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Halls of power

Halls of power

Open, light-filled and speaking directly to contemporary Australian culture, the new Bates Smart-designed Australian Embassy in Washington DC is positioning Australia at the forefront of contemporary design.

Theatre of arches

Theatre of arches

Neri&Hu’s design for the Cultural Arena at New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center makes a strong impression through differentiated spaces.

AD-APT: Deep floorplates and adaptive reuse with Woods Bagot

AD-APT: Deep floorplates and adaptive reuse with Woods Bagot

Matt Stephenson, Principal at Woods Bagot New York, discusses a number of adaptive reuse approaches for deep floorplates.

Taigu Design, shaping the future of education in China

Taigu Design, shaping the future of education in China

Taigu Design and CEIBS Shenzhen Campus have collaborated to design the first business school in China, signifying a shift in the region’s educational framework.

BENLAI Flagship is big, beautiful and open for business

BENLAI Flagship is big, beautiful and open for business

The design of BENLAI Flagship store in Guangzhou by AIM Architecture is large, impressive and puts the local fashion house on the map in more ways than one.

The theatre that became an office at Watt St Commercial

The theatre that became an office at Watt St Commercial

CKDS has created distinctive new office space in Newcastle’s CBD following the adaptive reuse of what was previously a theatre.

Sustainable edification: India’s first net-positive building

Sustainable edification: India’s first net-positive building

Leading the way in design, Edifice Consultants has conceived and realised India’s first net-positive building and, in doing so, has created a template for the here and now.

Moving between tradition and modernity at Chennai’s Boat Club Apartments

Moving between tradition and modernity at Chennai’s Boat Club Apartments

SJK Architects is an award-winning practice based in Mumbai. For this project, however, the focus is in Chennai, where Boat Club Apartments combine a sense of communal living with privacy and independence.

Beauty, energy and aesthetic balance: Cattelan Italia’s 2022 collection preview

Beauty, energy and aesthetic balance: Cattelan Italia’s 2022 collection preview

The 2022 collection by Cattelan Italia creates harmonious living spaces that balance calming design and audacious details.