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Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to highlight and empower young architects and innovators of the future. In celebration of the new ADR 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World stream, ADR […]
Smart Design Studio’s IDEA 2023 shortlisted projects show a proclivity to excel in designing spaces conducive to mental and physical wellness. Clocking over 25 years as a practice, Alexandria-based Smart Design Studio has cultivated a reputation as veterans of the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). This year is no different, with the practice shortlisted in […]
The winners of this year’s awards program will be officially announced on Thursday 16 November at the ArchiTeam Awards Opening Night in Melbourne. ArchiTeam Cooperative has provided small practice architects with support and guidance for thirty-one years. The membership association prides itself on being member-led in encouraging and empowering small practice architects to excel and […]
BVN’s co-CEO is wholeheartedly inspired by the fresh and young talent in the built environment industry and maintains that architecture is a vessel for social good. Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to […]
The national architecture and design studio has appointed Nik Tabain to the role of national managing partner, which will see him guide management and operations. Tabain boasts more than thirty years of experience in architecture and is already a valued member of the Gray Puksand community, having worked as the studio’s national commercial sector leader […]
The renowned wayfinding and visual communication design practice has entered an exciting new era in its 35 year history, with the establishment of a base in the United Kingdom and projects in Europe, North America and the Middle East on the horizon. Dotdash is eager for this move into the global market to not only […]
The Brisbane-based sculptor was recently shortlisted as a finalist in the inaugural MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design and aims to find a balance in design between refinement and throwing “everything in but the kitchen sink.” Early in her career as a maker, someone bestowed upon Sherrie Knipe the term […]
The Sydney-based interior design practice redesigned leading beauty salon The Parlour Room to reflect cherished company values of inclusivity and comfort. The Parlour Room is located in Clovelly, a small coastal suburb in the eastern beaches of Sydney and operates as a multi-purpose beauty destination committed to making clients look and feel unstoppable. The recent […]
On this year’s RUOK Day, SJB architecture graduate Leanne Haidar reflects on takeaways from recent training in first responders to mental health and her telling research on the wellbeing of architects and students of architecture. SJB is not only an Australian Design Review 30UNDER30 practice partner, yet a proud advocate for supporting the mental health […]
Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) has bid farewell to one of its founders, Ron Billard, who is retiring after more than 28 years at the helm of the globally acclaimed architectural practice. Billard’s remarkable journey, marked by visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to excellence, has indelibly shaped BLP into a formidable global presence, with studios in […]
Australian Design Review recently sat down with co-founder and managing principal of Vancouver-based practice HCMA, Darryl Condon, to discuss the power of inclusive design in achieving positive social impact and how Canadian and Australian architects have a lot to learn from each other. HCMA‘s Darryl Condon recalls the time he returned to a project post-production […]
Melbourne-based artist Jacquelyn Stephens is known for works that embody paint, earth, air, water and fire. Combining her interests in water, science, nature, the environment, as well as taking inspiration from her training in nursing, her works transcend the standard and create a world of their own. Her works have been featured in art galleries, […]
On Friday 11 August, the Telstra National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Awards – the NATSIAA – will celebrate the vast works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country. Held on the lawns of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, the ceremony will be a joyous celebration of NATSIAA’s […]
The Australian architecture practice which merged with Conrad Gargett in April introduces numerous landscape architects to its Urban Futures team. This addition will further bolster Architectus’ reputation as a large and multi-disciplinary practice driven to honour the cultural and spiritual relationships First Nations people hold with the land and seas through design. Architectus is committed […]
The Mexican-Canadian artist’s exhibition will headline the Powerhouse Musuem’s Sydney Science Festival which runs from 11 to 20 August during national science week. Atmospheric Memory – which initially debuted in 2019 at the Manchester International Festival – will premiere at the eighth Sydney Science Festival on 12 August, and remain until 5 November. Patrons are […]
Australia’s oldest First Nations gallery, formerly Cooee Art, relaunches as Art Leven to rein in a new era under the leadership of beloved owner and director Mirri Leven. Cooee Art was established in 1981 with a founding goal of representing and promoting artists in an ethical and sustainable way, and since then has hosted auctions […]
Indigenous design studio Balarinji was recently named as one of Vogue’s 2023 game changers in the Australian design industry. ADR revisits one of our most popular interviews with Ros Moriarty, managing director of Balarinji to discuss why the industry is perfectly positioned to be a changemaker for belonging and cultural inclusivity. Balarinji’s portfolio encompasses a […]
Each winter, Melburnians rug up for the much anticipated NGV Winter Masterpieces Series, and this year’s exhibition is promising to be nothing short of gratifying. Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi – which kicked off on 9 June – displays more than 100 artworks by renowned French Impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard, heralded as a master […]
The Brisbane-based ceramicist continues to make strides after her Mirror Pots exhibition featured in the NGV’s Focus commission at this year’s Melbourne Design Fair. Johnson’s appearance at this year’s design fair was the first time her work had featured at a large-scale fair, and she couldn’t be more humbled. ‘I was very lucky to be […]
“If I was to rate this weekend out of ten, I’d give it 100,” Shona McElroy turns to me on the Sunday afternoon of Australian Design Review’s inaugural 30UNDER30 Creative Retreat. At this point, we had both kicked off our shoes and had our feet dangling in the pool. “It was above and beyond. It […]
Landscape architect and urban designer Ben Newell says the key in ensuring the city’s 2032 Olympics are the world’s first climate-positive games is to utilise urban designers. Urban designers and landscape architects are tasked with shaping the public spaces and buildings in our cities. Newell, based at Arcadia’s Brisbane firm, believes professionals in these design […]
The architecture and design firm has appointed four acclaimed principals and two health leaders across both its Melbourne and Perth studios Industry health sector specialists Bruce Crook and Mark Saunders are the new health principals of the Melbourne studio. Crook brings to the team a rich understanding of contemporary healthcare environments. He worked on the […]
Chelsea Rodrigues has passed away following a 17-month battle with bowel cancer. She was a greatly-loved and longtime colleague at Cult, who not only made a profound impact on the Australian design community but was also an advocate for LifeBlood donations. On Thursday 23 March, Cult founder and CEO Richard Munao released a heartfelt obituary, […]
Domenic Cerantonio and Chris Stribley, founders of the multi-award-winning architecture firm Cera Stribley, are reigning in the firm’s tenth year as a practice by reflecting on their successful and fast-paced careers. Cerantonio and Stribley founded the firm in 2013 and since then, have seen tremendous business growth, prompting the pair to branch out of the residential […]
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