The 11th edition of Sydney Architecture Festival is gearing up to take place from Friday 29 September until Monday 2 October (World Architecture Day). The annual event brings together talks, tours and exhibitions that delve into the city’s architectural highlights – brutalism, multi-culturalism and the future of suburbia. Coming under the banner of #futureheritage the […]
At Six, a brutalist high-rise structure, was originally designed in the 1970s by Swedish architects Boijsen and Efervgren. Last month, London-based architecture practice Universal Design Studio reinterpreted the building into a new 343 room hotel which houses one of Europe’s most ambitious contemporary art collections within such an establishment.
Often overlooked is the fact that many of the ideas of architects are patentable. And with a patent, the architect can obtain an ‘exclusivity’ for a 20-year term. So what sort of ‘architectural’ ideas are patentable?
Situated on the shore of Pearl Beach, an area where the bush meets the coast, the Block House is a secluded escape inspired by and designed to respond to its surroundings.