Tasmanian Heritage

This Tasmanian project is the result of a long love affair for architect Steven Last.

Again By Half: Studio 7.5

Leading German design practice, Studio 7.5, talked to David Harrison about the soon to be released Mirra 2 – a new and improved version of their hugely successful, Mirra office chair.

Comment: Here’s how to create Brisbane’s ‘legacy’ games

In this comment piece, Brisbane-based urban designer and landscape architect Ben Newell, principal at Arcadia Landscape Architecture, suggests four ways to create a ’legacy’ games in Brisbane.

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Materia makes the case for expressive Passivhaus

At Materia, Maurie Novak tests Passivhaus against an expressive architectural brief, using his own St Kilda home to question what high-performance housing can look like.

Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen on finding the sweet spot with Herman Miller’s Sayl Chair

In the second instalment of our performance seating three-parter, we turn to DKO’s Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen to peek behind Sayl’s confident architectural form and explore the ideas of inclusivity, adaptability and freedom to move as hallmarks of what sitting your best actually means.

Inside Brisbane Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery’s new flagship clinic

Casey Talbot of Studio Collective discusses the design of a new Brisbane clinic that balances healthcare requirements with a more considered, patient-focused interior.

Art with heart

An art and architecture destination like no other, the island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan has just added another masterwork to its collection of Tadao Ando architecture.