The new Sydney Fish Market opens as a landmark destination 

Signalling a transformative moment for Blackwattle Bay and the redevelopment of Sydney’s harbour foreshore, the newly open Sydney Fish Market demonstrates how thoughtfully designed public realm and contemporary market space can unite to create a landmark urban destination.

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Nigel Coates: Designing for Delight

That design and architecture should make people’s lives more pleasurable is perhaps unquestionable. How, exactly, is more subjective. Nigel Coates made some suggestions at INSIDE (World Festival of Interiors). Narelle Yabuka reports.

SmartStructuresLab2014 at USYD

As part of Sydney Design 2014, last weekend the SmartStructuresLab2014 investigated the complex geometries of hyper surfaces. Led by Dr Dagmar Reinhardt from the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, in collaboration with Eduardo De Oliviera Barata, UFOSydney, Rob Beson, AR_MA, and Alexander Jung, reinhardt_jung|architecture and design.

Seven design fallacies worth challenging

Ahead of Saturday Indesign, six architects and interior designers consider the assumptions that continue to shape homes, apartments and neighbourhoods – and the conversations the industry could be having more often.

The Regions: Indesign 96 is here!

The latest print magazine is about to arrive! In this issue, Guest Editor Andrew Tu’inukuafe & Barrington Gohns of Warren and Mahoney push us to think, consider and collaborate.

The brand spotlighting furnishings crafted with purpose and the skilled design minds behind them 

A wander around a BACHLI showroom reveals a tapestry of captivating furniture designs, curated precisely and craft-led. Thanks to its longstanding partnerships with iconic designers, BACHLI has become a go-to for discovering the most exciting established and emerging Australian and international brands. Initially based in Melbourne, BACHLI have recently expanded into Sydney with their Surry Hills showroom, increasing their presence and opening their invitation to the design-savvy and curious nationwide.

Byera Hadley travelling scholar: What I learned about Autism-friendly design across three continents

Illiana Jones, a graduate at Sam Crawford Architects, reports back from her recent Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship on autism-friendly design from London to Cairo.