Architecture Australia, May 2013
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This issue of Architecture Australia is guest edited by John de Manincor and Sandra Kaji-O’Grady, the creative directors for Material, the 2013 National Architecture …
Projects
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
Cox Rayner Architects imprints the tectonic force of the landscape into the walls of a Queensland outback museum.
I Love Todd Sampson
A work by Living Room Theatre with sets done pro bono by young Sydney architects.
17 Gadigal Avenue
Collins and Turner Architects gives their Sydney apartment block a shimmering cloak of steel.
Stawell Steps
A brick spillway by Monash Architecture and Hiroshi Nakao reflects rhythms of human occupation.
ABC Brisbane
Richard Kirk’s design of the new ABC headquarters in Brisbane makes it a cultural landmark.
Red Lantern
A small-scale urban intervention in Sydney’s Chinatown by Lacoste + Stevenson and Frost Design.
South Melbourne Market
Paul Morgan Architects crowns an iconic Melbourne market with a pragmatic and elegant roof.
Dossier
Material future
Dr Sandra Kaji-O’Grady, co-convenor of the 2013 national conference, urges architects to experiment with new materials.
Biomaterials and modes of praxis
Are so-called “biomaterials” redefining how architects engage with biological systems?
Material thinking
John de Manincor talks with David Pigram, Iain Maxwell and James Gardiner about material technology and use.
Image material
In architecture, interrogations of authenticity have become part of a broader debate on cutting-edge materials, writes Sean Anderson.
Platform
Profile: Regional Associates
The upcycling architecture of Ross Langdon, Campbell Drake and Ben Milbourne.
Profile: Room 11 Architects
A heightened responsiveness to place is the hallmark of this Tasmanian-born practice.
Details
Genevieve Lilley: Crafting the idea
A strong idea is the foundation for strong design at whatever scale says architect and jeweller Genevieve Lilley.
Footnote
Small works: big presence
Professor Nigel Bertram reflects on the impact of small public structures in regional towns.