Australian Design Review today unveils its 30UNDER30 shortlist for 2025/2026, recognising 66 emerging and outstanding interior designers, architects, product designers and innovators of the built world from across Australia. Since its inception in 2022, Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 program has provided life-changing career development opportunities, mentorship and recognition to A+D professionals aged 30 and […]
HDR’s architecture practice in Australia has identified seven ‘megatrends’ increasingly shaping architectural solutions across the country and beyond. Below, managing principal Huai Lim outlines those conclusions, drawn from HDR’s work and conversations with clients, stakeholders and collaborators across the industry, as well as what the practice is seeing emerge globally. In 2026, architecture will be […]
In a world dominated by mass-produced housing and fleeting design trends, the work of architect Jiri Lev offers a grounded and humane alternative, writes Virginia Montague. Lev’s commitment to creating healthy, affordable and resilient housing prototypes, most notably the Tasmanian House series, is influencing a quiet revolution in Australian architectural thinking. Lev champions what he […]
The contemporary conversation about high-rise buildings is changing. At the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Miami, and through recent visits to Doha and Miami’s coastal precincts, it was evident that height and silhouettes in the skyline are no longer sufficient measures of success. The focus is shifting towards how people live in these buildings, how […]
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