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Shortlist revealed: 2018 Houses Awards

Shortlist revealed: 2018 Houses Awards

Awards Across nine categories, 176 entries and 10 emerging practices have been shortlisted in the 2018 Houses Awards.
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‘A powerful form’: Lune de Sang Pavilion

‘A powerful form’: Lune de Sang Pavilion

Projects In a slow-growth forest in the Byron Bay hinterland, the final dwelling in a collection of powerful, monumental concrete structures has been completed – all designed to endure.
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‘A neat trick’: Two Halves House

‘A neat trick’: Two Halves House

Projects Responding eloquently to its lightly forested, sloping site, this earth-toned house has been split into two, with a bathing and sleeping pavilion sitting above an open-plan living space.
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‘An authentic architecture of materiality’: M3565 Main Beach Apartments

‘An authentic architecture of materiality’: M3565 Main Beach Apartments

Projects This prestigious beachside apartment building by Virginia Kerridge Architect stands out from its neighbours by virtue of its articulate materiality and sensitive human scale.
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First House: Carport Treehouse

First House: Carport Treehouse

Projects Completed in 2004, this pavilion was one of the first projects by Andrew Burges Architects. Thirteen years later, Andrew reflects on how this pavilion began his practice’s lineage of meticulously documented and atmospheric projects.
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CHROFI’s grand arch for Maitland opens

CHROFI’s grand arch for Maitland opens

The Maitland Riverlink building by CHROFI is simultaneously a grand “sculptural gateway” arch and a “public living room.”
2018 National Architecture Conference speakers announced

2018 National Architecture Conference speakers announced

A diverse mix of speakers drawn from around the world has been announced for the 2018 National Architecture Conference.
Rottnest Island hotel expansion approved

Rottnest Island hotel expansion approved

Christou Design Group will design an extension to Hotel Rottnest that will incorporate 80 new rooms, two pools, a restaurant, function facilities, a new reception, a spa and a gym.
Australian digital mapping project of women’s safety in cities goes global

Australian digital mapping project of women’s safety in cities goes global

Women in Sydney, Delhi, Lima, Kampala and Madrid can now collaborate on the creation of maps that show city spaces that make them feel unsafe.

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‘A powerful form’: Lune de Sang Pavilion

‘A powerful form’: Lune de Sang Pavilion

In a slow-growth forest in the Byron Bay hinterland, the final dwelling in a collection of powerful, monumental concrete structures has been completed – all designed to endure.
‘A neat trick’: Two Halves House

‘A neat trick’: Two Halves House

Responding eloquently to its lightly forested, sloping site, this earth-toned house has been split into two, with a bathing and sleeping pavilion sitting above an open-plan living space.

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‘High art’ and entertainment: NGV Triennial

‘High art’ and entertainment: NGV Triennial

Rachel Hurst reviews the National Gallery of Victoria’s “blockbuster” inaugural NGV Triennial exhibition, with works from more than 100 contributors from 32 countries.
Game on: The architecture of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Game on: The architecture of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

ArchitectureAU takes a look at the new and significantly redeveloped sporting facilities playing host to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Awards

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2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Apartment or Unit

2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Apartment or Unit

Fifteen projects in this category have advanced to the 2018 Houses Awards.
  • 2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice
  • 2018 Houses Awards shortlist: House in a Heritage Context
  • 2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Sustainability
  • 2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House under 200m2
  • 2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House over 200 m2

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The entrepreneurial architect: Jan O’Connor on tea, success and architecture

The entrepreneurial architect: Jan O’Connor on tea, success and architecture

Architect, brand developer and businessperson Jan O’Connor co-founded the highly successful tea retail business T2.
Understanding the messiness of life: Kali Marnane

Understanding the messiness of life: Kali Marnane

Ahead of 2018 International Women’s Day – this year focused on the role women play in humanitarian planning – Kali Marnane relays what she has learnt about Australian architecture in an Indian slum.
Vale Brian Smyth, 1931–2017

Vale Brian Smyth, 1931–2017

Brian Smyth, the Australian designer of the Valiant Charger for Chrysler Australia, died in Adelaide in January 2018, aged 86.
Simona Castricum: Finding a place for empathy in architecture

Simona Castricum: Finding a place for empathy in architecture

Architecture academic and musician Simona Castricum, in advocating for a “queering” of space and practice, wants to find a place for empathy in architecture.

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Sexism and the city: how urban planning has failed women

Sexism and the city: how urban planning has failed women

The proportion of women to men in architecture and associated professions is low. Can cities not designed by women really meet their needs?
  • Uneasy heritage: Australia’s modern church buildings are disappearing
  • University of New England: criticism of Robb College demolition based on ‘incorrect assumptions’
  • Parlour and gender equity in Australian architecture: Where to from here?
  • For what shall it profit a city if it loses its civic soul? A plea to preserve Melbourne’s Fed Square
  • Design of Apple Fed Square requires a fundamental rethink

Practice

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Women to the Front: Working in Asia

Women to the Front: Working in Asia

As part of the Asia Pacific Architecture Forum in Brisbane, the Working in Asia panel discussion was a platform for Australian women in architecture to discuss their approaches to and experiences of international practice.
  • SONA marks 20th anniversary with focus on mental health
  • Podcast puts Australian architecture’s next generation in the spotlight
  • Long hours: Go hard or go home!
  • Clarke Hopkins Clarke the third Australian practice to gain sustainability certification
  • Women in architecture: Leadership

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Stegbar goes back to black with new monochrome shower screens

Stegbar goes back to black with new monochrome shower screens

Stegbar has capitalized on the current trend for monochrome bathroom fixtures, hardware and accessories with its new Grange Black Showerscreen range.
New York-based Australian architect creates adjustable table legs

New York-based Australian architect creates adjustable table legs

Tabl by Australian architect Nick Flutter is a set of adjustable legs that can convert any flat surface into a table.
Trellis security doors secure luxury cars

Trellis security doors secure luxury cars

Ferrari’s showroom in The Star casino in Sydney is secured by three-metre-high curving trellis security doors by the Australian Trellis Door Company.
Cult celebrates 20th anniversary

Cult celebrates 20th anniversary

Australian furniture store Cult has celebrated its twenty-year anniversary by unveiling an extension to its Sydney showroom, a stand-alone NAU Gallery, and a new book.

Postcards

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On a high: the Everest circuit

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.
A field guide to the architecture of the South Pacific

A field guide to the architecture of the South Pacific

Architectural historian Bill McKay and photographer Jason Mann investigate the long-neglected architecture of the South Pacific.
Eindhoven’s ‘future city products’: Winy Maas leads series of architectural interventions

Eindhoven’s ‘future city products’: Winy Maas leads series of architectural interventions

MVRDV’s Winy Maas has led the creation of a program of architectural interventions and events across the Dutch city of Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week.
Ai Weiwei: Good Fences Make Good Neighbours

Ai Weiwei: Good Fences Make Good Neighbours

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s latest project includes large-scale, site-specific sculptures intended to draw attention to borders, xenophobia and the plight of refugees.

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2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House under 200m2
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House under 200m2
Thirteen projects from this category have been shortlisted in the …
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House over 200 m2
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: New House over 200 m2
Thirty-eight projects from this category have been shortlisted in the …
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: House Alteration and Addition under 200 m2
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: House Alteration and Addition under 200 m2
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2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice
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Stegbar goes back to black with new monochrome shower screens
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Stegbar has capitalized on the current trend for monochrome bathroom …
New York-based Australian architect creates adjustable table legs
New York-based Australian architect creates adjustable table legs
Australian designer Nick Flutter, who by day is an architect …
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Apartment or Unit
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Apartment or Unit
Fifteen projects from this category have been shortlisted in the …
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice
2018 Houses Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice
Ten practices from this category have been shortlisted in the …

Calendar

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2 May Design Build 2018 – Trade Show, Melbourne
5 May Landscape Australia Conference 2018 – Conference, Sydney
8 May 2018 ARBS exhibition and industry awards – Trade Show, Sydney
25 May 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards – Award, Sydney
6 Jun Edge: 2018 National Architecture Conference – Conference, Gold ...

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