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The Shaw Contract Design Awards winners for 2020 were announced this week with two Australian practices picking up prizes. With nearly 500 entries from 29 countries, this year’s competition was judged by a global group of esteemed jurors, who, for the first time, met virtually to select the seven final winners. Looking for the year’s […]
The shortlist for the Think Brick Awards has been announced, celebrating excellence in the use of clay brick, concrete masonry and roof tiles by Australia’s best architects and designers. This year marks the Think Brick Awards 14th year recognising the important contributions that architects, builders, bricklayers, block layers and manufacturers make to the process of […]
The North Gardens Sculpture Park Landscape Master Plan in Ballarat was among 13 projects that picked up excellence awards at last night’s Landscape Architecture Awards. The project was a collaboration between Mandy Nicholson of Tharangalk Art, Glenn Romanis and Isobel Paton of BASALT Art Landscape Sculpture and David S. Jones of Deakin University. It was […]
COVID-19 has halted all 2020 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards, including the much anticipated Stirling Prize, the top British prize for excellence in architecture. In a statement, the RIBA announced all awards judging “had been postponed until next year”. This includes the institution’s National Awards, from which the Stirling Prize is selected. The […]
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Bringing elegance to Western Sydney University (WSU), The Chancellery is most assuredly a very beautiful space. It is also highly functional and able to answer myriad WSU requisites in terms of sustainability and end user needs.
“Currently all the indoor play experiences for kids are pretty feral. Everyone’s on red cordial, running around, there is screaming and lots of noise. They’re high octane. Manic is probably a good word for it. So the client had this idea for creating a new kind of experience that would be different. Pretty much the antithesis of the current model.”
KPDO's Melbourne penthouse is such a construction: a beautiful, lofty, exploration of colour shifting through space. It belongs to an art collector who wanted his home to be as remarkable as the objects he collects and not a passive gallery-esque expanse of white.
"The space references what is inherently Melbourne – laneways, graffiti, cafes and raw environments." A display suite in Melbourne, designed byTechnē, is demonstrating how the city’s culture can be adapted to the design of its commercial offices.
Pervading Amber Road's Inside-Out house is a design maturity born of rhythm and layered nuance, Gillian Serisier writes about Sydney-practice.
Taking a bespoke approach to design, the recently completed Crown Towers in Perth by Bates Smart features refined detailing, along with an exhaustive collection of art procured by FORM. Crown Towers Perth boasts 500 elegant and spacious guest rooms, suites and villas. Drawing influence from the Western Australian landscape and the world’s best international design […]
When lighting is everything, it pays to get it right and a trip to the theatre certainly brings this home. A recent production from the Sydney Dance Company, the double bill Untamed, comprising Wildebeest and Anima, mostly delivers perfection. Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director: Rafael Bonachela Production: Wildebeest Choreographer: Gabrielle Nankivell Production: Anima Choreographer: Rafael […]
Respectfully embracing of history and functionally modern, Smart Design Studio's BMA House is part of an extraordinary ongoing relationship.
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“People these days are seeking softness, a more inviting working environment, whether in the home or in the office”, said Arper’s CEO Claudio Feltrin, during last week's launch of Arper's Work/Life range at Stylecraft.
One of the most prolific designers of our time, Sean Dix, has been known to smash chairs being sold in his name at trade shows. Dix makes an appearance for a talk and Q&A session at DENFAIR tomorrow, as a guest of Zenith Interiors.
Established over 20 years ago, the introduction of the Jonas Ihreborn collection brings a fresh perspective on Scandinavian design to Interstudio's diverse product offering in Australia.
With society’s focus on envelope airtightness, have we overlooked the importance of ventilation?
Cabinetry panels are designed to replicate the popular aesthetic of individual floorboards being used to construct cabinetry and furniture pieces. Harper & Sandilands provides cabinetry panels, available in a range of colours and ordered to size.
"Copied designs do immeasurable financial damage to independent design brands and makers," says Terri Winter, from top3 by design. In the UK, copied designs are now illegal – with fines of up to £50,000 and 10 years jail – and these dramatic changes provide an example for Australia to follow, with the Authentic Design Alliance leading the way for law changes.
Any space where one has internet access and can sit comfortably with a laptop is a workspace away from the office. In response, Arper has created a collection of furniture that embraces these demands, providing pieces that are committed to adaptable, flexible design.
To bring some movement into the work day, UCI have developed the Paradigm electric sit stand workstation, which engages the latest technology to allow staff to sit or stand with ease.
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