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RIBA Gold Medal awarded to Níall McLaughlin

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.

A winning appointment

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.

Connecting with Country – Kerrie Shepherd shares simple steps to make a start

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.

Matthews Architects tunes rebellious streak into strength

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.

Positive design forces are at play in Meiyi Kindergarten

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.

6 schools reinventing space to drive wellness

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.

Indesign Luminary: Michael Banney, m3architecture

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.