architectural education

Events
RIBA Gold Medal awarded to Níall McLaughlin
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that the Irish architect, educator and writer will receive the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture.

Ideas
A winning appointment
Leading by design, Erik L’Heureux has recently taken the helm of Monash University’s Department of Architecture, and so a new and exciting journey begins for both L’Heureux and the University.

Ideas
Connecting with Country – Kerrie Shepherd shares simple steps to make a start
Kerrie Shepherd is a Kamilaroi woman and Principal of Connecting with Country at Aboriginal-owned urban design company Yerrabingin, drawing on extensive lived experience with First Nations communities.

People
Matthews Architects tunes rebellious streak into strength
When picturing a classroom, you might envisage rows of simple desks with a teacher and a board at the front. But Matthews Architects is setting a new precedent.

Project
Positive design forces are at play in Meiyi Kindergarten
Emphasising design, art and music, this Shenzhen kindergarten’s curving white halls, surprising accents and colour fragments make it unlike most childhood schools.

Project
6 schools reinventing space to drive wellness
Can schools be designed to enhance the wellness of their users? Here are six of our favourite spaces that merge education with wellbeing.

People
Indesign Luminary: Michael Banney, m3architecture
Michael Banney likes to talk and write architecture into existence. It’s an “inclusive habit” that allows him to step outside the architect’s mindset, but still inhabit the role. He talks to Indesign about what makes m3architecture so idiosyncratic.