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Baring the soul
In a world where the line between artifice and originality has become blurred, there is something innately honest about timber. The tactility, the warmth and the mesmerising quality of grain and texture of wood all contribute to an unmistakable soul in the material.
News
Peninsula University Hospital reimagines healthcare through connection to Country
Designed by Bates Smart and Architectus, Peninsula University Hospital brings a sense of place, community and connection to Country into a new vision for healthcare architecture.
News
Jordan Knight explores architecture in an ever-changing landscape
Through a series of speculative design experiments, INDE.Awards 2026 The Graduate winner Jordan Knight reconsiders architecture’s relationship with water and the changing landscape of Hawke’s Bay.
Articles
A new constellation of interior stars
Only truly remarkable people or projects are worthy of being termed ‘stars’, because they move us emotionally beyond the ground plane to a higher level of existence.
Ideas
Hassell leads international design lab focused on Australia’s housing crisis
With the launch of the ThriveInspiration™ International Design Lab, Hassell is leading the design component of a new international initiative aimed at addressing Australia’s housing crisis through modular construction.
CPD
Tackling embodied carbon from the inside out
Reducing building emissions requires architects to look beyond operational energy. The materials, products and systems used to construct and fit out our buildings carry carbon impacts of their own – and those decisions are increasingly central to whole-life carbon reduction.
CPD
What happens after handover? Bringing circularity into Day 2 building services
A building’s environmental performance does not stop at practical completion. How its systems are operated, maintained, upgraded and ultimately replaced can have significant consequences for energy use, carbon emissions and material waste throughout its life.
CPD
From carbon data to better commercial fitout decisions
As attention turns from operational energy towards whole-life carbon, commercial interiors are coming under greater scrutiny. Frequent refurbishment cycles mean the materials specified inside a building can have a significant cumulative carbon impact.
CPD
Designing buildings that can withstand salt, sun and storm
Australians have an enduring connection to the coast, but designing close to the ocean comes with a demanding set of environmental conditions. Salt, moisture, intense sun, wind and storms can all accelerate deterioration – making material selection and resilience fundamental design considerations.
CPD
Beyond engineered stone: Understanding the new generation of zero-silica surfaces
Australia’s engineered stone ban has fundamentally changed the surface-material landscape. For architects and designers, the next challenge is understanding what has replaced it – and how new materials compare across safety, sustainability, fabrication and performance.
CPD
Why high-performance façades require a whole-of-wall approach
A building envelope is only as effective as the systems working together within it. From cladding and framing to insulation and internal linings, individual components can have consequences for fire, thermal, acoustic and weatherproofing performance across the entire wall assembly.
CPD
Lighting heritage architecture without competing with it
Exterior lighting can transform the way architecture is experienced after dark. When the building has heritage significance, however, successful lighting design is as much about restraint as illumination.
CPD
Navigating NCC 2025 fire resistance requirements in concrete refurbishment
As NCC 2025 changes the fire resistance requirements applying to some concrete structures, architects working on refurbishment and adaptive reuse projects will need to understand both the compliance implications and the options available when existing structures fall short.
Articles
Translating colour through form: a cohesive new Colour Collection enhances the design toolkit
Laminex presents Colour Collection 2027: ten new décors explored through a series of interior applications. From colour and materiality to scale and form, the series demonstrates the versatility of the new collection, fabrication techniques and their potential across contemporary interior design.
Articles
Gathering the team in contemporary workplaces
Herman Miller creates focal zones that meet the needs of the digitised workplace in an elegant, elevated form with the release of the Byne Meeting Tables range.
Events
Built to last: SJB on permanence at Billyard Avenue
Hosted by Anterior XL and Krause Bricks, a special Saturday Indesign discussion brought together SJB and developer North East Corp to explore permanence, material longevity and the thinking behind Billyard Avenue in Elizabeth Bay.
Ideas
Warren and Mahoney Guest Editors join the podcast
Andrew Tu’inukuafe and Barrington Gohns worked together as Guest Editors on Indesign #96, and the Warren and Mahoney pair recently shared their insights on the process STORIESINDESIGN.
Articles
Making a beautiful debut at Milan
Design is a fusion of thought and energy which takes materials and methods and elevates them into something extraordinary and compelling. It is an alchemy of human talents that every year for six decades now has drawn thousands of people to Milan for Design Week.
Events
Why the best design conversations happen around the table
Hosted by Signature Appliances at the La Cornue showroom in Surry Hills, our latest editorial dinner brought architects and designers together for an intimate evening of conversation, connection and exchange.
News
Sydney Fish Market: The Building Winner at the INDE.Awards 2026
Recognised as The Building Winner at the INDE.Awards 2026, Sydney Fish Market by 3XN GXN in association with BVN and ASPECT Studios reframes the working market as a generous civic destination on Sydney Harbour.
Ideas
Designing affordable housing with heart
Affordable housing does not need to mean austere or impersonal housing. James Pearce and Jeremy Schluter of FK share five principles for designing homes that balance cost, efficiency, longevity and the needs of residents.
Products
Designer Rugs celebrates 40 years with design for a cause
Six leading Australian creatives have designed one-off rugs for a charity auction marking Designer Rugs’ 40th anniversary, with proceeds supporting causes chosen by each designer.
People
A creative shape shifter
A leader whose powerful voice has made real change in Australia, Alison Page is advocate and artist, designer and creator, and someone who brings the First Nations voice to the fore in all that she does.