Taking care: Estia House
A permanent residence for ten adults with disabilities, this group home in Sydney by Candalepas Associates demonstrates how a building designed specifically for group housing balances independence and care.
Monash University Biological Sciences Laboratory
A small, unassuming biology pavilion, Harmer Architecture’s Monash University Biological Sciences Laboratory combines austere materiality with expressive geometry to engage with its program and natural surrounds.
Social architecture: Coburg Townhouses
Schored Projects’s Coburg Townhouses, a community housing development in Melbourne’s north designed for women in need, reminds us of the capacity for social architecture to make change.
Hillside haven: Mawhera Extension
This bold, minimal addition to a hillside house by Preston Lane Architects makes the most of a relatively modest budget, with the new spaces designed for diverse modes of use.
Preserving a legacy: Morningside Residence
Kerion Gait Architects’ elegantly crafted garden pavilion set in a newly formed landscape evokes a sense of openness and sociality, in contrast to the existing 1920s Queenslander.
News
Cockle Bay office tower and retail complex design rejigged again
Amended plans for a massive waterfront commercial tower and retail complex at Cockle Bay in Sydney’s Darling Harbour are on public exhibition.
Federation Square Apple store redesigned
Federation Square has released refreshed designs of the proposed Apple flagship store, which have been significantly altered following a series of design workshops.
Proposals sought for second annual Powerhouse architecture commission
Expressions of interest are now open for the 2019 MAAS Architecture Commission.
Australian finalists in 2018 Inside Awards
Nine Australian projects have been shortlisted for the Inside World Festival of Interiors Awards.
Projects
Taking care: Estia House
A permanent residence for ten adults with disabilities, this group home in Sydney by Candalepas Associates demonstrates how a building designed specifically for group housing balances independence and care.
Monash University Biological Sciences Laboratory
A small, unassuming biology pavilion, Harmer Architecture’s Monash University Biological Sciences Laboratory combines austere materiality with expressive geometry to engage with its program and natural surrounds.
Reviews
‘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.
Venice 2018: Freespace / Womanspace
Nicole Kalms assembles a list of some of the most unmissable projects by women at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Awards
2018 International Chapter Architecture Awards
Seven projects have been recognized by the Australian Institute of Architects International Chapter.
People
Vitruvius’s disciples: Trias
Australia’s architectural scene is brimming with new talent. Linda Cheng chats with the young designers who make up Trias, a small emerging practice with big plans for the future.
Matthew Eagle’s inventive residential architecture
Rigorous analyses of Queensland’s distinct housing typology and a subtle approach to challenging norms underpin Matthew Eagle of ME’s work. His inventive residential architecture brings the suburban fabric to the fore.
Prospect of refuge: Phoebe Goodwin on architecture and humanitarianism
Phoebe Goodwin provides insights on her humanitarian work with UNHCR in refugee camps in Bangladesh, Greece, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere.
Vale Norman Edwards
James Colman remembers Australian architectural educator Norman Edwards who left his mark on young architects all over the world.
Discourse
Reshaping the suburbs: Designing for the ‘missing middle’
Damian Madigan presents his winning entry in the NSW government’s Missing Middle Design Competition, which posits an alternative model for density.
Practice
Fee redemption: A mutually assured future
In response to Shaun Carter’s call to reintroduce a fee guide for architects, John Held says the problem runs much deeper than continuous fee cutting.
Products
Powerview wireless motorization for window furnishings
Powerview is a wireless, battery-operated motorization system for window furnishings from Luxaflex.
Royal Thai and Zaha Hadid Design launch carpet collection
The RE/Form collection consists of 22 designs, inspired by four themes that feature prominently in Zaha Hadid’s
work.
Miele Dialog Oven uses new technology for fast and versatile results
While it looks similar to its conventional counterpart, Miele hopes its new Dialog oven will “reinvent cooking.”
Taubmans launches new formulation of its Endure line
Taubmans has launched a brand-new formulation of its flagship Endure Interior paint.
Postcards
2018 Dulux Study Tour, Milan: Why is “style” a dirty word in architecture?
In the design and fashion capital of Italy, the participants of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2018 Dulux Study Tour found Milan is a city that embraces the idea of “style” and how it shapes architecture.
2018 Dulux Study Tour, Berlin: Architecture as an agent for social change
On the Berlin leg of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2018 Dulux Study Tour, the group visited a number of projects that demonstrated how architecture could be used as a tool for social change.
2018 Dulux Study Tour, London: Does studio culture equate to the architecture produced?
The winners of the 2018 Dulux Study Tour visited a number of world renowned architectural practices in London and got an inside look at what drives their culture.
On a high: the Everest circuit
In this postcard from Nepal, architect Virginia Waller reflects on the relationship between the country’s alpine architecture and its remarkable natural setting.