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Jia CURATED 2026 expands its horizon with Nature Weave

Jia CURATED 2026 expands its horizon with Nature Weave

From a beachfront transformation in Bali to a cross-cultural prelude in Tokyo, Southeast Asia’s leading design platform returns with renewed urgency and regional ambition.

Student housing moves into the city

Student housing moves into the city

With projects such as Scape Kensington by Plus Studio, student accommodation in Sydney is shifting from isolated housing towards integrated urban infrastructure.

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

With design by SORA and LiFE, the opening of Mercure Melbourne La Trobe Street introduces a 195-room hotel to the CBD, alongside Foundry Bar and Kitchen — a rooftop-adjacent venue designed to draw both guests and locals.

The Lands by Capella reopens a Sydney landmark

The Lands by Capella reopens a Sydney landmark

At The Lands by Capella, Hassell and Purcell take a restrained approach to adaptive reuse — working with the existing building to reintroduce it as a public, mixed-use destination.

Melbourne Design Week 2026 expands design’s role

Melbourne Design Week 2026 expands design’s role

From robotics and Blak design to food, furniture and climate-responsive sportswear, Australia’s largest design event will return in May with more than 400 events across Melbourne.

One Two Five by Hub expands flexible work in Perth

One Two Five by Hub expands flexible work in Perth

A 10,000-square-metre flagship by Hub Australia and Hassell at Brookfield Place reframes the co-working office as a hybrid of workplace, events venue and lifestyle destination.

Reframing the everyday: HDR elevates public amenities at Pyrmont Bridge East

Reframing the everyday: HDR elevates public amenities at Pyrmont Bridge East

HDR reimagines Pyrmont Bridge East Amenities through adaptive reuse, elevating civic design with inclusive, sustainable intent.

Carter Williamson marks 21 years of practice

Carter Williamson marks 21 years of practice

Sydney studio Carter Williamson Architects celebrates 21 years, reflecting on two decades of civic-minded architecture.

The Catcher: a rural guesthouse framed by rice fields

The Catcher: a rural guesthouse framed by rice fields

Set among the rice fields near Shanghai’s Xinchang Ancient Town, The Catcher by TEAM_BLDG reworks two rural houses into a guesthouse that mediates quietly between architecture, landscape and time.

A village in the sky: rethinking retirement living in Sydney

A village in the sky: rethinking retirement living in Sydney

Architectus reimagines ageing in place with Australia’s tallest retirement community, combining housing, care and community in Sydney.

Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia

Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia

As Roberto Palomba visits Australia, Space Furniture unveils a 450-square-metre apartment installation that positions Kartell not as a collection of objects, but as a complete way of living.

Design stewardship with John Walsh

Design stewardship with John Walsh

Following his appointment as Principal at Plus Studio’s Sydney office, architect John Walsh speaks with us about design culture, integrated typologies and why stretching the brief is often where the most meaningful outcomes emerge.

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