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Where Melbourne goes next

Where Melbourne goes next

Looking to the future, NH Architecture has collaborated with RMIT Architecture and embarked on years of research to understand and anticipate the urban landscape of Melbourne.

SANAA in Sydney: Interview with Art Gallery of NSW director

SANAA in Sydney: Interview with Art Gallery of NSW director

Michael Brand talks us through a new book on the architecture of Naala Badu, the culmination of Sydney Modern Project.

New Danish book tells stories of spatial justice in architecture

New Danish book tells stories of spatial justice in architecture

Aarhus, Denmark is the backdrop for a thought-provoking new book that challenges the architectural discipline to confront issues of diversity, discrimination and inclusion.

The human story behind Australia’s modernist history

The human story behind Australia’s modernist history

At a glittering event at the DKO studio in Melbourne, the launch of a new book was celebrated with champagne and cheers.

New book explores life and work of Didi Contractor

New book explores life and work of Didi Contractor

A Call to Return draws on conversations with students and admirers in the last decade of Didi Contractor’s life to offer an inspiring insight into this radical architectural outsider. 

Book review: from MANufAcTURE to Architecture, Museum of Modern Aluminium

Book review: from MANufAcTURE to Architecture, Museum of Modern Aluminium

This book may be small but it has mighty things to say about a signature project in Thailand designed by HAS design and research.

Book launch marks Tzannes’ significant Sydney legacy

Book launch marks Tzannes’ significant Sydney legacy

In practice since the 1980s and having appreciably shaped Sydney’s built environment, Tzannes finally has its own impressively designed and erudite book.

New book explores Glenn Murcutt’s unbuilt works

New book explores Glenn Murcutt’s unbuilt works

A new book by Nick Sissons with contributions from Glenn Murcutt outlays some of the Pritzker Prize-winner’s unrealised designs.

Brutalism in Sydney: A book tour of the city’s concrete heritage

Brutalism in Sydney: A book tour of the city’s concrete heritage

A new book documents the brutalist architecture of Sydney, putting the movement into historical context and highlighting its ongoing relevance.

WY-TO on well-being for all in tropical cities of the future

WY-TO on well-being for all in tropical cities of the future

In a time of climate emergency, how can cities support and balance the needs of their people and the planet, while ensuring their prosperity?

How do we imbue architecture with life?

How do we imbue architecture with life?

The latest instalment of fjcstudio’s Truth and Lies talk series looked at ‘The Consciousness of Architecture and the Will of the Architect’.

Book review: ‘The Religious Architecture of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto’

Book review: ‘The Religious Architecture of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto’

A new book investigates the religious architecture of Studio Aalto, the Finnish practice that has influenced the work of architects including Glenn Murcutt and Jørn Utzon.