Author: Online Editor
Now in its eleventh year, Shaw Contractā€™s Design Awards program honors architecture and design firms that are changing the way people engage and interact with a space.
The shortlist has been revealed for the 2017 Australian Institute of Architects' National Architecture Awards. The competition this year received a record 983 entries across 14 categories, making it the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
"Often it's the little detail here or concept there; that cool idea you got the client to agree to, that component or part of the programme that brings a sense of play, something that makes you stop and say, 'Cool'." ADR meets Kurt Crisp and Peter Ahern, co-founders and directors of buck&simple. The pair discusses how details can make a project, taking risky, but great leaps, and the thrill of being free of plans.
Seeing inside a creativeā€™s studio is like getting the chance to lift the lid on the whole creative process. ADR takes a look at seven such projects.
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