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Bringing Doctors Back

GHD Architecture are helping to bring doctors back to the bush with their involvement in the University of Melbourne’s Rural Health and Education Facility.

Alex Perry Takes on Ten

Ten Wylde Street, the latest development from Ashington, sees fashion icon Alex Perry shining on a new stage.

Fabulous Fritz

Architect, Stefano Tagliacarne, has developed the stunning interior design for the brand new Fritz Hansen showroom in Milan.

Changi Terminal 3 Launched

The much-anticipated Changi Airport’s new Terminal 3 was officially launched this July in Singapore, after a seven-year development project led by Australian firm, Woodhead.

The World Is Round for Grundy

Andrew Cliffe, of The World Is Round architectural firm, has recently completed the new commercial fitout for the combined media forces of Grundy and Crackerjack Entertainment: FremantleMedia.

Commercial Corian Winner

MIMA Design has been awarded the Corian® Design Award for Edition 2 of the Commercial Category 2008, for their design on the Tokyo Sushi Kiosk, in Hornsby, Sydney.

Diamant for Canberra

Touted as Canberra’s first luxury boutique hotel, the new Hotel Diamant, overlooking Lake Burley Griffin, opened its doors on 1st July.

Winner of the Di Stasio Ideas Competition

The search for the best design for the new Australian Pavilion, as part of the Venice Biennale, has been won by an Italian!

Landmark Building to House Design

Melbourne's RMIT University unveiled plans this month for its innovative Design Hub, designed by Sean Godsell, and set to become a major landmark in the Melbourne CBD.

Luxury in the Shire

Sydney's Sutherland Shire's prestige residential market has been given a boost with the completion of the $27 million Kintara development at Yowie Bay, designed by Marchese + Partners

Mixed Bag in Noosa

Indesign correspondent, Stephen Crafti, explores the remarkable Elysium in Noosa - a truly architectural development.

The House of an Architect

Design Director at dKO Architecture Melbourne, Jesse Linardi, started his career by designing his own house at the age of 27.

A Very LUXE Studio

The LUXE photographic studio in East Sydney, designed by Tina Engelen and Will Fung of CO-AP, embodies opulence without the pretension.

Universal Lands in OZ

Internationally renowned practice, Universal Design Studio, has landed in the heart of Melbourne

ATO Only Government Winner at ACT RAIA

The annual RAIA Awards have been taking place in each Australian state since May. ACT saw the Woodhead designed ATO project announced as the only government project in the state to pick up an award.

On the Edge

Not only have libraries re-invented themselves as entertainment-cum-resource centres, they have also consciously taken on a community-building function. Stephen Crafti visited the Caroline Springs Civic Centre and Library, Melbourne, by Suters Prior Cheney.

Featured Project

Client: Canterbury College Location: Waterford, Qld Floor Area: 9,500 m2 Completed: 2007 Design Director: John Hockings, Architectus

Treehouse Dwellings

Andreas Wenning of German architecture firm, baumraum, specialises in the design of treehouses. And his designs are popping up all over the world.

Limes by Design

Australia welcomes its first 'Design Hotel' - The Limes Hotel in Brisbane, designed by Alexander Lotersztain.

Layers of History, Layers of Experience

Reporting on the new Bates Smart designed Justice Building, Indesign Magazine Editor, Paul McGillick, explores the civic heritage of Sydney's Parramatta.

What's your Design IQ?

A bi-monthly electronic report that covers every facet of Queensland's design and architecture sphere. Issue 5 now available for download.

'MYTO' Cantilever Chair

A three-way collaboration between designer, manufacturer, and chemical company gives birth to a beautiful design piece.

BMW GINA Light Visionary Model Revealed

Watch VIDEO footage here of the latest BMW.

Winning Hue

Aussie developer, SC Land, has won two coveted international residential development awards for Melbourne's Hue building, at the 2008 CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards.

Eames Stamped

Charles and Ray Eames have been honored by the US postal service with range of 16 stamps featuring their revolutionary work and lives.

Light Over Water

Steensen Varming is the first Australian organisation to win an Award of Excellence from the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) for the lighting of the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, Sydney.

Designer Real Estate

Numerous premier showrooms in Sydney's Walsh Bay currently available for sale/lease.

Warhol Walks On

Legend of pop art is celebrated once again - this time, with limited edition sneakers by Royal Elastics with proceeds going back to the Warhol Art Foundation.

Runner, Re-launched

Danish office furniture manufacturer collaborates with acclaimed designer, Kasper Salto

House of Mirrors

This New York retreat by design firm Axis Mundi, gives new meaning to the concept of a house reflecting its surrounding landscape.

Country Culture

Situated at the foothills of the Dandenong ranges on land that was once exclusively rural, the Cardinia Cultural Centre sits low, like the grazing animals that used to dot the landscape. Nicky Lobo reports.

A Fitting Focus

It may be one of Australia’s youngest universities, but the campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast can already boast an enviable quality of design. Michael Keniger reflects on the Chancellery building, designed by architectus.

Brave New Welt

The story of this BMW HQ began almost 10 years ago when the company decided to hold an architecture competition for a “brand experience and car delivery centre”. Christine Schaum reports for Indesign Magazine.

Woodhead Awarded for T2 Sydney Airport

Woodhead Architecture has won two awards at the Property Council of Australia’s Innovation and Excellence Awards for the upgrade of Terminal 2.

We Love MISSONI

'Iconic design material meets world-class master in colour and style'. The Corian® loves MISSONI exhibition was one of the must see shows at the 2008 Milan week of design. Still on show until July.

Toowoomba's Treasure

Indesign's Queensland Editor, Margie Fraser, reports on the heritage-listed Empire Theatre - the 'Art Deco trophy' of Australia's largest inland city.

A Different Kind of Swing

Bowling alleys are rarely associated with high design. Going bowling in Manila is a different story. Stephen Crafti spoke to Architects Eat.

Building on the Imagination

Artists from around the world were invited to submit computer-generated imagery of 'awe-inspiring fusions' of architecture and landscapes, with an emphasis on imagination and artistic expression.

Studio Comfort

Architects at work. Stephen Crafti talks to architect, Rob Mills, about his search for the perfect Melbourne workspace.

Issey Sun Shade Systems

Australian company Issey Sun Shade Systems originated in Perth in the late 1980’s and has showrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

The Running Man

Renowned European artist, Peter Jansen has created sculptures that focus on the body’s movement freeze-framed in time and space. As seen in Milan.

Creative Gluttony

Hogwarts meets the Temple of Doom in an inspired new watering hole, The Library Bar, designed by Marcos Cain.

Eclectic Collaboration

Fashion designer and creator of the Claude Maus label, Rob Maniscalco has opened his first store in Manchester Lane, Melbourne. Stephen Crafti reports.

Gingerboy

The Gingerboy dining concept draws on traditional Asian materials featuring a robust bamboo long-bar where clientele can sample Asian influenced cocktails and tapas. Stephen Crafti in Melbourne reports.

A Dramatic, Elliptical Form for Sydney

Project Director Ray Brown of Architectus Sydney discusses the evolution of a building destined to step lightly but make a huge impression.

Container Living

The global trend for temporary, pop-up spaces is growing faster than ever. Architects and property owners are merging their creative talents to come up with temporary sites, occupying otherwise unused inner city spaces.

A Brain to Win

John Wardle Architects and Wilson Architects, in association, have been awarded the Commercial Corian® Design Award for their Queensland Brain Institute project.

Eames Aluminium Chair Turns 50

Since 1958, the thin-pad silhouette of the Eames Aluminium Group has appeared everywhere - from ads to movies, from homes to offices.

Colourful Cubbyhouse

This ex-Newcastle-based architect has moved on and designed and built his own little modern house on the prairie.

A TWIG on a Riverbank

Stage one of the Southbank Institute of Technology project. Integrated artworks by Alexander Lotersztain

The Inside of Spring

Craig Spencer springs onto Sydney's hospitality interior scene

Get Ready for Habitus - Premiere issue coming soon!

You may have heard the buzz that Indesign Publishing is launching a new cross-cultural magazine that explores the design decisions people make and their way of life

Design Opinion: Architecture for Death

In Barcelona recently, indesignlive.com's UK Editor, Alexi Robinson, stumbled upon one of "the most poetic works of twentieth century Catalan architecture".

Marchese + Partners in Brisbane

Architectural firm, Marchese + Partners have opened a new base of operations in Brisbane to meet the unprecedented demand from their clients in the Sunshine State.

Rainbow Wall

Bligh Voller Nield designs for the kids.

Setting the Mood for Design in Canada

This innovative North American shop-and-service is connecting consumers emotionally with global design for the home

Life in the Art Lane

Sydney's back lanes become Art galleries, thanks to Wishart design studio

Seating Solution for Students and Trees

Cox Architects approached Tait design studio last year with an unusual design for outdoor seating. Despite initial production challenges, the puzzle came together perfectly.

Perfect Fit for Jeans Store

CMDesign’s brief was to emulate a bar in Grab Denim store. Report by indesignlive.com's Melbourne correspondent, Marg Hearn.

Logical Commercial Interiors

Relocating the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) College for the Officer Training School (OTS) was a hard task made easy by Logical Commercial Interiors.

ATO Town Square

Woodheads interior for the Australian Tax Office in Canberra is based on the notion of a town square. Penny Craswell investigates. Read an extract from the Indesign feature article here.

The Neverending Bookshelf

A ribbon of white that unravels and twists, creating a corian furniture piece that seems never-ending and destructured.

Bligh Voller Nield's Stockland House a Winner

Sydney's Stockland House, as featured in indesign magazine February 2008, has just been awarded the inaugural AFR BOSS 2008 Space Award. Read an extract from the indesign feature article here.

Largest Airport Building in the World Opens in Beijing

The new terminal at Beijing Capital International Airport opens ahead of schedule for the 2008 Olympics

BMW Design League

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson: this time, the car is a canvas and water is the paint.

Holy Design. Decorating the House of God.

What are the rules when decorating a Church? indesignlive discovers the divine inspiration behind designing 'sacred' interiors.

Designer Rugs Collaborate with blueandbrown

Created exclusively for Designer Rugs, six new rug designs from blueandbrown

The Leonardo Glass Cube: A Work of Art

Corporate architecture: Germany's glass gurus LEONARDO use architecture to brand in glass

Charting New Territory in Sustainable Architecture with Russia Tower

Once complete, Foster + Partner's Russia Tower in Moscow, is set to be the tallest building in Europe.

An Aussie Touch in Kazakhstan

Australian Architects To Design Four New Cities In Kazakhstan

Housing Utah's Navajo Nation

DesignBuildBLUFF: A nonprofit project in the US is creating homes for Native American families in need

Make room for CBS

Colebrook Bosson Saunders have opened their first Aussie showroom

What Makes a Building Unique?

In this video, architect Moshe Safdie talks about the vision behind his most famous buildings

Prague Leads the Way

A sneak peek at the built future

Practising What They Preach - Geyer Studio

What happens when the leading Australian workplace design practice designs its own workplace? Read an extract from Indesign Magazine #32 here

Corporate Culture Launches Magazine

Furniture Company Corporate Culture have released issue 001 of 'C'

Water Cube Now Open in Beijing

Australia takes to the podium in Beijing with winning architectural feat in aquatic centre

Composing Light with Zumtobel

Vivaldi Software by Zumtobel Lighting presents lighting solutions and energy costs

Government puts $15Million into 'Design Victoria' Initiative

'Design Victoria' strategy to grow Victoria’s design sector, backed by a $15Million funding commitment

The Power of Glass

Featured project: Canberra Glassworks, by Tanner Architects. Read the extract feature article from Indesign Magazine #32 here

Woods Bagot Wins Cayman Islands Project

Planning begins for the new headquarters of global law firm in the Caribbean

Tattoo house Features Treescape Made With UV Stickers

Andrew Maynard’s new extension in Fitzroy North, Melbourne

Children's Activity Centre by Phooey Architects

Four shipping containers transformed into a kids activity centre in Melbourne, recognised by UK architectural awards

Architecture Works for Fashion

Former New Zealand Architect Opens Chic Moku Boutique on Sydney's Oxford st

OMVIVO Charts New Waters

It's been a defining year for OMVIVO, the Melbourne based, sales, design and manufacturing company.

'Synchrotron' by Architectus

Project Details: • Synchrotron installation completed: mid 2007 • Development size: 13,000m2 • Project cost: $206.3 million

Maersk Australia's new Sydney HQ

DesignInc completes $3m interiors for Maersk

Brisbane's $100 Million Norman Reach Development

Cox Rayner's top design collaboration due for completion mid-2008

Bauer's New Lighting Range Now at Anibou

Anibou stocks new series of Frank Bauer's Lichtbild light sculptures

Design Quarterly (DQ) Vol.28 Out Now

The latest issue of DQ Magazine has hit the newstands. It's eco-focused and features the hottest products, people and parties in design right now!

Potts Point Post Office's Makeover

New Post building to become Potts Point community hub

KE-ZU on the Web

Creating better environments, KE-ZU has a new website

Heide Museum Refurbishment by Chris Connell

Melbourne's Museum of Modern Art cafe up for refurbishment

TANDEM Commended for NGV Shop

TANDEM Design Studio's design for the National Gallery of Victoria

Belgium Colours Outside the Lines

Zebra crossings become artist's canvases

Modern Design Collaborates with Rock Music

Moritz Waldemeyer's LED infused costumes for OK Go

The Inspirational Issue

POL Oxygen release their latest special edition

Revamp of Sydney's Water Bar

Iconic Sydney bar has unveiled chic new look by Cate Young

PMA Awarded for Design Excellence

Residential project wins accolades for innovation

Upgrade Planned for Sydney Airport

$500 million airport upgrade by Woodhead

Alessi's Charitable Christmas Partnership

T-Dream t-shirts help underprivileged children

Masterplan for NYC Rail Yards

Architectural firm presents proposal for urban revamp

Intensify Magazine's Green Theme for Clipsal

Energy management the central issue in the latest copy of Intensify #02

Sydney Design Guide

Comprehensive design guide for the city of Sydney, now available

Light Brigade Welcomes Diners

Paddington's Light Brigade opened new dining room and bar on November 22

Sydney Dance Studio Moves with KSA Projects

Renowned Australian dance school, Brent St Studios, has a new home

Smart Design for Singapore National Art Gallery

Sydney firm short-listed in prestigious Singapore design competition

HASSELL and Robert Mills, inside out

Victorian residence complete by collaboration

Sketch Furniture by Front

Video Article

ECF's New Home

Eastern Commercial Furniture (ECF) has moved

Boiling Point magazine features Medtronic

Medtronic's new offices profiled in Boiling Point Issue 09

Camper and Hayon Together

The latest collaboration sees Camper's latest flagship store in Milan

Rockpool (fish) Takes the Bate

Re-furbished restaurant by Bates Smart re-opens in Sydney

FDC Construction Raises Funds for Sick Kids

Build a Gym Ball raises $140,000.00 for children with Cystic Fibrosis

Audi's $50 million Sydney Development

One of Audi's biggest ever global investments

Melbourne Architects Design for Dance Academy

Australian architectural firm due to make an impact in the US

Luxury Hotel by Bates Smart

Bates Smart's design for opulence in Melbourne

Woodhead's Whisper Bay: A Sailor's Dream

Australia's Airlie Beach hosts sailing inspired luxury

New Resort Earns Platinum Rating

DKO Architect's Silverwater Resort gains four-and-a-half stars

The China Solution

China may be the new Shangri-la. But for newcomers there can be many hurdles to overcome before the commercial goldmine becomes a reality. Style Group International not only smoothes the way, but turns challenges into opportunities

New Fitout in Seidler Building

Ferrier Hodgson gets a new fitout in Harry Seidler's landmark building

Breakout Space Debate

First in a series of debates held by Geyer

Gazevic meets Mortice & Tenon

Interior designer and furniture manufacturer join forces for combined influence

The Cross is Complete

New Kings Cross development combines corporate life with hospitality

Tasmanian Tonic Bar

BURO Architecture + Interiors complete Tasmanian country club bar

Modernising the Commission

Malaysian Securities Commission re-vamped by S.I. Design

Seriously Sculptured Bikes

Bali: playground or breeding ground for young designers?

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