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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.

Penelope Seidler honoured as Officer of the Order of Australia

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.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture: A global story dating back to 1977

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture: A global story dating back to 1977

Director Farrokh Derakhshani joins STORIESINDESIGN podcast from Geneva to talk about the wide-ranging Aga Khan Award, which in 2025 awarded $1m to a series of winners with projects from China to Palestine.

Winners announced for 2025 Habitus House of the Year with Winnings

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.

BLP’s Tara Veldman wins inaugural Australian Health Design Council Gold Medal

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.

Landscape architecture under the microscope

Landscape architecture under the microscope

Phillip Withers joins the podcast to discuss landscape design in relation to Country, place and European notions of control, as well as his part on the Habitus House of the Year 2025 Jury.

Sydney Design Week winners announced

Sydney Design Week winners announced

The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives – the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator – have been announced with the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025.

“The junction of the rational and the poetic”: Glenn Murcutt’s award bestowed upon Francis Kéré

“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.

“Transcendence, pluralism and progress”: Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners

“Transcendence, pluralism and progress”: Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners

The independent Master Jury of the 16th Award Cycle (2023-2025) has selected seven winning projects from China to Palestine.

INDE.Awards Gala 2025: A night of outstanding design and glamorous celebration

INDE.Awards Gala 2025: A night of outstanding design and glamorous celebration

At Saltbox in Sydney, this year’s INDE winners – including a Best of the Best from Asia – were announced at an extravagant, fun Gala awards night.

The 2025 INDE.Awards Gala is upon us!

The 2025 INDE.Awards Gala is upon us!

Thursday 31st July – the 2025 INDE.Awards Gala is set to go off at Saltbox, part of Sydney’s Wunderlich Lane precinct.

Parramatta, Barangaroo and Surry Hills projects lead NSW’s best landscapes

Parramatta, Barangaroo and Surry Hills projects lead NSW’s best landscapes

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) NSW Chapter has announced the winners of the 2025 NSW Landscape Architecture Awards.