Acclaimed architecture firm Bates Smart has unveiled a transformative new dining experience in Sydney’s central business district with the launch of Prefecture 48. Developed for Azabu Group, this culinary precinct brings together six distinctive venues inspired by the beauty, heritage and flavours of Japan, all housed within the historic Foley Brothers building. Prefecture 48 isn’t […]
Founded in 2011 by creative director Megan Brown, Penman Brown is known for its carefully curated approach to interior architecture, design and decoration. Each Penman Brown space is an authentic, intimate expression of the client, infused with a potent blend of Brown’s simple elegance, undercurrents of global adventures and an artist’s phenomenologically emotional sensibility. As […]
Designer Alison Page speaks to Australian Design Review (ADR) about her new book, Design and Building on Country: First Knowledges for Younger Readers, co-authored with anthropologist and architect Paul Memmott. “I’m really obsessed with training up a new generation of Aboriginal designers,” Alison Page tells ADR. It’s a mission self-evident in the Walbanga and Wadi […]
Architectus has delivered Perth’s new Ruah Centre for Women and Children (RCWC) – a purpose-built facility housing several services in one location for women and children affected by family and domestic violence. Within one seven-storey building in Northbridge, RCWC provides a range of holistic support services including counselling, physical and mental health, alcohol and other […]
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