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A selection of projects by small, medium and emerging practices have been announced as finalists in the 2017 ArchiTeam Awards. The program showcases 25 projects across four categories with winners to be announced on Wednesday 15 November. Making up the four categories is residential work with both new builds and renovations, commercial projects, and a […]
SCHIN Architects has refurbished a once ominous library, bringing it up to speed with the latest technology and ensuring engagement with the student community along the way. This project recently took out the People’s Choice in Shaw Contract’s Global Design Awards, a program that received a staggering 12,751 total votes. When explaining the brief for […]
Winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards have been revealed with a wide array of regional work being recognised.
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we meet Rosa Coy and George Yiontis, partners in life and work behind Melbourne practice Coy + Yiontis Architects. They tell us about formative years […]
Garden wall house is a new three-bedroom home designed by Sarah Kahn Architect that has been inserted on a large block in Carlton North. Surrounded by an existing garage and studio, as well as laneways and a double-storey Heritage terrace house, the new dwelling needed to carefully consider its placement. The site where the new […]
Packed onto a tight 270-square metre infill site, Terence Yong of Terence Yong Architecture has designed three townhouses that maximize liveability.
Towill Design Group is leading the movement for healthy, low-impact educational architecture, with a new school connecting the natural environment.
Ethical developer Small Giants Developments has teamed up with acclaimed Tasmanian practice Core Collective Architects to create The Commons Hobart.
The City of Melbourne is calling for expressions of interest from Melbourne companies, entrepreneurs, business owners and start-ups for the 2018 Lord Mayor’s Business Mission to China and Japan. The call is open to a range of industries, including the built environment. The biennial project aims to establish trade and business relations with Asia, showcasing […]
Australia’s property and construction industry now has a clear definition of carbon neutrality, and the race is on to see which company achieves Australia’s first carbon neutral portfolio. The Australian Government’s new National Carbon Offset Standard for Buildings and the National Carbon Offset Standard for Precincts were officially launched by Minister for Environment and Energy, […]
The City of Melbourne seeks community feedback for a proposed expansion to Lincoln Square in Carlton, Melbourne. The historic park is undergoing development, including the creation of a new play space. Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Environment Portfolio Councillor Cathy Oke says the new concept plan will set the direction for improvement works to […]
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we meet Rebecca Daff, senior associate of Futurespace Melbourne. We find out about the retail inspirations of New York, why Collingwood is so cool, and how […]
The Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia and Malcolm Reading Consultants have now launched the Adelaide Contemporary International Design Competition. The competition calls for a global search for a design team to create unique art destination within Australia. Combining a contemporary art gallery with a public sculpture park and meeting place, Adelaide Contemporary […]
Woods Bagot is leading the emerging build-to-rent sector in the United Kingdom, but the firm offers some insight into local success.
Thin, transparent walls don’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, they can be quite the opposite if you're looking for a connection to the outside.
“Mike Ong from MODO must be on the list.” – Andrew Maynard MZ: Has there been a consistent approach to extending on your client’s desires that you have carried with you since starting your practice and where did this come from? Mike Ong: I grew up in a small weatherboard house that had a tiny […]
Taking the concept of a ‘slow city’, HASSELL has put forward a proposal for the redevelopment of the Tokyo rail yards, bringing together a mixture of public space and towers to foster a lifestyle.
The Parramatta City Council has selected a shimmering translucent tower designed by Fender Katsalidis to go up in a prime spot in Sydney’s Parramatta.
The 2017 MPavilion is the fourth annual installment of the summer space and program, this year designed by Rem Koolhaus and David Gianotten of OMA.
Rothelowman has overhauled a landmark hotel, which is located on the boundary of the iconic MCG sporting stadium in central Melbourne. The renovation has been completed just in time for the AFL Grand Final. The former Hilton on the Park has been rebadged as Pullman Melbourne on the Park along with a multi-million dollar overhaul. […]
Named Fjärilen, which is Swedish for ‘butterfly’, is a newly constructed apartment complex in Uppsala (Sweden) designed by Belatchew Arkitekter.
To be multidisciplined or specialise? It’s a debate that often comes up for many businesses, and particularly so for architecture and design practices.
Recently, industry leaders from Australia’s built environment came together at the prefabAUS 2017 conference to discuss the role prefabrication should play in the future of architectural design and construction. Convened by prefabAUS, the peak body for Australia’s prefabricated building industry, the 2017 conference brought together industry heavyweights to discuss far-reaching trends affecting the built environment […]
Woods Bagot's design for a cylindrical-shaped tower in Brisbane is set to provide the largest communal space for a development of its size in Australia.
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