Amid dynamic commentary and activity, including Sean Godsell's deeply personal oration on his life and work, emerging architect Amelyn Ng gives her detailed insight into the highlights and revelations of this year's student congress.
Across feature walls and inventive exteriors – why is brick booming? ADR speaks to Brett Ward about the evolution and resurgence of the humble brick, as Brickworks rolls out three new showrooms across Australia.
"What we would hate is for the public to just think we were trying to make a building look like Beyonce," says lead architect Jansen Aui, revealing Elenberg Fraser's thoroughly detailed interpretation of the muse with lead interior designer Emma Phythian.
"Most (high-rise apartments) seem to be built... with very little consideration for quality of life for the occupants." Michael Roper and Nick James of Architecture Architecture discuss their view on high-density apartments, along with projects from their recent body of work.