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue was named 'rattan's first virtuoso,' by the New York Times. ADR presents a Q&A with the leading exemplar and advocate of South East Asian design.
Jean-Pierre Biasol, of emerging architecture and design practice, Biasol Design Studio, speaks to ADR about the European design approach, Australia's booming hospitality scene, and the exciting projects Biasol is working on locally and abroad.
Following Hayball's placing amongst the 2015 international list of Top 100 Architecture Firms, ADR contributor Doug Ross takes a closer look at what has driven their success.
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