David Neustein is a director of Other Architects, a collaborative practice based in Sydney. David teaches within the Masters of Architecture program at the University of Technology, Sydney, tackling diverse topics such as landscape infrastructure, temporary installations, neoclassicism and professional practice. A prolific contributor to the design debates, David publishes articles in professional journals and mainstream media, and is the architecture critic of The Monthly. In 2012 he was awarded the biennial Adrian Ashton Prize for Architectural Journalism from the Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter).
David Neustein's Latest contributions
Garden Tower House by Studio Bright
Private yet permeable, defensive yet decorative, this lively new addition on a constrained Melbourne site both enriches family life and animates the neighbourhood.
Between, beneath, beyond and before: Individual houses and suburban conflict
In their work, David Neustein and Grace Mortlock have become increasingly aware of a conflict between the growing boundaries of our cities and the living systems on which our existence depends, and as such, architects need to expand their remit.
The world of alternative architecture
In Architects After Architecture, David Neustein found stories of people who have expanded the definition of a career in architecture, affirming the profession’s ongoing relevance across many facets of human enterprise.
Petite but potent: Cottesloe Lobby and Landscape
Despite its small size, awkward angles and compromised condition, the entrance lobby at a 1970s Perth apartment block has been retrofitted so thoughtfully as to alter the perception of the entire building.
Death by design
How can architects comprehensively rethink the cemetery paradigm in the face of a looming burial crisis and environmental consequences of cremation?
Walking together: krakani lumi
With care for Country a critical aspect of its design, the krakani lumi standing camp is Taylor and Hinds Architects’ poetic and evocative interpretation of the traditional shelters built by Tasmania’s Aboriginal people.
Spatial continuity: Rose House 2
Dissolving the distinction between inside and out, architecture and landscape, Rose House 2 in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North builds on Baracco and Wright Architects’ well-established, reparative approach to site, context and ecology.
‘What exactly is Freespace?’: a wildly subjective ranking of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
Grace Mortlock and David Neustein of Other Architects reveal their top ten pavilions and exhibits at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, plus a bonus not ranked section.
Rule bender: UTS Science and Health Building
In their design of the UTS Science and Health building, Durbach Block Jaggers and BVN have defied the rules set out in BVN’s own UTS masterplan.
Risk Report: Day two
Grace Mortlock and David Neustein file their final report on the 2015 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Conference.
