architecture
News
St Clare by Woods Bagot: A new perspective on retirement living
Blending heritage architecture with contemporary design, St Clare by Woods Bagot reimagines retirement living through thoughtful adaptive reuse, refined materiality and an enduring commitment to comfort and dignity.
Events
Special event: Public Design Forum on Sydney’s rezoning controversies
Not to be missed: Join us on Tuesday 17th November at Woollahra Library at Double Bay as Philip Thalis and others join our Editor to discuss the city’s planning news in relation to housing crises, density and heritage preservation.
Articles
Ground-breaking flexible leak control flange from Stormtech
Available now from Stormtech, the FlexiFlange simplifies the task of installing drainage systems in challenging locations, such as alongside walls or in positions with pronounced substrate contours.
SA
Spatial branding and shades of yellow in the SA workplace
At RAA’s new Adelaide headquarters, the brand’s iconic yellow is turned from past towards more of a future focus in Walter Brooke’s spatially driven, contemporary reinterpretation.
News
Ronnoco Farm: A study in restraint, resilience and rural living
At Ronnoco Farm, Polly Harbison Design brings a considered approach to rural architecture, balancing material honesty, quiet luxury and the realities of life on the land.
Events
Passivhaus projects to open up for International Open Days
With certified Passivhaus projects quadrupling in just four years, more than 40 local buildings are set to open to the public for the International Open Days from 13th to 15th November.
Project
Dhäwu’mi Wäna (House of Stories): Cave Urban at Garma Festival
Multidisciplinary design studio Cave Urban comments on how community, art, light and storytelling have been at the heart of their Garma Festival work in Northern Territory.
News
Where heritage meets contemporary culture: The Potter Museum of Art by Wood Marsh
Wood Marsh’s transformation of the Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne brings heritage architecture and contemporary design together, creating an expanded cultural destination for learning, exhibition and exchange.
Events
Sydney Open opens up more than two centuries of architectural history
Sydney Open’s annual flagship event returns for one day only this Sunday 1st November 1, inviting the public behind closed doors and into secret spaces normally off limits.
News
An Italian restaurant hidden in the heart of sandstone Sydney
Florence Guild’s Spezia, set within the once-private, open-air courtyards of Sydney’s former Department of Lands building, pairs Italian cuisine with the spice of the Silk Road.
News
Baaka Cultural and Art Centre: A place for culture, connection and learning on Country
On Barkandji Country in Wilcannia, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture’s Baaka Cultural and Art Centre brings new life to a historic building, creating a place where cultural knowledge, creativity and community can flourish.
News
Soul Studio: A Cultural Sanctuary for Creativity and Connection
Designed by Palinda Kannangara Architects, Soul Studio reimagines the relationship between architecture, creativity and community, offering an intimate yet dynamic cultural space where artistic expression and social connection flourish.
Events
Four decades woven together: Designer Rugs celebrates 40 years
Designer Rugs marked its 40th anniversary at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing together four decades of family history, creative collaborations and the Australian design community.
News
Snøhetta takes the studio to Tokyo
At Venice Studio Tokyo, Snøhetta joined emerging designers from around the world to explore the future of Japan’s traditional shopping streets and the value of designing across cultures.
News
Prestige University reimagines learning through architecture and landscape
Sanjay Puri Architects transforms the university campus into a vibrant, stepped landscape where learning, community and architecture come together.
Workplace
Beyond the end-of-trip
At 10 Shelley Street in Sydney, RIZEN Atelier has transformed an underground end-of-trip facility into a considered workplace amenity, bringing a little of the hospitality experience into the working day.
Ideas
Beauty, style, drawing and more: Talking Architecture at the State Library of NSW
A three-part series of public conversations in Sydney curated by Elizabeth Farrelly, Ed Lippmann and Sonia Blasco will address some of today’s most pertinent architectural questions.
News
Peninsula University Hospital reimagines healthcare through connection to Country
Designed by Bates Smart and Architectus, Peninsula University Hospital brings a sense of place, community and connection to Country into a new vision for healthcare architecture.
News
Jordan Knight explores architecture in an ever-changing landscape
Through a series of speculative design experiments, INDE.Awards 2026 The Graduate winner Jordan Knight reconsiders architecture’s relationship with water and the changing landscape of Hawke’s Bay.
Ideas
Hassell leads international design lab focused on Australia’s housing crisis
With the launch of the ThriveInspiration™ International Design Lab, Hassell is leading the design component of a new international initiative aimed at addressing Australia’s housing crisis through modular construction.
Events
Built to last: SJB on permanence at Billyard Avenue
Hosted by Anterior XL and Krause Bricks, a special Saturday Indesign discussion brought together SJB and developer North East Corp to explore permanence, material longevity and the thinking behind Billyard Avenue in Elizabeth Bay.
Ideas
Warren and Mahoney Guest Editors join the podcast
Andrew Tu’inukuafe and Barrington Gohns worked together as Guest Editors on Indesign #96, and the Warren and Mahoney pair recently shared their insights on the process STORIESINDESIGN.
Events
Why the best design conversations happen around the table
Hosted by Signature Appliances at the La Cornue showroom in Surry Hills, our latest editorial dinner brought architects and designers together for an intimate evening of conversation, connection and exchange.
News
The kinetic buzz of Jakarta’s 25 Hours Hotel The Oddbird
Rising 28 stories above Ashta Mall in the heart of Jakarta’s bustling Sudirman Central Business District, 25hours Hotel The Oddbird is a multifaceted exercise in spatial storytelling and material friction.
News
Sydney Fish Market: The Building Winner at the INDE.Awards 2026
Recognised as The Building Winner at the INDE.Awards 2026, Sydney Fish Market by 3XN GXN in association with BVN and ASPECT Studios reframes the working market as a generous civic destination on Sydney Harbour.
People
Creating and curating with light
In the latest instalment of The Photographers, Tony Evans discusses his path from travel photography to the built environment, the importance of light and why architectural photography is as much about interpretation as documentation.
WA
Drama in design defines this WA Architectus education project
Architectus’ new Cultural Centre at Perth’s Santa Maria College makes a case for investing in performing arts – and the buildings that support them.
Project
A local brew
Fabric Studio gives Goons Brewing a permanent home on the NSW Central Coast, combining the rawness of a working brewery with colour, custom furniture and a resourceful, hands-on approach.
Events
CPD Live returns for its final 2026 season
CPD Live returns on 21–22 October for its final livestreamed season of 2026, with eight expert-led sessions offering architects and design professionals the opportunity to earn up to 8 Formal CPD points.
VIC
Studio 55: Systems thinking at Hassell’s new ‘anti-home’
Hassell’s very own new workplace in Melbourne/Naarm follows a rigorous, well-resourced design process to truly understand the environmental impact and potential of design decisions.
News
Prestige University by Sanjay Puri Architects named Best of the Best at the INDE.Awards 2026
Prestige University by Sanjay Puri Architects has been named the Best of the Best Winner at the INDE.Awards 2026, recognised for an ambitious architectural response that brings education, landscape and community together.
Project
“Social sustainability” and heritage renewal at Aigantighe Art Gallery
Irving Smith Architects has transformed a dilapidated heritage mansion into a house gallery that pays tribute to the past and is ready for the future.
News
Movers and shakers at SJB Melbourne
SJB’s Melbourne studio has announced the appointment of two Senior Associates and the elevation of four Associates.
Ideas
Creating authenticity through place, culture and history
Reflecting on a Gray Puksand panel at Melbourne Design Week, Ian Khoo considers how early cultural engagement and co-design can create architecture more deeply connected to place and community.
Events
Saturday Indesign 2026 ends on a high at Woollahra Hotel
After a full day of design across Sydney, Saturday Indesign 2026 continued into the night at Woollahra Hotel, where the architecture and design community came together for the official Afterparty.
Ideas
From AI to housing, lighting and careers: The design discussions of Saturday Indesign 2026
A curated series of panel talks provided highlights across this year’s Saturday Indesign, with showrooms hosting discussions on topics ranging from atmosphere in lighting to the blurred typology lines shaping Australian homes today.
Events
What’s on in Paddington at Saturday Indesign 2026
Discover what’s happening in Paddington for Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive sound and hands-on workshops to live craftsmanship, new collections, design talks and more.
Events
What’s on in Alexandria at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore what’s happening across Alexandria for Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive installations and material experiments to live craftsmanship, design discussions, workshops and hospitality throughout the day.
Events
What’s on in Surry Hills at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore everything happening across Surry Hills at Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive installations and hands-on workshops to design discussions, live making and hospitality.
Events
What’s on in Waterloo at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore everything happening across Waterloo at Saturday Indesign 2026, from design discussions and live demonstrations to hands-on workshops, installations and hospitality.
Ideas
A new home for architectural debate in Melbourne
Founded by Carey Lyon, the Naarm Architecture Foundation is creating new space for research, publishing, emerging practice and architectural debate in Melbourne.
Events
Revealing the 2026 Sustainability Awards shortlist
The Sustainability Awards shortlist has been announced, marking a significant milestone as Australia’s longest-running awards program dedicated to sustainable design and construction celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Ideas
Tzannes’ Amy Dowse on three golden rules for a viable practice
Tzannes Director Amy Dowse sets out a triangle of three golden rules for a successful practice: leadership, rigour and respect.
Events
What does a city made with care actually look like?
At Living Cities Forum 2026, Finn Williams, Ludwig Engel and Anupama Kundoo approached the future of cities through governance, adaptive reuse and material practice.
Events
It’s time for debate and discussion at Saturday Indesign
Saturday Indesign might be revitalised and full of surprises in 2026, but the ever-popular Design Discussion series is back for more thought-provoking panels. Find out who’s discussing what in Sydney on 12th September.
News
Powerhouse Parramatta prepares to open its doors
From Es Devlin and aerospace innovation to First Nations-led stories of Water Country, Powerhouse Parramatta has unveiled the five exhibitions that will launch the new museum this November.
Events
One city, four precincts: Saturday Indesign 2026 is almost here
With more than 35 showroom locations, 40-plus exhibitors and a city-wide program of talks, installations, workshops and launches, Saturday Indesign returns to Sydney in September with participation firmly at the centre of the day.
Events
Getting hands-on with Savage Design’s Ministry of Metals
Ahead of Saturday Indesign, Savage Design put its new Ministry of Metals experience through a test run, turning material education into something tactile, practical and genuinely interactive.
Events
A rollicking good story with Richards Stanisich and Royal Oak Floors
Jonathan Richards and Kirsten Stanisich discussed practice, design process and the business of running a studio at a live audience event hosted by Royal Oak Floors in Sydney.
Events
Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?
Our latest collaboration saw a range of designers come together at Wilkhahn’s Melbourne showroom for a discussion on the workplace dynamics specific to the Victorian capital.
Workplace
Per atria ad astra
In the very heart of Sydney’s CBD, 1 Elizabeth is a vast civic-scale project that integrates workplace design, transport infrastructure, event spaces, and hospitality around some dramatic void spaces.
Events
“A journey into a whole new material world”: Plant Life at the NGV
Curator Ewan McEoin tells us about the NGV’s new exhibition on plant-based materials as alternatives to plastics, synthetic materials and other non-renewable resources.
Ideas
Beyond the panel: What makes a design event worth attending?
Ahead of Saturday Indesign, architects reflect on why smaller gatherings, unexpected voices, candid discussion and meaningful follow-up can make meeting in person genuinely worthwhile.
Workplace
Seidler, Nervi and fjcstudio walk into an office tower
Set within hallowed architectural surroundings amidst the ghosts of Harry Seidler and Pier Luigi Nervi, fjcstudio’s new Sydney home brings geometric clarity and a spirit of creative exchange to a challenging workplace fit-out.
Events
The inaugural Coastal Design Assembly is about to make landfall in Sydney
Sophie Lanigan, organiser of a new event centring on Sydney’s relationship to water, tells us what the event’s all about, who it’s for and why it matters today.
Workplace
Softness balanced with boldness in Technē’s lobby fitness fit-out
The very first SFIDI fitness and wellness centre is a cutting-edge interior architecture fit-out designed to add impactful new life to the lobby of Melbourne’s Rialto Towers.
Events
Jia CURATED: Bigger and better in 2026
The 2026 Jia CURATED festival in Bali set exactly the right tone for community, education and inspiration over a sensational five days devoted to architecture and design, with sustainability at its heart.
Events
Indesign Social Club kicks on in Melbourne with Reece
Born out of Saturday Indesign research, our new Social Club is a space for younger, junior designers to meet and discuss the issues of the day — and it just hit Melbourne for the first time.
Ideas
CARD finds value in the everyday
For emerging Melbourne practice CARD, architecture is grounded in authenticity, responsiveness and collaboration, with a focus on robust materials, practical thinking and the realities of everyday life.
Events
We talk to Anupama Kundoo ahead of Living Cities Forum 2026
As the Living Cities Forum returns to Sydney and Melbourne this August, Kundoo — appearing alongside international speakers such as Finn Williams and Ludwig Engel — tells us about time, abundance and care in her work.
Magazine
The Regions: Indesign 96 is here!
The latest print magazine is about to arrive! In this issue, Guest Editor Andrew Tu’inukuafe & Barrington Gohns of Warren and Mahoney push us to think, consider and collaborate.
Events
Migrating Modernism: Seidler on show in Sydney
Following a successful exhibition at San Marco Art Centre (SMAC) in Venice, a retrospective exhibition on the work and life of preeminent Australian architect Harry Seidler is open at the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum.
Project
A theatre of invention for Western Sydney
HDR’s Factory of the Future at Western Sydney University turns an awkward slice of Bankstown City Campus into a hands-on learning environment for robotics, digital fabrication and advanced manufacturing.
Events
Nature Weave: Jia CURATED returns to Bali for a Southeast Asian design feast
Jia CURATED is happening once again in Bali and this extraordinary design festival is not to be missed!
Project
A retail fit-out that grows from the street
For The Eye Piece’s fourth store, Ricci Bloch brings general optometry and a dedicated Lindberg shop-in-shop together within a double-height tenancy at Sydney’s EY Centre.
Events
DIA: It’s time to Write DESIGNER at the Australian census
With an in-your-face campaign from the Design Institute of Australia, Write DESIGNER urges every design professional to identify themselves in the upcoming census.
Project
An Italian sea urchin finds Gold Coast hospitality
Bar Ricci by Studio Kennon brings a touch of Milanese restaurant style to the Gold Coast, inspired by the meaning of ‘ricci’ in Italian.
Events
Now or Never turns Melbourne inside out
From an overnight concert beneath the Royal Exhibition Building’s dome to light works along the Birrarung and a full-scale takeover of Melbourne Town Hall, Now or Never returns with a program that treats the city itself as a stage.
Events
Saturday Indesign memories: Escaping the corporate catch-up trap
Cox Architecture’s Remy Chard reminisces about her interstate trip for Saturday Indesign two years ago, writing that such design events can act as catalysts for connection while countering the ‘catch-up trap’.
Events
INDE.Awards Gala marks ten years with truly regional scope
At a packed awards night in Melbourne, the design community from all corners of the Asia-Pacific region came together to celebrate an incredible range of winners.
Events
Celebrating ten years of Indo-Pacific design: 2026 INDE.Award winners revealed
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2026 INDE.Awards recognised the outstanding people, projects and products shaping design across the Indo-Pacific.
Events
Tappeti marks 20 years of bespoke rug design
At Paddington Town Hall, the Australian rug studio reflected on two decades of bespoke design with an event that brought its archives, collaborations and making processes into motion.
Ideas
Seven design fallacies worth challenging
Ahead of Saturday Indesign, six architects and interior designers consider the assumptions that continue to shape homes, apartments and neighbourhoods – and the conversations the industry could be having more often.
News
“A moment of global significance”: Atlassian tops out in Sydney
Atlassian Central by SHoP Architects and BVN has reached its full structural height, marking a construction milestone for the 39-storey commercial tower in Sydney.
Events
The national architecture awards shortlist has dropped!
The Australian Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2026 National Architecture Awards Shortlist has been revealed, showcasing some of the country’s best new homes, buildings and community spaces before the winners are announced in October.
Project
A brick envelope shapes life in Kerala
In Thrissur, India, LIJO.RENY.architects has wrapped a family home in a perforated brick envelope that moderates heat, encourages natural ventilation and creates a series of layered indoor and outdoor spaces.
Project
The showroom as home
Daniel Boddam’s new Bronte showroom is also his home. By inviting clients into the spaces where he actually lives with his furniture, the designer offers a more intimate way to experience design.
Project
A new mixed-use precinct for West London
TURNER’s first major UK project brings together more than 400 apartments, retail and communal spaces in a Brentford precinct shaped by view corridors and infrastructure.
Project
Reconnecting retail with the city
Suzhou MixC World draws on the city’s historic streets and gardens to create a retail precinct that feels less like a shopping centre and more like an extension of the public realm.
Ideas
Byera Hadley travelling scholar: What I learned about Autism-friendly design across three continents
Illiana Jones, a graduate at Sam Crawford Architects, reports back from her recent Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship on autism-friendly design from London to Cairo.
Project
Woods Bagot brings four individually crafted homes to Bondi
Designed for Cadmium Property, 22 Edward Street rethinks boutique residential development through four distinct homes that prioritise landscape, privacy and coastal living.
Events
Kiwi Architects make their presence felt in the shortlist of the 2026 INDE.Awards
Discover the Aotearoa New Zealand architects and designers shortlisted in the 2026 INDE.Awards, celebrating outstanding regional design excellence.
Events
World Architecture Festival shortlist is here!
With significant representation from Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific, this year’s WAF shortlist is announced ahead of the Florida event.
Events
Reporting back from a Scandinavian design odyssey
Following a design pilgrimage through Copenhagen, Stockholm and Finland, FK’s Nicky Drobis reflects on 3daysofdesign, the work of Aino and Alvar Aalto, and why great design begins and ends with people.
Project
“A dialogue between advanced digital technology and traditional craftsmanship”
Southeast Asian craft traditions meet French high fashion in Thailand, as Enter Projects Asia completes Hermès with an emphasis on rattan materiality.
News
A powerhouse partnership
Sonali and Manit Rastogi are a powerhouse couple. Partners in life and work, they create architecture for people and place that truly makes a difference, while shaping a sustainable design pathway for the future.
Workplace
Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary
Bean Buro discusses the design of Palatino Hospitality’s Hong Kong workplace, where biophilic design, warm materiality and hospitality principles combine to create a calm retreat within the city.
Events
Copenhagen special: 3daysofdesign roundtable podcast is here!
Claire Delmar, Eva-Marie Prineas, Jason Gibney and Anton Assaad join STORIESINDESIGN to discuss the charm of Denmark’s capital city and their takes on 3daysofdesign 2026.
Events
Q&A: Kengo Kuma in Milan
Kengo Kuma, founder of Kengo Kuma & Associates and Pritzker Prize-winning architect, talks us through his collaboration with Jaipur Rugs that culminated with a showing at Milan Design Week 2026.
Workplace
Adaptive reuse in WA turns teachers college into workplace
Spaceagency Architects complete executive offices for the Prendiville Group through the restoration and conversion of the State Heritage-listed former Fremantle Technical School Annex.
Events
INDE.Awards celebrates ten years with shortlist reveal at Zenith
The design community gathered at Zenith’s Sydney showroom to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the INDE.Awards and the official unveiling of the 2026 shortlist.
Events
Art, acoustics and colour come together
Woven Image welcomed more than 100 architects and designers to Sydney to celebrate its latest collaboration with Australian artist Ben Goss, exploring how art and colour are shaping contemporary commercial interiors.
Project
March on Milan
Rodney Eggleston, Australian architect and founder of March Studio, designed one of Milan Design Week’s standout installations in 2026 as Aesop took over Santa Maria Del Carmine for its ‘Factory of Light.’
Events
Fireside with Kirsten Stanisich, Jonathan Richards and Royal Oak Floors
The Richards Stanisich duo will be in conversation with our Editor at Royal Oak Floors’ Sydney showroom on Thursday 23rd July, 2026.
News
Greg Lamb on designing for disconnection
In this SpeakingOut! episode, Greg Lamb explores the intersection of design and wellbeing, sharing the thinking behind Albion Bathhouse.
Events
3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney
The Sydney-based director of Jason Gibney Design Workshop travelled to Copenhagen for this year’s Scandinavian festival of design, reflecting on what makes the event — and the city — so special.
Events
Your 2026 INDE.Awards shortlist is here
Explore the full lineup of shortlisted people, projects and products!
Project
Indi Footscray reimagines build-to-rent as urban repair
SJB transforms former railway land into a 702-home build-to-rent community, using housing, public space and shared amenities to reconnect one of Melbourne’s busiest transport precincts.
Ideas
“Pure, unadulterated visions”: A book on the unbuilt
Phaidon’s ‘Atlas of Never Built Architecture’ is a thought-provoking romp through the counter-factual architectural imaginary on a global scale.
Events
“Cities Made With Care’: Living Cities Forum returns with international speakers
Anupama Kundoo, Finn Williams and Ludwig Engel will be keynote speakers as Living Cities Forum comes to Melbourne and Sydney in August 2026.