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Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

Fred Holt, Catherine Skinner and Louise Pearson join Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss Sydney’s new fish market just weeks after its grand opening.

Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure

Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure

Ingrid Bakker, Principal and Joint Project Director at Hassell, discusses the wider importance of the “city-shaping” Metro Tunnel completed alongside WW+P Architects and RSHP.

A lick of blue to welcome you – 440 Collins St designed by Studio Tate

A lick of blue to welcome you – 440 Collins St designed by Studio Tate

A lobby upgrade of 440 Collins St demonstrates how a building’s street-level spaces can be activated to serve many purposes.

Architecture, democracy and feeling at home in our cities

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?

Ed Lippmann celebrates four decades of architecture

Ed Lippmann celebrates four decades of architecture

The eponymous practice founder reflects on four decades of work in a new book launched by Lord Mayor Clover Moore, tracing lessons from New York to Sydney and revisiting seminal works including 8 Chifley Square and the Andrew “Boy” Charlton Pool.

Reimagining urban life through nature

Reimagining urban life through nature

In Naturalizing Architecture, Takada moves beyond biomimicry to propose a regenerative vision for the urban environment.

“I don’t think we ever imagined it would be as successful as it is”: Ivan Harbour returns to Barangaroo

“I don’t think we ever imagined it would be as successful as it is”: Ivan Harbour returns to Barangaroo

The Senior Design Director at RSHP reflects on Barangaroo South Masterplan during a visit to Sydney marking ten years since the completion of the first phase.

Oyster terrazzo by the harbour

Oyster terrazzo by the harbour

Pier Pavilion by Besley & Spresser provides a refreshing, architecturally thoughtful and versatile public space by the water at Barangaroo.

Foster + Partners completes major commercial and transport projects in Sydney

Foster + Partners completes major commercial and transport projects in Sydney

Foster + Partners has recently delivered two significant projects in Sydney, working across both commercial and public transport infrastructure.

A fresh take: Inside Adelaide Design Week

A fresh take: Inside Adelaide Design Week

The inaugural Adelaide Design Week *everywhere unfolded across five days and nights, bringing together the creative community in a way that hadn’t happened before. Organiser and regular contributor Bronwyn Marshall gives us the inside story.

Between Sydney and London: Earle Arney on Stories Indesign

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.

Sydney’s multipurpose urban courtyard

Sydney’s multipurpose urban courtyard

Tzannes has completed work at The Brewery in Sydney’s Central Park, marking the culmination of an internationally significant adaptive reuse project.