Regional Awards

The 2009 Australian Institute of Architects Qld Awards are underway with regional winners being announced.

Play it safe without limiting creativity

For hospital and aged care environments, Staron Solid Surface provides design solutions that are at once ultra hygienic and visually appealing.

Stephanie Madison

A freelance writer who seeks out furniture with a story, Stephanie contributes from her Brisbane base.   What do you do:  I’m a freelance journalist and artist. I also run my own media communications business. Favourite designer: Philippe Starck, Charles and Ray Eames. Favourite design destination: It’s a tie between New York and Tokyo – […]

Botton + Gardiner – IDL

Norte rejects coastal cliché to win Best Restaurant Design

J.AR OFFICE’s Norté in Mermaid Beach wins Best Restaurant Design 2025 for its moody, modernist take on coastal dining.

Five projects embracing the next wave of circular design

From radical material reuse to office-to-school transformations, these five projects show how circular thinking is reshaping architecture, interiors and community spaces.

Light and shadow (baking)

Working within a narrow, linear tenancy, Sans Arc has reconfigured the traditional circulation pathway, giving customers a front row seat to the theatre of Shadow Baking.

Jumaadi transforms a Barangaroo thoroughfare into a site of wonder

Unveiled at Barangaroo South, Indonesian–Australian artist Jumaadi’s first permanent public artwork layers sculpture, sound and shadow to reimagine how art is encountered in the city.