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Aural awakening: ARM’s Sydney Opera House Concert Hall renewal

Aural awakening: ARM’s Sydney Opera House Concert Hall renewal

In one of its biggest projects to date, ARM Architecture has completed the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall renewal. And it looks and sounds extraordinary.

At the centre of intense renewal: Powerhouse Parramatta

At the centre of intense renewal: Powerhouse Parramatta

Moreau Kusunoki and Genton envisage Powerhouse Parramatta as a hyper-platform with exposed structural elements channelling Parramatta’s industrialist history.

Who can resist a Greek column? Temple of Boom comes to NGV gardens

Who can resist a Greek column? Temple of Boom comes to NGV gardens

Time periods collide in the Temple of Boom, the latest Architecture Commission, set to grace to gardens of the NGV this summer.

iredale pedersen hook has designed The Building of 2022

iredale pedersen hook has designed The Building of 2022

Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre by iredale pedersen hook exemplifies design that is sensitive to place, people and culture:
a template for best practice into the future. We present to you, the winner of INDE.Awards’ Building category.

Breville uses products as canvas for Indigenous Australian storytelling

Breville uses products as canvas for Indigenous Australian storytelling

Launching last week in Sydney, Aboriginal designer and curator Alison Page and Breville announced an extraordinary partnership with First Nations People and the National Museum of Australia.

Fender Katsalidis’ new landmark for Parramatta Square

Fender Katsalidis’ new landmark for Parramatta Square

Parramatta’s design-led urban renewal has reached another milestone with the completion of the $320 million commercial building, 32 Smith Street.

This Jewish community centre has social engagement at its heart

This Jewish community centre has social engagement at its heart

More than just a place to meet, DesignInc’s Anne and Eric Smorgon Active Living Centre celebrates community and culture.

An authentic Māori design voice: Elisapeta Heta

An authentic Māori design voice: Elisapeta Heta

Jasmax principal Elisapeta Heta is bringing an authentically Māori design voice to the architecture and design community in Aotearoa, New Zealand – and it’s reaching Indo-Pacific wide. Jan Henderson reports.

The Australian Pavilion at Dubai Expo is one you can’t miss

The Australian Pavilion at Dubai Expo is one you can’t miss

bureau^proberts and Accolade.Art have curated an exciting experience that connects people and landscape for the Australian Pavilion at Dubai Expo.

Quarta & Armando reawaken Shanghai’s clubbing scene

Quarta & Armando reawaken Shanghai’s clubbing scene

In an unlikely happening for early 2021, Quarta & Armando have opened Potent, a Shanghai club hoping to accelerate the city’s post-pandemic rebirth.

Studio Bouroullec designed bespoke lights with Flos and… wow

Studio Bouroullec designed bespoke lights with Flos and… wow

The interstitial spaces of the architecturally iconic Bourse de Commerce, in Paris, are now seen in a whole new light thanks to Studio Bouroullec x Flos Bespoke.

A case for cultural sensitivity in design

A case for cultural sensitivity in design

Inclusivity and the recognition of diverse voices and perspectives have become driving values of our time. How do we translate this new focus on cultural sensitivity into hospitality design?