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Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Australia’s only not-for-profit architectural practice, OFFICE, is supporting the residents of Victoria’s housing estates in their fight to save their homes and communities.

Chris Cole Architect wins top honour at the 2024 Fiji Architects Association Awards

Chris Cole Architect wins top honour at the 2024 Fiji Architects Association Awards

The Sydney- and Fiji-based architect has been honoured with the main award at the 2024 Fiji Architects Association Awards, held last week in Suva.

A windswept house filled with art

A windswept house filled with art

Pippins is an architectural response to the land itself, where the boundaries between built form and natural landscape dissolve into one continuous experience.

A win for high-quality housing with EM BE CE

A win for high-quality housing with EM BE CE

EM BE CE’s competition-winning design for an inner-city affordable housing development achieves efficiency and durability without sacrificing elegant design.

Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Melbourne-based architects Breathe have constructed an unfinished house at the NGV that puts the question of house sizes in Australia on the agenda.

Transforming Darling Harbour

Transforming Darling Harbour

With a joint design by Hassell and Snøhetta, Harbourside Residences is set to bring significant change to a famous Sydney spot.

Light and materiality in outdoor spaces: Sally Evans reflects on Saturday Indesign panel

Light and materiality in outdoor spaces: Sally Evans reflects on Saturday Indesign panel

Sally Evans, Director at Nexus Designs, discusses outdoor lighting following her appearance as a panellist at Saturday Indesign.

Towers of senior living

Towers of senior living

Architectus Conrad Gargett lead the way in design for health and wellness for seniors with this latest project in Brisbane.

Comment: The fight against mould

Comment: The fight against mould

In this comment piece, Ashburner Francis Mechanical Engineer & ESD expert, Lara Bailey, reflects on her work with Australian architecture practices and the challenges facing design teams in the wake of soaring summers.

Long life, loose fit: The ‘chameleon architecture’ of 151 Toorak Road will evolve and adapt

Long life, loose fit: The ‘chameleon architecture’ of 151 Toorak Road will evolve and adapt

Making a statement in South Yarra, 151 Toorak Road by Bird de la Coeur Architects is both sustainable and adaptable as a design for today and the future.

New crises, normal solutions: Innovative design prototypes on show at Powerhouse

New crises, normal solutions: Innovative design prototypes on show at Powerhouse

Building on its beginnings in Melbourne Design Week, A New Normal is a new exhibition presented by Vivid Ideas Sydney at Powerhouse Ultimo.

“The architecture is the play” at award-winning Bradbury Park Playscape

“The architecture is the play” at award-winning Bradbury Park Playscape

Fresh from a highly successful showing in the Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards, Alcorn Middleton’s genre-hopping project is worth a closer look.