Playing With Shapes: Elevating a Children’s Library

How do spaces for children differ from spaces for adults? Muxin Studio creates a cosy children’s library in Shanghai where fused spaces are comfortably scaled for little ones and choreographed to suit learning and play, introverted and extroverted activities.

Supreme Court of New Zealand

Warren and Mahoney’s award-winning design adds a 2011 NZ Architecture Award to its accolades.

NAWIC Awards for Excellence

NAWIC announced the winners of the NSW chapter at the annual Awards for Excellence Ball on Thursday 26 August at Sydney’s Westin Hotel. The ball attracted over 700 guests who gathered to celebrate women working in the construction industry.

Chippendale – IDL

Enter this alien landscape via a 21-metre dune

Atmospheric and moody with a stage-like dune, Various Associates sets a pristine white stage for this epic SND retail store.

The uncongested retail space: Geyer redesigns CUE Melbourne

Geyer was tasked with redesigning CUE’s leading Melbourne store and the response is all about curves, green tones and giving garments the space to shine.

Healing through art: a look at identity, history, resilience and rain

Lizzy Stageman blends ancestral wisdom with artistry to reveal grand life stories in her contemporary Aboriginal designs. ‘Finding My Place’ transforms her original art into captivating commercial textiles, wall coverings & acoustic art.

Comment: Susanne Pini on build-to-rent, the new place activator

In this comment piece, Rothelowman principal, Susanne Pini, argues that the build-to-rent model makes for a much richer mix of spaces in our cities.