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Warwick Mihaly and Erica Slocombe began their practice at the same time as starting a family in the wake of the GFC. Sandra Tan speaks to the partners in life and work for AR, and discovers their true passion for place and craft.
"Her memory forever lives on in her beautiful imagery,” said photographer Dianna Snape. Rees will be remembered by the A&D community as a pioneer in female architectural photography and one of the best eyes in the industry.
"Nothing can replace work experience. It will make everything in your course more relevant." Danielle Savio graduated from the Master of Architecture in 2010, and now works at Brookfield Multiplex while running a blog for women in the built environment. She offers her advice for those coming up in the field.
“There’s something fascinating about being part of something that’s physically built. And you can touch and feel when the end product is complete. There’s a buzz that you can get out of that that you can’t get in many other industries.” Larisa Moran is chief operating officer at Woods Bagot, and discusses her role with AR.
"Each project has the capacity to take us somewhere quite different," says Georgina Wilson, of GW Architect. The small Sydney-based practice is shortlisted in Zenith‘s Emerging Designer category at this year's IDEA.
"Ignore the grades. Focus on the work instead. Read broadly and proficiently. Take ownership." Elliot Summers graduated from the Master of Landscape Architecture in 2012, and then co-founded Polygon Landscape Architecture. He offers his advice for those coming up in the field.
With a prolific output of 30 to 40 new prototypes ready for manufacture each and every year, Nick Rennie is a busy man at the vanguard of Australian product designers.
"This firm believes that architecture always was and always will be a mirror of society," said Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, in naming the young practice this year’s Laureates of the European Prize for Architecture.
"My career in design was somewhat an accident," reveals Tom Fereday, in this insightful Q&A – the first conversation in a series highlighting the talented shortlist in Zenith's Emerging Designer category at IDEA 2016.
Chris has a reputation for elegantly shaping residential and hospitality interiors, while designing and manufacturing objects and furniture. Here, on winning the IDEA 2014 Gold Medal, he reflects on his more than 30 years of experience within the architecture, interior design and furniture industry.
When it comes to Australians doing well overseas, mainstream thinking seems to stop at the mega-stardom of Marc Newson. The global product design sector is, however, alive with a swathe of Australian designers – as Gillian Serisier writes for inside.
New York-based Filipino industrial designer Stanley Ruiz has an affinity for combining traditional craft techniques with contemporary design aesthetics, producing cleverly reinterpreted objects which display both foreign and familiar qualities.
Working designs for the largest ever series of upgrades to the venue have been released, including a redevelopment of the concert hall and the construction of a learning space for children and young people.
"He had an amazing social responsibility as an architect, and he really believed that architecture is there to create better spaces for human beings. He will be sorely missed by everybody." Alastair Swayn, former ACT Government Architect and director of architectural firm Daryl Jackson, passed away last Thursday.
For an architect whose buildings are so sculptural and can stand on their own as works of art, it is not surprising that Hadid’s architectural legacy is strongest in the museum sector. Penny Craswell details Hadid's diverse body of work in a retrospective article for AR.
Stephen Ashton, co-founder of ARM Architecture, former Victorian Chapter President, and joint recipient of the 2016 Gold Medal, has passed away at age 61.
“I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper,” said the late Hadid, whose work remains a force of creative inspiration in a masculine domain. While high-rise was an important sector for the startchitect, many of her designs don’t look exactly like typical high-rises. This week begins an online architectural retrospective series on Hadid which originally appeared in AR145 – Future.
"The masterplan is where the real smarts of the project lies – there is in-built permeability to the surrounding areas, dual frontages to dwellings to allow the live/work idea to flourish, community facilities, and a wetland for the native Wallam froglets." Architect Dominic Finlay-Jones talks ADR through Habitat, Byron Bay’s new mixed-use business hub.
"Our design approach is very much driven by the emotional sensibility and function of spaces - these are the qualities which stay with you, make the place work and keep customers returning." Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill of DesignOffice discuss their work on Higher Ground, the new CBD café from the team behind Kettle Black and Top Paddock.
At the forefront of many of Australia’s iconic restaurants, Pascale Gomes-McNabb (PGMD) is a force to be reckoned with in the world of hospitality design. She talks with inside about carving a career as an innovator, complimenting food with design, and opening her own restaurant alongside her partner.
"You have to use fun," says Piero Lissoni. ADR speaks to Lema's prolific artistic director about design cultures, his longstanding relationship with Lema, and his secret to producing work that is both modern and timeless, on his recent visit to Australia as a guest of Rogerseller.
Korban/Flaubert is a Sydney-based duo - metal specialist Janos Korban and architect Stefanie Flaubert - a creative pair with a fascination for producing objects from natural materials. ADR speaks with the design duo about their inspiration, design process, and the nuances of working with metal.
Drawing on experience working in Hong Kong as well as in London, Alexi brings a wealth of design smarts to her role as creative director of DENFAIR. The interior designer gives her insight on our local design culture and the process of creating impactful temporary installations.
"Sky One will be seen from great distances because it is surrounded by low rise buildings and sits on the peak of Box Hill’s central hill, giving it a unique vantage point." DKO director, Jesse Linardi, discusses designing Box Hill's Sky One tower – a giant 35-storey structure set to take root in Melbourne suburb Box Hill.
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