Architecture
Architecture
While a true appreciation of a building lies in its operational and experiential value, first impressions still count.
The director of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer gives his top five suggestions for the most intriguing buildings and inspiring works of architecture to check out at Sydney Open 2015.
With the National Architecture Awards on tomorrow, we recap this year's shortlist of the most exemplary projects across Australia.
In Melbourne recently for This Public Life festival, organised by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA), engaging landscape architect Sue Barnsley speaks to us about her award-winning Jubilee Playground project in Glebe.
Plans for the complex were approved unanimously by the Moreland City Council, but recently overturned by VCAT. The body’s senior member Russell Byard defended the rejection, saying that “no such arrangements … are as convenient as private car ownership".
Woods Bagot’s Business Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport exemplifies design of the highest esteem. It is no surprise the firm has been shortlisted for Designer of the Year in this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
Melbourne’s former planning minister Matthew Guy – aptly dubbed 'Mr Skyscraper' – approved some debatable planning decisions for the city. Regrettably however, issues stemming from the development of poorly planned high-rises are an Australia-wide concern.
Based in Sydney, Heidi Axelsen and Hugo Moline have been collaborating on situated public art projects and space activation through design and architecture since 2008. Penny Craswell speaks to the creative pair for AR142 – Residential.
Few artforms can transport us as easily as film. Peter Salhani reviews the the inaugural Sydney Architecture Festival Shorts film competition, which screened as part of a full day of public events and talks on The Goods Line for the recent SAF.
With popular TV series Tiny House Nation now onto season four, and dedicated small space living festivals in Quebec and the US attracting many thousands of visitors, tiny houses are big overseas. But what potential do they have for Australian neighbourhoods?
ShapeShift Design Technologies is a Design, Engineering and Project Management practice specialising in collaborating with Architects, Artists and Builders to deliver the most challenging structures within agreed quality, budget and timeline parameters.
Bijl means ‘axe’ in Dutch, a tool used to cut, shape and create, metaphorically fitting the practice of architecture perfectly. Founder Melonie Bayl-Smith speaks to Penny Craswell for MEZZANINE, elaborating on Bijl Architecture's distinctive, award-winning approach.
David Neustein and Grace Mortlock of Other Architects and Otherothers share their exclusive notes on the inaugural Biennial and talk us through their project, Offset House, showcased at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Out of only 20 shortlisted photographs, two belong to Christopher – an impressive achievement considering the competitive nature of the Arcaid International Architectural Photography Awards, part of the World Architecture Festival.
ADR speaks to Lindsay Clare of Clare Design about the innovative use of cross-laminated timber at The Library at the Dock, and the nuances of designing an engaging community library for the 21st century.
David Leece of Billard Leece Partnership explains how the use of organic materials and considered landscaping roots the building in its coastal surrounds, and works to provide an inviting contemporary environment for the aged care facility within.
Students and academics from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), will present their work as part of 'The State of the Art of Architecture' exhibition at the festival.
Peter Salhani interviews husband-and-wife team Sacha Zehnder and Jaya Param from Walknorth Architects, who reflect on their own two houses and their approach to residential design that begins and ends with a reading of, and merging into, the landscape.
We catch up with the Stirling Prize-winning UK architect as she launches her MPavilion in Melbourne, to discuss her ethereal design that aims to “subvert expectations”.
As a provocateur and visionary practice, Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has been steadfast in the research-driven investigations of the emergent possibilities for local and global densification. Ian Nazareth explores Future Towers, the first project in India by MVRDV.
Fresh from the announcement that Zaha Hadid has become the first female to win the RIBA Gold Medal, acclaimed Australian architect Peter Stutchbury has been awarded a 2016 RIBA International Fellowship by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid will become the first woman in history to win the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal award.
Following an American trend, the tiny house movement is a social push towards downsized living. Hundreds of Australians – families included – are joining the movement, and their reasons are varied: environmental, financial, ease of construction.
“Generally architecture really is thought of and created in the round as a three-dimensional object. In that sense it is always sculptural, whether it’s as wobbly as jelly or as straight as a die,” says Sydney-based architect Neil Durbach. So why do architects continue to be sceptical of the term ‘sculptural’ when used in relation to buildings?
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