OTM in design: primed and ready for 2022

This month’s personnel changes see the architecture and design sector primed and ready for 2022. Catch up on who’s gone where with our regular On The Move column.

A TWIG on a Riverbank

Stage one of the Southbank Institute of Technology project. Integrated artworks by Alexander Lotersztain

Kjell Grant Appointed Professor of Design at RMIT

Life under Lockdown: Mike Faine

Branko Miletic speaks to Mike Faine about how life as an architect has been effected by the COVID-19 lockdown.

Powerhouse Parramatta readies itself for late 2026 opening

Scheduled to open later this year on the banks of the Parramatta River, the 30,000-square-metre Powerhouse museum — designed by Moreau Kusunoki in collaboration with Genton — represents a major shift in the geography of Sydney’s cultural infrastructure.

Tom Kundig joins the podcast in Sydney

The renowned American architect stopped by to record a STORIESINDESIGN episode with Timothy Alouani-Roby, delving into his philosophies of design and the landscapes that inspire his work.

A place of water in the Park Lands

Designed by JPE Design Studio with Warren and Mahoney and cultural creative designer Karl Winda Telfer, Adelaide Aquatic Centre — Kauwingka — recasts civic leisure as landscape, gathering place and cultural story.

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

Designed by Billard Leece Partnership, the Wattle Building brings expanded clinical services together with a more legible, family-centred experience of hospital care.