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Davenport Campbell: Forget ‘future-proof,’ because your workplace is about to perceive, adapt and evolve 

Davenport Campbell: Forget ‘future-proof,’ because your workplace is about to perceive, adapt and evolve 

Davenport Campbell’s Neill Johanson shares insights from WORKTECH25 and the impact of AI on the workplace experience.

“When we design for neurodiversity, we design for everyone”

“When we design for neurodiversity, we design for everyone”

The Altro Neurodiversity Forum 2025 gathered leading architects, designers, thought-leaders and advocates in March at the Manly Pacific Hotel in Sydney.

“Design for the range, not the average”: Workplace design with Dr Nigel Oseland

“Design for the range, not the average”: Workplace design with Dr Nigel Oseland

The workplace strategist and environmental psychologist was in Sydney earlier this year to give a talk at Haworth on the fallacies of the ‘average’ in workplace design.

Comment: The potential of story-telling in understanding neurodiversity

Comment: The potential of story-telling in understanding neurodiversity

Davenport Campbell’s Anneke Alberto and Kathryn Marshall comment on the fallacy of averages in workplace design.

Comment: Designing for community harmony in mixed-use urban renewal

Comment: Designing for community harmony in mixed-use urban renewal

“The primary objective is to mitigate noise at the source” – this comment piece by Daniele Albanese, Head of Acoustics APAC, Cundall delves into how this pre-emptive solution can be soundly integrated.

The good, the bad and the pandemic: The future of hospitality design with Technē’s Sam Sempill

The good, the bad and the pandemic: The future of hospitality design with Technē’s Sam Sempill

Technē Architecture + Interior Design associate director, Sam Sempill, shares insights into hospitality design.

Play and respite in Fender Katsalidis’ Art Deco executive suites at The Darling

Play and respite in Fender Katsalidis’ Art Deco executive suites at The Darling

Overcoming pandemic hurdles to redefine guest experiences amidst Sydney’s bustling entertainment precinct, The Darling has undergone a two-year restoration that melds Art Deco interiors with the necessities of hotel living.

Weaving hidden First Nations stories into the built environment

Weaving hidden First Nations stories into the built environment

An exciting new collaboration involving Autex Acoustics, Willie Weston and Lisa Waup colourfully brings First Nations design to high-performance acoustics.

Coming home to the creative incubator: ACMI by Warren and Mahoney

Coming home to the creative incubator: ACMI by Warren and Mahoney

In Melbourne’s Fed Square, the ACMI team is now working under one roof in a colourful new space home to co-working residents and museum staff.

Colour and texture in perspective: Celebrating the unique landscapes of New Zealand

Colour and texture in perspective: Celebrating the unique landscapes of New Zealand

In an outstanding first-time collaboration, Autex Acoustics partners with New Zealand designer Emma Hayes to combine high-performance acoustic solutions with inspired biophilic design.

How to address workplace acoustics in open-plan offices

How to address workplace acoustics in open-plan offices

With decades of experience in contract furniture, Hushoffice delivers privacy and workplace flexibility with acoustic pods that use the test-improve-repeat approach for the best technical performance in an office environment.

Workification of home: The Indesign guide to work-from-home spaces

Workification of home: The Indesign guide to work-from-home spaces

With an estimated 40 per cent of the Australian workforce working from home, the push for functional home work spaces mirrors international shifts and is not about to turn around.