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Architecture and design studio TURNER is vowing to combat gender imbalance in the construction and architecture industry by offering 18 weeks of paid leave to any parent regardless of gender. The length of leave offered increases in weeks depending on the employee’s years of service, alongside the studio paying superannuation on top of the leave. […]
Designed for women and families escaping domestic violence and homelessness, Viv’s Place has a unique accommodation model, incorporating trauma-informed design to create a safe and secure space. Questioning the traditional model, ARM Architecture and Launch Housing aim to change what Australian social housing can look like. Collaboration – a word describing the action of working […]
Asha Nicholas and Chris Stanley have been partners in life and work since finishing their architecture degrees 25 years ago. Their (business) baby, Splinter Society, is a distillation of the pair’s complementary design approaches and two decades spent absorbing experiences together. “There’s a bit of a seamless blend between work and life, where you are […]
The Sue Carr Award is dedicated to third-year architecture and interior design students who can demonstrate excellent academic achievement. Today, the most recent recipient, Natasha Veri, shares what it meant to win, her future plans, and how her design philosophy is always a “work in progress”. Announced at the INDEX exhibition opening night in early […]
Product designer Adam Goodrum and straw marquetry artisan Arthur Seigneur, trained in Paris by straw marquetry master Lison de Caunes, are partners in crime when it comes to creativity. Together, Goodrum and Seigneur formed Adam&Arthur in 2015, and have been unstoppable ever since, as shown by the number of honours, exhibitions and awards the duo […]
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has launched a national competition to select a design team of architects and landscape architects for the creation of its 250-bed Indigenous Residential College. Expressions of Interest are sought from design professionals to realise the vision of a unique First Nations college to be built at the UTS city […]
Past IDEA jury member and this year’s Emerging Design of the Year, interior designer Brahman Perera is inspired by travel, fashion and art. Only designers and design practices that have been in practice for less than five years are considered to be eligible for this category. Any practice that fits this criterion that has submitted work to […]
For the past few weeks, we’ve been catching up with our IDEA 2022 winners. From Colour to Residential Multi, and the Gold Medal – IDEA celebrates all aspects of design. Today, we speak to Object – Furniture & Lighting – Professional winner Fiona Lynch. Fiona Lynch’s eponymous studio was founded in 2013 and has since worked on […]
Last month at Melbourne’s The Timber Yard, Melbourne design studio Russell & George was crowned the Designer of the Year for IDEA 2022. Helmed by directors and registered architects Ryan Russell and Byron George, Russell & George has made a name for itself in the Australian design scene with an aesthetic that is simultaneously of […]
Driven by relaxed but cutting-edge design borne out of diversified teamwork, Jade Nottage has been at the helm of Tom Mark Henry alongside co-founder Cushla McFadden since 2014. Now a team of 15, Tom Mark Henry is only just getting started. “Cushla and I do exactly the same role and we’ve always liked it that […]
While we draw 2022 to a close, ADR is reflecting back at the year’s best interviews with Australian designers and architects that brought intrigue and innovation to the design industry. Authentic and on the radar – Williams Burton Leopardi There is an authenticity to Williams Burton Leopardi (WBL) projects that is reflective of the personalities […]
Spending her childhood in Switzerland surrounded by European antiquities and design-loving parents, Sydney-based interior designer Alex Morrison is inspired by timeless yet poignant spaces. We first met Morrison earlier this year with her work on Autore Moda flagship, a Double Bay retail store that challenged conventional stylistic choices for jewellery shops. Featuring a curvaceous banquette […]
Since starting her own practice at the age of 23, Sydney-based interior designer Shona McElroy has approached each project with an elegant touch seemingly beyond her years. “I grew up surrounded by design,” says McElroy on her childhood. “Dad is an architect and Mum is an interior designer and they used to collaborate. We travelled […]
As we edge closer to the IDEA gala, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic. Today, we’ll learn more about Ryan Russell and Byron George from Russell & George. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Russell & George have two projects shortlisted in the Hospitality category with one more in […]
The graphic design duo Michael Lugmayr and Eva Dijkstra behind the multidisciplinary agency Design by Toko chat with ADR about all things design. Origin story We both studied at the St. Joost Academy of Art in The Netherlands, where we developed a passion for everything design. We worked at several agencies before starting our own […]
Driven by a desire to discover the tension that exists between natural materials and contemporary design and manufacture, Sydney-based industrial designer Tom Fereday is all about honest and enduring design. Fereday is no new kid off the block. Since forming his studio in 2013, He has flexed his design skills to industry acclaim. More than […]
Australia’s largest architectural B Corp has unveiled its new parental leave policy with an exhibition celebrating its working families at play in order to support equity, inclusion and flexibility in its diverse team. The industry best-practice parental leave package launched this week by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, after the Federal Government extended standard Paid Parental Leave (PPL) […]
In celebration of 2022 IDEA, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic, with Bates Smart director Brenton Smith now taking centre stage. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Bates Smart has one project shortlisted in Residential Multi and Hospitality, with two more in Workplace Over 1000sqm. Winners are set to […]
Rachaporn Choochuey's overriding principle for all(zone) is that it should never grow so large that she can’t remember all the names of her staff.
In celebration of 2022 IDEA, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic, with Dan Cox from Hassell kicking us off. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Hassell has four projects shortlisted in the Workplace Over 1000sqm category, and one each in Hospitality, Sustainability and Retail. Winners are set to be […]
Architect, interior designer, author and plant curator, Jason Chongue is guided by the philosophy to ‘elevate what it means to be a gardener’. Owner of The Plant Society, a nursery/social network, Chongue combines his nose for business with his green thumb to tap into the burgeoning market of plant styling and curation. For Chongue, gardening […]
Fender Katsalidis principal and Brisbane studio leader Megan Rodgers paints a picture of Brisbane’s current architecture and how better consideration of climate and place-making could transform the city. It’s not often you will hear the people of Brisbane describe their city as underdeveloped. More than likely, you will hear them say that it’s “under-demolished”. A curious […]
“There is a real opportunity for WA practices to create a Perth vernacular,” say Studio Roam directors Olivia Maxwell and Sally Weerts. Despite its infancy, Perth-based emerging studio Studio Roam is bucking trends in favour of the unconventional. The practice is led by local emerging architects Sally Weerts and Olivia Maxwell, and was launched in […]
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Since the pandemic, we’ve talked a lot about the changes happening in the workplace and the ‘new normal’ of hybrid employment relationships. But what about the university sector? Spowers director and leading education designer Scott Allardyce shares his insights on how to better integrate online and offline learning environments to help – not hinder – […]