This Month
Kengo Kuma's quiet, intimate buildings for a less brash world
Coronavirus is changing expectations of buildings and people will want smaller structures, the Japanese architect behind Tokyo's new Olympic stadium says.
- Alastair Sooke
Awards reward architecture that adapts
As the use of buildings changes over time, the buildings themselves need to change, too.
- Michael Bleby
Turtle shed on Bundaberg coast tops all others
A tourism and research centre in central Queensland has won the state's top overall architecture prize.
- Michael Bleby
Judith Neilson's new gallery tops architecture awards
The philanthropist and art collector's latest inner-city project leads a strong year of buildings that make their surroundings better.
- Michael Bleby
Women-run pub reclaims former strip club
SA's top commercial architecture project didn't just transform a colonial-era building, it's also bringing new life to a down-market corner of Adelaide.
- Michael Bleby
June
War Memorial boss rejects 'theme park' redevelopment concerns
The historic Canberra site's footprint will be expanded by about 80 per cent.
- Tom McIlroy
Community hall beats billion-dollar projects for architecture award
After a string of big designs such as Perth Children's Hospital and Optus Stadium, the state's top award went to a modest project.
- Michael Bleby
Atlassian unveils plans for its new Sydney headquarters
The tech company aims for zero net carbon emissions by 2050 and this building is part of its plan to do that.
- Michael Bleby
'Welcome back to restaurants': Grand venue hails new dining era
Andrew McConnell's just-announced CBD bar and fine-diner, Gimlet, means there's even more to look forward to as pandemic restrictions ease.
- Matthew Drummond
The NT's best designed buildings go back to school
Reflecting the boom-bust nature of the NT economy, there were few privately funded entries this year. But the public work was ground-breaking.
- Michael Bleby
Architecture awards showcase stunning renovations
Tasmania's architecture awards show how good design can adapt existing dwellings for new and changing needs.
- Michael Bleby
Architecture says black military service matters
The ACT's top architecture award goes to a memorial for Australia's Indigenous soldiers.
- Michael Bleby
The lasting, living legacy of Naomi Milgrom's MPavilion
The Melbourne-based businesswoman and philanthropist started a global conversation with her architecture project - and a new book tells its story.
- Stephen Todd
May
Face shields, flat-pack hospitals show creativity thrives in a crisis
The design community’s rapid response to COVID-19 demonstrates its unity of mission.
- Stephen Todd
Office lifts: A long wait to the top
Workers in the landmark Australia Square tower could wait up to three hours to ride the lift under workplace social distancing rules.
- Michael Bleby and Nick Lenaghan
That trek to the office is about to get a lot longer
Tough social distancing rules threaten to hit the productivity of offices by choking one vital service – the lift.
- Michael Bleby and Natasha Boddy
John Wardle wins Australian architecture's top prize
The visionary mind behind Judith Neilson's Phoenix art gallery has won the 2020 Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal.
- Stephen Todd
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
'Offices are the new cruise ships for COVID-19'
The shared desks, breakout spaces and staircases of activity-based working are too dangerous in a time of COVID, says the man who designed them.
- Michael Bleby
April
Five design books worth staying home for
As well as cooking and exercising online, start designing your post-isolation future with these books.
- Updated
- Stephen Todd
Shape, sensuality and style: Brazilian design makes a comeback
Brazil's lusciously robust furniture had dropped off the radar of a generation but a new movement is overcoming the cultural ‘collective amnesia’.
- Stephen Todd
