australian architecture

Comment: Gray Puksand’s predictions for Australian architecture in 2024

In this comment piece, Gray Puksand’s National Managing Partner, Nik Tabain, outlines some anticipated trends for this year.

People

Celebrating the design legacy of William Smart

Celebrating 25 years in his indominable style, William Smart invited the glitterati of Australian architecture to an evening of white on white in the Sydney Opera House’s impeccable Utzon Room.

People

Leopold Banchini profile: A sense of place from Sydney to Switzerland

Leopold Banchini is nothing if not internationally mobile. So how does this architect, whose Marramarra Shack has recently been turnings heads in Australia and around the world, build authentic connections to places as far apart as Sydney, Lisbon and Bahrain?

Ideas

Everything you always wanted to know about Australian architecture and more

Australian Architecture: A History by Davina Jackson will enlighten and engage the reader, and best of all, it will open the door to our world of architecture – where we have been, how we have changed and what has been achieved.

Ideas

Cameron Bruhn MMXX explores the powerhouse that is Australian architecture

MMXX draws the reader into the world of Cameron Bruhn as he reflects on the landscape of Australian architecture of 2000 to 2019.

Projects

Ocean Grove by Wood Marsh is beautifully recessive

Born of love and respect for both the geographical region and the Surf Life Saving community, the architecture of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club answers far more than the aesthetic demands of contemporary architecture.

News

“AACC will be a building of the 21st century, flexing to curation, use and time”

Concept designs by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot for a new Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide have been revealed.

People

Remembering Gabriel Poole: Regional Hero

It is with great regret that we report the passing of Gabriel Poole, a leader in Australia’s architecture community.

Indesign

Screenwood – Fits Like A Second Skin

Screenwood products are so much more than an architectural lining, as a certain family business in Malvern, Victoria, recently discovered.

Indesign

Australian architecture at its finest in the Maleny House

The Sunshine Coast’s Maleny House, from Bark Architects for Villa Prestige Properties, exemplifies all that’s unique and special about local Australian architecture.