Bates Smart's Thomas Street building sits diagonally across from Frank Gehry’s Dr Chau Chak Wing Building. So how should architects respond to such a flamboyant neighbour: challenge or ignore it?
Jost Architects convert a severely dilapidated 1850s prefab Singapore Cottage into a clever contemporary home, combining classic and modern materials.
"If architects are the defenders of the public interface, why aren't all buildings designed by architects?" asks Monique Woodward, of the playful and 'radically conservative' emerging practice WOWOWA.
The most significant design event in the ACT, DESIGN Canberra has just opened up expressions of interest from diverse creatives for its 2015 festival.