Shifting between architectural photography, interior design, furniture and lighting, Don Cameron’s typologically diverse body of work belies its layered connections.
PeopleSimon Pendal’s work is founded on keen perceptions of the human condition and the natural world, turning everyday domestic spaces into settings for sensory delight and experiential richness.
PeopleRepresenting a model for the next generation of Australian residential architecture, New Resident is both a process for development and an ambition for practice.
PeopleSole practitioner Tristan Burfield is producing work that is both disciplined and restrained, yet always informed by the qualities and quirks of people and place.
PeopleShaped by founder Dirk Yates’s training in visual arts and involvement in a broad arts community, Speculative Architecture’s work is characterized by an unassuming desire to carve out spaces and opportunities for others.
PeopleThis Sydney-based former graphic designer is turning her holistic approach and distinctive “soft Modernist” style to interiors and objects.
PeopleAfter many years of living in Perth’s dense inner-city fringe, Philip and Melinda sought to build a small yet distinctive “forever home” for their family. Brett Mitchell spoke with them about the experience of working with Studio Roam and With Architecture Studio.
PeopleTiffany Liew asked two leaders from BVN’s diverse leadership group, Bill Dowzer and Ali Bounds, about why they’ve chosen to remain in the practice long-term and how BVN has evolved over generations.
PeopleBy occupying a fluid space that is neither solely “maker” nor “strategist,” Other Architects leverages diverse experiences and activities to find the most effective approach for each of its projects.
PeopleThrough their inter-linked practices, inventive designers Ben Edwards and Nancy Beka put circular materials and adaptive interior design systems to the test.
PeopleEmma Williamson, architect and co-founder of The Fulcrum Agency, has been appointed Western Australia’s new government architect and chair of the state’s Design Review Panel.
PeopleSO: Architecture is drawn to clients who share the practice’s desire to explore an idea, to pursue high-quality design without high budgets, and to operate outside the usual commercial constraints.
PeopleFrom bottle openers to art galleries to aerospace elements, this scale- and shape-shifting pair of design studios defies disciplines to great effect.
PeopleAndrew Saniga celebrates the legacy of Bruce Mackenzie and reflects on the profound impact Mackenzie had on the development of landscape architecture in Australia.
PeopleDi Ritter from Hassell shares her five favourite hospitality venues designed for summer weather.
PeopleAs an architectural practice, Simulaa works in space – but it also focuses on time and the benefits of both foresight and hindsight. The team’s speculative projects are “not maybes”; they’re designed to be built.
PeopleEmbracing the tension between spatial creativity and technical precision, Michael Mckeon Architecture crafts homes of quiet beauty and considered comfort.
PeopleIn Brisbane, this studio is proving that high-quality furniture can be produced and manufactured in Australia to a standard rivalling that of Scandinavia.
PeopleDr James Curry – the director of the Architecture Museum at the University of South Australia – pays tribute to Australian design luminary Khai Liew, who died on December 11, 2023.
PeopleRebecca Gross reflects on Melbourne-based designer Annie Paxton’s background in architecture, interest in poetics, and her exploration of the liminal space between sculpture and function, process and outcome.
PeopleDutch urban designer and architect Kees Christiaanse speaks with Andy Fergus about creativity in making urban rules, the supervision of large-scale urban transformation projects, and the next generation of urban practitioners.
PeopleSouth Australian furniture designer and craftsperson Khai Liew has died, aged 71.
PeopleCurtin University has appointed professor SueAnne Ware as its new Head of School of Design and the Built Environment in the Faculty of Humanities.
PeopleFor 26 years, this Sunshine Coast studio has been designing lightweight and inventive homes with permeable edges that let in the light, the breeze and the landscape.
PeopleThe Design Institute of Australia (DIA) has revealed Ryan Russell, co-founder and director of architecture and design firm Russell and George, has been appointed the role of chair and president.
PeopleRichards and Spence is a name that has become synonymous with hotel design. The pair are part of the Brisbane-based architecture firm responsible for designing the highly revered Calile hotel in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Unbeknownst to many, the duo have stayed in countless hotels across the globe. Here they share their seven favourite design hotels.
PeopleAdriana Hanna of Kennedy Nolan Architects considers her top five furniture pieces, with each piece offering more than just physical tangibility, but a powerful story.
PeopleDavid T. Fortin is a Canadian registered architect and a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Ahead of his appearance at the Living Cities Forum, he spoke to ArchitectureAU editor Linda Cheng about architecture’s role in the path towards reconciliation.
PeopleThe sculptural, functional pieces by this Melbourne-based designer celebrate the materials we find around us and set the tone for the spaces they occupy.
PeopleJoshua Duncan’s refreshingly simple architecture deploys utilitarian materials and direct construction logic to produce uncomplicated, hard-wearing and flexible homes that inspire informal living.
PeopleThrough its subtle, tactile designs, Melbourne-based Sabu Studio crafts furniture and lighting that challenge how we interact with our surroundings.
PeopleWestern Australia’s first female government architect, Rebecca Moore, will be stepping down from the position.
PeopleLada Bodnaruk discusses the architectural interventions to consider when designing facilities that service mental health, as well as the healing qualities of good design.
PeopleThis multidisciplinary studio’s material ingenuity and love for making crystallizes in residential designs that are sometimes subversive, often joyful and always individual.
PeopleIn this interview we wind back the clock as Kelvin Ho of Akin Atelier shares the origin story of his career in architecture, his first and latest projects, and the journey between.
PeopleAhead of her presentation at the upcoming Health Care Health Design virtual symposium, Edwina Bennett speaks about the pillars of a people-centric design model, including deep community engagement, treating the hospital as an ecosystem and implementing culturally safe practice.
PeopleDanish architect Stig Vesterager Gothelf of 3XN discusses the influence design can have on the overall healthcare experience.
PeopleAlex Hopkins shares the valuable lessons she has learned and carried along with her throughout her career.
PeoplePassionate about sustainable ceramics, Canadian-born artist, designer and ex-chef Claire Ellis uses the waste of ceramic studios and restaurants to create her work and zero-waste glazes.
PeopleThomas Yeend, founder of Yeend Studio, creates hand-crafted object, lighting and furniture designs from his Adelaide studio.
PeopleRussell’s five retail interiors are all experiential, prophetic, timeless, dynamic and they all incorporate elements that he says, “gets people off their couches.”
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