Katherine Lu is a photographer based in Sydney. After graduating in interior design she has come to love the challenge of capturing architecture as photographic imagery. When not shooting she enjoys travelling and fuelling her coffee addiction.
Katherine Lu's Latest contributions
2018 AIDA Shortlist: Public Design
Public Design shortlist for the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards.
2018 AIDA Shortlist: Residential Design
Residential Design shortlist for the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards.
Decorative modernism: Arent and Pyke
Residential interiors by Arent and Pyke employ colour and textiles to create a decorative modernism that feels particularly Australian.
The hottest issues of 2017
From architects behaving badly to fighting to save our public assets, we round up the top events of the year that were most resoundingly decried by our readers.
Sirius listed for sale, could be replaced with 85 apartments
The NSW government is seeking expressions of interest for the sale and possible redevelopment of the Sirius social housing complex.
‘On the rocks’: The story of Sirius and the fight to save it
Three members of the Save Our Serious foundation have created a book that tells the history of Sirius, from the 1970s green ban-era to the court battle for its heritage protection.
Sirius denied heritage protection, again
The NSW government has once again decided to reject the unanimous recommendation of the Heritage Council to add the Sirius social housing complex to the state’s heritage register.
Sirius building added to 2018 World Monuments Watch list
Sydney’s Sirius building has been listed alongside sites in war-torn Iraq and the hurricane-stricken Caribbean on a list of cultural sites under imminent threat.
Unlocked potential: D House
The original plan of this semidetached home has been “unlocked” by Marston Architects to allow light and air into an elegant and finely detailed alteration and addition.
In disguise: Balmoral House
In Balmoral House by Collins and Turner a choreographed and artful sequence of layered internal and external spaces is contained within a building form that belies its size.