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Malcolm Turnbull has announced the appointment of former assistant minister for infrastructure and regional development, Jamie Briggs, as Australia’s first minister in the newly created role.
“The Opera House is truly the people’s house and we will be seeking to involve the people more and more as we plan for the next decade,” says Louise Herron, Sydney Opera House chief executive. Melbourne-based architecture firm ARM will redesign the iconic building’s largest performance venue.
A selection of the country’s award-winning architectural projects are in the running to be doubly rewarded with the AIA revealing its 2015 National Architecture Awards shortlist this week.
The rapid development and densification of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs continues, as construction begins on a $77 million multi residential apartment block atop Doncaster Hill, designed by Woods Bagot.
The Musterer’s Quarters by Luigi Rosselli Architects demonstrates the contemporary relevance of one of the oldest known building methods, taking advantage of its exceptional thermal massing and environmental properties.
The Australian Museum in Sydney this week unveiled the Crystal Pavilion designed by Neeson Murcutt with Joseph Grech Architects, stage one of its reincarnation as both a serious museum of natural history and a cultural bastion of the city’s history.
Australian LED technology company Brightgreen introduces the latest addition to its range of premium Tru-Colour interior lights.
Following the Japanese government’s official announcement to scrap Hadid’s design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium in July, the British Pritzker Prize-winner will collaborate with Japanese engineering and design firm Nikken Sekkei to create a new submission.
Peter Stutchbury gave his first Melbourne address at MSD last week, invited to share his vast body of work on tour as this year's AIA Gold Medallist. Amelyn Ng gives her account of the prolific Sydney architect's insightful presentation.
Design excellence was represented across varying scales and categories, with this year’s winning and commended projects including a place of worship and a public library, as well as student housing and luxurious hotels.
The highly anticipated project opened to the public over the weekend, revealing ASPECT Studios and CHROFI’s transformation of a disused rail passage into a vibrant urban strip, linking Sydney’s Railway Square through Ultimo to Darling Harbour.
With work spanning areas including education, multi-residential, health care and retail, ClarkeHopkinsClarke (CHC) has proven itself versatile over its 60 years of practise. Emily Taliangis speaks with partners Dean Landy and Toby Lauchlan about some of their recent projects, and what is in store for them for the rest of 2015.
In an exciting collaboration, Wilson Architects and Henning Larsen Architects have won a tender to design a 75 million dollar education precinct for Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
The festival, which runs from Friday 2 October until Monday 5 October, features a number of design and architecture inspired activities across various inner Sydney locations.
Payne Designs' fitout of the Caporn Young Fremantle office has created a low-cost workplace that exudes a sense of fun and complements its portside location.
Sydney Living Museums presents Superhouse: architecture and interiors beyond the everyday, curated by Karen McCartney.
Now in its third year, the Intergrain Timber Vision Awards has just recently announced its winning projects for 2015, with JCB and Clare Design among its acclaimed entrants.
"The reality of the architectural workforce is that by the time you get to be a creative, it could be ten or fifteen years later," says AJCD director Ara Casella, who speaks to Simon Paul about overcoming the challenges facing architecture graduates.
Sean Godsell's buildings work hard to manipulate enclosure and views, experiences of verticality and horizontality, control of temperature and air movement, light and shadow. Here is Godsell's essay, ‘Thinking, Making’, which offers insight into a way of working and a way of making architecture.
Having just debuted a full size installation with KE-ZU at last week's Sydney Indesign, Other Architects director David Neustein and Grace Mortlock of affiliated design organisation otherothers give an insight into their practice and collaborative works, which explore the scope and culture of conventional architecture.
‘Design thinking’ is catching on as a new term and framework for addressing business challenges. In many ways it is a logical extension of the call to innovate.
Nothing accrues a beautiful patina in the way a timber surface can. While the warmth, durability and availability that has made timber such a popular construction material persist, advances in materials technology have seen some savvy suppliers exploring new ways of using timber in contemporary interiors.
AR guest editor Joe Rollo looks at the seven-storey ASB North Wharf office block on Auckland’s waterfront, which consists of two buildings linked by a glazed multi-level walkway over a central public laneway.
Nic Owen Architects is behind project Big Little House in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North, proving that big things really do come in small packages.
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