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“Most significant cultural building since the Opera House”: Sydney Modern opens

“Most significant cultural building since the Opera House”: Sydney Modern opens

The North Building at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is complete. Part of the Sydney Modern Project and designed by Japanese practice SANAA, with Architectus as executive architects, it is a magical, ethereal spatial experience and a globally significant building.

The revamped Peranakan Museum celebrates diversity and inclusivity 

The revamped Peranakan Museum celebrates diversity and inclusivity 

The museum celebrates its reopening with free admission and a whole host of festivities from 17 to 19 February. Kennie Ting, Director of Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum shares more about the museum’s new direction.

Making space for Cooper: The Eromanga Natural History Museum

Making space for Cooper: The Eromanga Natural History Museum

Dr Stephen Long of Architectus takes us to the Queensland outback where The Eromanga Natural History Museum houses ‘Cooper’, Australia’s largest known dinosaur.

A former glass-making workshop turned kids museum

A former glass-making workshop turned kids museum

Coordination Asia’s design for the Kids Museum of Glass 2.0 in Shanghai is a sophisticated scheme that appeals to both young and old.

A former glass-making workshop turned into a kids museum

A former glass-making workshop turned into a kids museum

Coordination Asia’s design for the Kids Museum of Glass 2.0 in Shanghai is a sophisticated scheme that appeals to both young and old.

Queensland’s outback architecture calls for a roadtrip

Queensland’s outback architecture calls for a roadtrip

A series of tourist attractions in outback Queensland has become an unlikely architectural trail that’s seen 3 remote towns become hot design destinations.

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.

Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift

Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift

How can a historical building remain relevant for the next century? Architect Jun Aoki transforms a key Kyoto cultural site for contemporary relevance.

Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift

Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift

How can a historical building remain relevant for the next century? Architect Jun Aoki transforms a key Kyoto cultural site for contemporary relevance.

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

Drawing inspiration from an iconic Chinese musical instrument, the Liyang Museum by CROX makes a statement in the landscape.

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

Drawing inspiration from an iconic Chinese musical instrument, the Liyang Museum by CROX makes a statement in the landscape.