The Gold Coast Urban Design Awards 2009 – IDL

The Gold Coast Urban Design Awards is a biennial event celebrating the best of our built environment.

33 Bligh Street

A recent Sydney design competition asked for a unique combination of infrastructure and a commercial tower. Enter 33 Bligh Street. Yelena Smetannikov reports.

Hettich Australia (collection)

German company Hettich was founded in 1930 and is one of the largest producers of kitchen furniture fittings in the world.

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Fortuna favours the bold

In the pursuit of an uplifting synergy between the inner world and the surrounding environment, internationally acclaimed Interior Architect and Designer Lorena Gaxiola transform the vibration of the auspicious number ‘8’ into mesmerising artistry alongside the Feltex design team, brought to you by GH Commercial.

Sydney Water’s rejuvenated headquarters is an urban watering hole designed by GroupGSA

Drawing on the concept of a watering hole as a gathering place in nature, GroupGSA has rejuvenated Sydney Water’s headquarters located in Parramatta.

Back to basics at Zero Gipps: First-principles sustainability with SJB and Verosol

Beau Fulwood and Alison Peach on returning to a low-tech, first-principles concept of design as a strategy to combat climate change.

Scandinavia to Singapore: Muuto joins XTRA

By adding Muuto to its roster as Singapore’s only retailer, XTRA not only celebrates the enduring appeal of Scandinavian design – it heralds a whole new perspective on its universally appealing legacy.