Australia
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.
Furniture
Zenith: 70 years young!
Zenith marks the incredible milestone of seven decades, celebrating as well as looking to the future.
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.
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.
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
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
Venice Biennale 2026: Evocations of resilience and hope
Arts writer and editor Victoria Hynes reports on the breadth of this year’s Venice Biennale, drawing out highlights from national pavilions including Australia, Morocco, India and the UK.
Project
“Density can be done well”: JPW project increases social housing offering by 300%
As a significant renewal of an established social housing project, JPW’s recently completed Cowper Street Housing in Glebe, Sydney aims to bring sustainable and community-focused density to an inner city suburb.
Events
Powerhouse Parramatta announces a smorgasbord of Australian design
Powerhouse Parramatta has commissioned more than 50 leading designers from across Australia to shape the spaces and experiences of the new museum, including public, exhibition, restaurant and retail spaces.
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Powerhouse Parramatta readies itself for late 2026 opening
Scheduled to open later this year on the banks of the Parramatta River, the 30,000-square-metre Powerhouse museum — designed by Moreau Kusunoki in collaboration with Genton — represents a major shift in the geography of Sydney’s cultural infrastructure.
Events
Tom Kundig joins the podcast in Sydney
The renowned American architect stopped by to record a STORIESINDESIGN episode with Timothy Alouani-Roby, delving into his philosophies of design and the landscapes that inspire his work.
Events
Led by designers: Casting a curatorial eye across Melbourne Design Week
Curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin was in town for Melbourne Design Week. Here, she reflects on how light-touch organising and designer-led spaces created some of the most impactful, distinctive exhibitions.
Ideas
An architecture of Australian cultural expression: AIA Gold Medal 2026 announced
Architects Neil Durbach, Camilla Block and David Jaggers of Durbach Block Jaggers have been named as joint recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal for 2026.
Articles
Generations of knowledge, contemporary design
Three generations of family knowledge and expertise shape Raffine’s approach: sculptural furniture in natural materials, tailored customer service, and timeless designs built to endure.
Project
Níall McLaughlin Architects announces new cathedral project during visit to Australia
While in Sydney, RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Níall McLaughlin has been announced as the design firm for the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Australia in over a century.
Events
The Byera Hadley diaries: Agriculture and architecture rendezvous in Europe
Currently in Europe researching straw as a waste material as part of his research scholarship, AJC Architects’ Michael Jones reports back on what he’s seen and learned so far.
Project
Kōri Windsor remixes the ice cream parlour
Blurring the line between dessert bar and listening lounge, AIR Design Studio delivers a modular, low-waste fit-out where sound, sustainability and social ritual take centre stage.
Workplace
With an eye on the future, Tzannes brings Benjamin Donohoo into top team
Sydney-based architecture and design practice Tzannes has appointed Benjamin Donohoo as an associate director, expanding the studio’s core leadership group.
Project
A vertical hospital shaped by Country and community
At Peninsula University Hospital, a people-centric design approach brings together healthcare, culture and landscape — redefining the experience of care on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
Workplace
Appointments across five studios in the Plus pipeline
Plus Studio has made four internal promotions and one strategic appointment across its Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne studios.
Ideas
A book on constructing your own home with Melbourne architect, Alexander Hill
‘Find Your Way Home’ is a comprehensive guide to designing, renovating and building your own home in Australia based on the ‘Three Hat Approach.’
Events
DesignFreo 2026 is up and away!
Design culture organisation DesignFreo has launched its 2026 program, kicking off its sixth year of events celebrating design and design ideas in the West.
News
Art, design and momentum at Melbourne Art Fair 2026
Record attendance, $16.4 million in sales and the debut of FUTUREOBJEKT signal a fair confidently expanding its cultural and commercial reach.
Events
Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia
As Roberto Palomba visits Australia, Space Furniture unveils a 450-square-metre apartment installation that positions Kartell not as a collection of objects, but as a complete way of living.
News
Design stewardship with John Walsh
Following his appointment as Principal at Plus Studio’s Sydney office, architect John Walsh speaks with us about design culture, integrated typologies and why stretching the brief is often where the most meaningful outcomes emerge.
Project
Mondrian Gold Coast: barefoot luxury comes ashore
At Burleigh Heads, Mondrian Gold Coast translates Ian Schrager’s hospitality philosophy into a distinctly coastal architectural experience.
Ideas
Behind the Brand with Jasper Sundh
Jasper Sundh of Hästens shares insights on global growth, wellness-led design and expanding the premium sleep brand in Australia.
Workplace
The world of work in 2026 according to WORKTECH
With its Academy report, WORKTECH sets out some predictions and reflections on the workplace in 2026.
Events
Penelope Seidler honoured as Officer of the Order of Australia
On Australia’s deeply contested national day, 680 Australians were recognised in the General Division of the 2026 Order of Australia Honours.
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Brisbane’s Olympic Stadium will be designed by COX and Hassell
COX Architecture and Hassell have announced that they have been awarded the design contract for the new Brisbane Stadium.
Events
Reframing the vertical: Lessons from Miami, Doha and the Gold Coast
Following the World Architecture Festival (WAF) towards the end of 2025, Plus Studio Director Michael McShanag reflects on high-rise living from Miami to the Gold Coast.
Ideas
Architecture, democracy and feeling at home in our cities
The built environment is all around us; would the average citizen feel less alienated if the education system engaged more explicitly with it?
Project
Norte rejects coastal cliché to win Best Restaurant Design
J.AR OFFICE’s Norté in Mermaid Beach wins Best Restaurant Design 2025 for its moody, modernist take on coastal dining.
News
Five projects embracing the next wave of circular design
From radical material reuse to office-to-school transformations, these five projects show how circular thinking is reshaping architecture, interiors and community spaces.
People
Designing for longevity: the product-led practice of Dirk du Toit
From furniture and homewares to lighting, Dirk du Toit’s Melbourne-based studio Dutoit is built on local manufacturing, material restraint and the belief that longevity is central to sustainable design.
Ideas
HDR predicts seven megatrends to shape Australian architecture and design in 2026
In the New Year, architecture will be defined by its ability to orchestrate relationships between inside and outside, public and private, humans and ecology, and data and intuition.
News
Vale Frank Gehry: 1929-2025
We republish an article in memory of the late architect by UTS, whose Dr Chau Chak Wing Building was Gehry’s first built project in Australia. The internationally revered architect passed away on 5th December.
Ideas
Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney on urban density and bushfire resilience
Winners of the 2025 Habitus House of the Year and Editor’s Choice Award respectively, Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney join the podcast to discuss the state of housing in Australia today.
Events
Winners announced for 2025 Habitus House of the Year with Winnings
With 26 shortlisted homes, a 13-member jury and four standout winners, the 2025 Habitus House of the Year program wrapped up last night in Sydney with Winnings.
Ideas
The future of urban liveability
At Melbourne Design Week, Plus Studio brought together planners, designers and local government voices to unpack the realities of urban densification.
Project
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 wins Australian Good Design Award Gold
Australia’s first planted light rail corridor sets new benchmark for transport-led urban transformation.
News
BLP’s Tara Veldman wins inaugural Australian Health Design Council Gold Medal
The BLP Managing Director & Principal has been named recipient of the very first Australian Health Design Council (AHDC) Gold Medal Award.
News
Australian Design Centre set to close
The Australian Design Centre (ADC) has announced that the organisation can no longer continue without adequate government funding to cover operational costs.
Ideas
Kengo Kuma on Mount Fuji, Metabolism and the Sahara desert
In a wide-ranging interview, the iconic Japanese architect joins Timothy Alouani-Roby to discuss his childhood home, the influence of Metabolism, a formative experience in the Sahara desert and a recent house by Mount Fuji.
News
Vale Murray Pope OAM: A marketing luminary and community champion
The Australian marketing and advertising community is mourning the loss of Murray Robert Pope, a distinguished marketing strategist and community leader who passed away peacefully at his home on October 20th, 2025.
Events
Eames Demetrios on continuity and innovation as he visits Australia
He’s the Director of Eames Office and an all-round creative polymath – and Eames Demetrios has just been in our region with Living Edge.
Events
A live audience interview with Anthony Burke
Professor of architecture, academic, television presenter and much else besides, Anthony Burke joins Timothy Alouani-Roby in Sydney for a live audience discussion about housing and his globetrotting story in architecture.
Workplace
Hassell research on returning to the office: Are mandates working?
‘The Mandate Mirage: 2025 Workplace Futures Survey’ is a new report by international design practice Hassell, revealing that the real drawcard for attracting employees to the office in-person is choice.
Ideas
Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”
David Gole, principal at leading climate-resilient design practice JDA Co., comments on the intersection between heritage and climate in architecture.
News
Armadillo unveils Gaia: a sculptural rug collection by Barcelona artist Carla Cascales Alimbau
Armadillo collaborates with Barcelona artist Carla Cascales Alimbau on Gaia, a sculptural rug collection that translates fine art into handwoven form.
Events
Stories Indesign: Piers Taylor and the Glenn Murcutt Symposium
Piers Taylor joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss overlaps with Glenn Murcutt and Francis Kéré, his renowned ‘Studio in the Woods,’ and the sheer desire to make things with whatever might be at hand.
Events
Between Sydney and London: Earle Arney on Stories Indesign
The London-based architect was recently in Australia for SyLon, an event broadcast simultaneously in Sydney and London to explore housing solutions across both cities.
News
Saturday Indesign 2025: Melbourne buzzes with design life
On 6th September, Saturday Indesign lit up Melbourne with a day of immersive installations, design talks and showroom activations across three thrilling precincts.
Events
“The junction of the rational and the poetic”: Glenn Murcutt’s award bestowed upon Francis Kéré
With the inaugural Glenn Murcutt Symposium set to take place in Sydney in September 2025, Pritzker Prize-winner Francis Kéré receives the Murcutt Pin.
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.
People
“Made with care and intention”: Stuart Williams in profile
In Tasmania, Stuart Williams crafts his work with care and creates objects of desire with sustainability at their heart.
Events
Dr Piers Taylor arrives for Glenn Murcutt Symposium
Dr Piers Taylor – award-winning British architect, BBC presenter and founder of Invisible Studio – returns to Australia to deliver a keynote at the inaugural Glenn Murcutt Symposium.
News
Schiavello launches reimagined digital platform
A new online space offers designers enhanced tools, resources and real-time customisation.
Articles
Design agility meets commercial-grade performance with Karndean’s Opus flooring range
Karndean’s newly evolved Opus range brings versatility and durability to the forefront of commercial flooring. Blending design-led aesthetics with robust, high-performance functionality, it’s a go-to solution for spaces that demand both style and resilience.
Events
Knoll’s legacy of Total Design celebrated at Living Edge panel event
Emily Moss, Brooke Lloyd, Juliette Arent Squadrito and Alexandra Ramundi joined Alice Blackwood at Living Edge’s stunning showroom to discuss a milestone approach to design.
Events
All plus and no minus: Ian Briggs on the newly rebranded Plus Studio
Director Ian Briggs is one of the longest serving members of the Plus team and – with a milestone rebrand complete and a Sydney event just yesterday – he walks us through the state of play at the practice in 2025.
Events
Tim Ross celebrates Australia’s golden age of local design in new book
‘What a Ripper!’ by comedian and architecture advocate Tim Ross explores Australia’s rich legacy of local product design.
Events
Rose Nolan exhibition opens at TarraWarra Museum of Art
‘Breathing Helps’ is a major solo exhibition bringing together Nolan’s large-scale works with new commissions and performances.
Events
Adelaide launches its first dedicated Design Week this August
Adelaide will debut its first city-wide design festival – every*where: Adelaide Design Week – from 20th to 24th August 2025.
Articles
Proven and experienced Australian manufacturer evolves
With a bold, singular vision and a new factory just around the corner from their Western Sydney manufacturing heartland, Maxton Fox’s evolution takes the best of its history while setting its eyes on the future – and keeping its feet firmly planted on Australian soil.
Events
Funding cuts are an existential threat to Australian Design Centre
The Australian Design Centre (ADC) is facing a crisis as core funding cuts leave NSW without a government-funded organisation dedicated to craft and design practice.
Events
Stories Indesign: Mosaics of culture with Hicham Lahlou
Hicham Lahlou, international industrial designer and interior architect, joins me on the podcast to discuss the overlaps between African and Australian design.
Events
Behind the Brand with Kvadrat Senior VP, Njusja de Gier
As Kvadrat announces its full independence, Njusja de Gier shares some insight on her fascinating and rather unorthodox career path.
Events
NSW architect wins funding for coastal design
Nicole Larkin has been awarded the 2025 Marten Bequest, providing two years and $50k to research coastal resilience and adaptation.
Furniture
Cult’s Richard Munao on Stories Indesign
The founder and managing director of iconic Australian furniture brand Cult joins us on the podcast to discuss his journey through the world of commercial design.
Ideas
Australian Passivhaus Association clarifies one comprehensive standard
The Australian Passivhaus Association (APA) has released a guide outlining the process for achieving the international Passivhaus Standard, providing clarity on appropriate use of the term and the legal risks of incorrect assertions.
Events
Diplomacy, diversity and design with Hicham Lahlou
We spoke to the internationally renowned Moroccan designer on the eve of his visit to Australia as guest of honour for Design & Build Week 2025.
Events
Grimshaw in Venice
The 19th International Architecture Biennale has been on in Venice and Grimshaw’s latest installation explores the civic role of digital infrastructure in our cities.
Events
A history of Saturday Indesign: More than two decades of bringing designers and showrooms together
Saturday Indesign is one of the standout fixtures on the Asia-Pacific design calendar – but how exactly did it start, and when did it become so big?
Events
A stroll with Ross Gardam in his Milan exhibition
Ross Gardam’s installation, LUMINESCENT DUALITY, was a Milan 2025 standout. We took a tour of the space with the Australian designer to gain some deeper insights into the pieces on show.
Events
Making a HOME in Venice
Developed by an all-First Nations curatorial and creative team, the Australia Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has officially opened.
News
Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo
The 2025 Osaka World Expo 2025 is well and truly open, with Buchan’s Pavilion representing Australia on the global stage.
Project
Touring One Sydney Harbour with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop team
With the trio of buildings at One Sydney Harbour in full operation, our editor joined the visiting Renzo Piano Building Workshop team for a site visit.
Products
Cradle to Cradle Certified bathroomware has just hit Australian shores
A new pathway for circularity in bathroom spaces is here thanks to KALDEWEI
Ideas
Behind the Brand on the eve of Sustainable House Day with Helen Oakey
Helen Oakey is CEO of Renew and, with Sustainable House Day 2025 upon us, she talks to us about the climate crisis and what people can do at the scale of the home.
News
New suburban stadium for Western Sydney underway
Designed by architects Populous and Tyrrell Studio, construction has begun on the NSW Government’s $309 million redevelopment of Penrith Stadium led by John Holland Group.
News
Jasmax expands into Victoria with Canvas Projects union
Jasmax merges with Melbourne’s Canvas Projects to expand in Australia, following its 2022 Sydney launch and targeting Victoria’s public sector.
Products
The heritage horizon: &Tradition’s new vernacular reimagines the familiar
Traversing space, time and convention, &Tradition’s imaginative new collection yields a dynamic, intricate and profoundly relevant design narrative introducing new vocabulary to the Danish design house’s lexicon.
Project
Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool was “designed to tap into the collective memory of the community”
Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool by CO.OP Studio is supposedly Australia’s most sustainable aquatic centre.
Project
Bowermans gets a new seat at the table
Surry Hills welcomes Bowermans’ latest commercial furniture studio.
News
On the Move: Key industry and career developments in the first quarter of 2025
The first quarter of 2025 heralded a period of growth and transformation in architecture and design, with practices broadening their influence, experiencing leadership shifts and inaugurating new operations – here’s what you need to know.
Products
Colour and creativity combine with the launch of Creative Spark
GH Commercial presents Creative Spark, a range that adds colour and durability – and all manufactured in Australia.
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.
Project
Learning on display
Architectus has completed the Health and Community Centre of Excellence for Kangan Institute, an education facility featuring TAFE and more.
Events
2025 Australian Architecture Conference: Key speakers and themes announced
The 2025 Australian Architecture Conference is set to take place on over 2nd-3rd May in Sydney, with some notable attendees from overseas.
Events
Giving form to yarning: Stories Indesign with Venice Architecture Biennale team
Dr Michael Mossman and Jack Gillmer-Lilley, two of the Creative Directors for the 2025 Australia Pavilion, join us for an in-person podcast to discuss their project, HOME, and Indigenising the built environment.
Events
It’s all about CONTEXT
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is putting on an experience in Canberra in March 2025.
Events
Entries open as WAF heads to Miami
Following Singapore last year, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2025 is moving to the US for the first time in its 18-year history.
Products
Poliform’s legacy of craftsmanship
Known among designers for its uncompromising quality, Poliform’s extensive collection of kitchens, wardrobes, joinery and wall systems bring a refined, architectural edge to any space – now available with an exclusive offer.
Events
Stories Indesign: Perth Design Week with Sandy Anghie and David Smith
Co-founders Sandy Anghie and David Smith joined us for a podcast interview ahead of 2025 Perth Design Week, which kicks off on March 20th.
Project
Wardle has conceived a facility for the University of Tasmania
Rivers Edge provides not only a place to educate but something more – a connection to the people and the land.
Ideas
What does designing with Country mean today?
Yerrabingin CEO Christian Hampson on how the concept is maturing and the overlap with fundamental design principles, as well as some pitfalls to avoid.
Ideas
Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’
Australia’s only not-for-profit architectural practice, OFFICE, is supporting the residents of Victoria’s housing estates in their fight to save their homes and communities.
Project
A windswept house filled with art
Pippins is an architectural response to the land itself, where the boundaries between built form and natural landscape dissolve into one continuous experience.