Linda Cheng is Editor of ArchitectureAU.com. She has written extensively on architecture and design in Australia and around the world. Linda completed a Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) at the University of Melbourne and has worked at a small architecture practice in Melbourne. Linda has also contributed to Australian architecture and design magazines including Architecture Australia, Houses, Artichoke, DQ, and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Gallery magazine. She was previously deputy editor/art director of Furnishing International and editorial assistant of Indesign and Habitus magazines.
Linda Cheng's Latest contributions
Hassell, OMA reveal “bold and distinctive” designs of new WA Museum
The WA government has revealed designs of the new Western Australian Museum, designed by Hassell and OMA.
Reporting from the Front or an affront to architecture?
Alejandro Aravena’s 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, themed Reporting from the Front, left the critics with vexed feelings.
WOHA, Architectus’s high-rise ‘Queenslander’ survives court challenge
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has thrown out a legal challenge against the approval of a WOHA and Architectus-designed apartment tower in Brisbane.
Studio Mumbai’s MPavilion designs unveiled
The 2016 MPavilion designed by Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio is being billed as the largest bamboo structure ever to be built in Australia.
Le Corbusier, Niemeyer buildings earn World Heritage gong, Frank Lloyd Wright’s snubbed
UNESCO has added 17 Le Corbusier buildings and an Oscar Niemeyer-designed site to the World Heritage list, but 10 Frank Lloyd Wright sites miss out.
Competition to design regional art gallery
The Greater Shepparton Council has announced design competition for new Shepparton Art Museum in regional Victoria.
High-drama private art storage facility by Tzannes
Tzannes will create a dramatic private art storage facility that will feature a grand hall with a soaring 30-metre high ceiling.
Small is Beautiful: A tiny house documentary
Melbourne filmmaker Jeremy Beasley has produced a moving feature-length documentary about the tiny house movement.
Finalists revealed: 2016 ATW Tapestry Design Prize for Architects
Thirteen tapestry designs have been shortlisted for the 2016 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects.
Central Sydney buildings could soar
In the most comprehensive urban planning strategy for Sydney in nearly half a century, height limits in parts of the CBD could be lifted to over 300 metres.