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Events
The next phase of Passivhaus in Australia
Returning to Melbourne this month, Australia’s official Passivhaus conference THRIVE turns its attention to the commercial case for high-performance building.
Events
Saturday Indesign official Afterparty celebrates the day in Signature style
Returning to Sydney with a bang, Saturday Indesign’s buzzing Afterparty touched off a day of fun, connection and design knowledge.
Ideas
The Indesign campaign that takes you behind-the-scenes with 8 industry leaders
Presenting Your Moment INDESIGN, an exciting creative campaign brought to you by Indesign Media and eight of Australia’s best known architects and designers. Experience the campaign and hear from these leaders of industry about the design philosophies they live and work by, and how INDESIGN fuels their daily practice.
News
Export your architecture: New international agreements make it easier to practise overseas
A set of landmark agreements made by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia is ensuring that Australian and New Zealand architects will find it easier to have their professional registration recognised internationally.
Ideas
Agent for change: SJB’s Adam Haddow in profile
Once the domain of the ‘starchitect’, architecture has become a much more inclusive and accessible practice, with people like SJB director Adam Haddow leading the way.
People
All about Kerstin Thompson: Indesign Luminary and AIA Gold Medal recipient
Congratulations to Kerstin Thompson, 2023 recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal. We revisit Kerstin’s many accomplishments, among them being named an INDESIGN Luminary.
Ideas
Listen in! Indesign chats with Technē’s 3 directors
As Technē celebrates 20 years, Indesign editor Alice Blackwood asks Nick Travers, Justin Northrop and Steve McKeag about how the business started, where it’s going, and the journey of hospitality environments over the past two decades.
Ideas
A portrait of the architect as a young man
No, this not a review of James Joyce’s latest novel. Timothy Alouani-Roby spoke with Matthews Architects’ managing director, Gerald Matthews, and recently registered architect, Aiden Moon, about the changing face of architectural education and the transition to practice.
Ideas
Warning to all architects: Ignore design culture at your peril
Australian architect and Conrad Gargett principal Dale Swan laments the lack of design culture in some practices across the country. According to Dale, it’s often what leads promising young architects and designers to exit such studios.
People
Build community, then design the building
Andrew Maynard and Mark Austin refuse the binary choice between a fun working environment and serious design. Timothy Alouani-Roby spoke with them about the ideas and values guiding their practice.
Workplace
Do architects feel well at work? The answer may surprise you
Did you know, people working in architecture have a significantly lower-than-average quality of life compared with Australian norms? Byron Kinnaird, a research fellow at Monash University for The Wellbeing of Architects project, reports on some the project’s most startling findings.
Ideas
2022’s 10 most teachable moments and inspiring quotes
Whether inspirational or thought-provoking, we bring you the 10 most quotable moments of 2022. They’re all takeaways that resonated with us for their insightfulness, authenticity and mindfulness. Prepare to be inspired.
Project
Brad Swartz Architects’ site sensitivity conquers darkness
The eternal quest for natural light in an inner-city terrace finds a unique design solution in Sydney at the hands of Brad Swartz Architects.
People
Indesign Luminary: Ken Woolley
A founder of the ‘Sydney school’, architect and artist Ken Woolley was a national design treasure. Two years after his passing, we look back at his Indesign Luminary profile.
Articles
AIS – Architectural Information Services
AIS enables architecture, design and building firms to manage product information and stay abreast of latest developments