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May 14, 2026

An architecture of Australian cultural expression: AIA Gold Medal 2026 announced

Architects Neil Durbach, Camilla Block and David Jaggers of Durbach Block Jaggers have been named as joint recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal for 2026.

May 14, 2026

La Marzocco finds its Sydney rhythm

Inside La Marzocco Sydney, Open Creative Studio has turned a Botany warehouse into a flexible showroom, training space and events venue — one that understands coffee culture as both technical craft and social ritual.

May 13, 2026

Architecture as a cultural negotiator

As Snøhetta marks ten years of permanent presence in Australia, co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen reflects on Country, civic generosity, regenerative design and why architecture must keep imagining “memories of the future.”

May 13, 2026

SyLon Report: Housing as infrastructure, housing in crisis

AFK Studios' Earle Arney joined STORIESINDESIGN podcast last year to speak about SyLon. Here, we reproduce a summary on a recent report with NLA that builds on research into housing as infrastructure amidst a landscape of housing crisis.

May 13, 2026

CPD Live brings expert voices to the May program

CPD Live arrives next week, bringing together leading experts across design, accessibility, workplace wellbeing, innovation and the built environment. Attendees will hear practical insights, emerging ideas and real-world experiences from some of the industry’s most respected voices.

May 13, 2026

Where clinical meets calm

In this Specialist Clinic in Southport, Queensland, Polyflor's MiPlank flooring shifts a clinical feeling environment into somewhere quietly inviting.

May 12, 2026

Shortlisters announced for mid-year NSW Architecture Awards

The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the shortlist for the 2026 New South Wales Architecture Awards, with more than 120 projects recognised across 13 categories.

May 12, 2026

Ruth Allen and Nicole Lawrence bring shared material intelligence to Melbourne Design Week

At r.a.g.e Hot Glass Studio, the glass artist and furniture designer will trace the making of two sculptural wall sconces through live glassblowing, discussion and process-led collaboration.

May 11, 2026

The domestic grind: How Foolscap turned a neighbourly bond into Allpress’ latest outpost

In Brisbane, Foolscap Studio continues a longstanding relationship with the coffeemakers at a new cafe-store featuring calm tones and coffee waste materials.

May 11, 2026

Some special commercial pieces from Salone del Mobile

Milan Design Week means more than lounging in luxury and the latest in bathroom beauty. We pull out a handful of exciting commercial furniture highlights.

May 8, 2026

Changemaker by design

Kerstin Thompson, architect and advocate, has influenced the language of Australian architecture and made a profound difference to people and place.

May 7, 2026

STORIESINDESIGN with RIBA Royal Gold Medallist, Níall McLaughlin

Recently in Australia as plans for the first new cathedral in over a century in Sydney were announced, Níall McLaughlin met Timothy Alouani-Roby during his visit to discuss community, tradition, inspiration and the history of architecture.