Located at the top of a hill in Northcote, Melbourne, Picket house by Austin Maynard Architects is a love letter to ‘dream suburban life in the 1940s and 50s’. White picket fences are synonymous with mid-century residential design. Described by the Smithsonian magazine as a “visual shorthand for the good life”, the picket fence also […]
A talented architectural draftsman, Woods Bagot’s Harry Charalambous chats to ADR about how drawing has become a “respected, but increasingly rare skill”. Since graduating from the University of Melbourne’s Bachelor of Architecture course in 1979, Charalambous has worked on extensive projects within Australia and throughout Europe and Asia. He has demonstrated a mature understanding of […]
The first event in the Urban Built Heritage International Conference seeks to address imminent changes to Melbourne’s built environment, exploring the relationship between old and new architecture in an evolving city.