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Powerhouse Parramatta prepares to open its doors
From Es Devlin and aerospace innovation to First Nations-led stories of Water Country, Powerhouse Parramatta has unveiled the five exhibitions that will launch the new museum this November.
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TZG completes Brett Whiteley Studio restoration
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has reopened the Brett Whiteley Studio in Sydney’s Surry Hills following a major renovation by TZG that upgrades the building while preserving the character of the artist’s former home and workplace.
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Heritage and innovation meet by the river in new NZ theatre
After a decade without a theatre, New Zealand’s Kirikiriroa Hamilton opens the doors to BNZ Theatre, designed by Jasmax in consultation with Charcoalblue.
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A grand architectural tour of India – from a student’s perspective
What insights, impressions and inspirations does a student of architecture gain from travel? Khushi Chevli, based in Sydney, recently travelled around India, so we asked her to share the experience with us.
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Manuelle Gautrand on architecture that moves us
The extraordinary French architect, Manuelle Gautrand, has recently completed PHIVE, a major civic project in Paramatta, NSW. We took the opportunity to talk with her about architecture.
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Simple Living Passage completes HAS design and research’s Simple World series in Hefei
The Simple Living Passage marks the final project in the Simple World series by Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee of HAS design and research, transforming a retail walkway in Hefei into a reflective public space shaped by timber and movement.
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Fender Katsalidis’ new landmark for Parramatta Square
Parramatta’s design-led urban renewal has reached another milestone with the completion of the $320 million commercial building, 32 Smith Street.
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An authentic Māori design voice: Elisapeta Heta
Jasmax principal Elisapeta Heta is bringing an authentically Māori design voice to the architecture and design community in Aotearoa, New Zealand – and it’s reaching Indo-Pacific wide. Jan Henderson reports.
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Expansive and raw – Sydney’s newly restored Walsh Bay Arts Precinct
Pier 2/3 at the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct has been beautifully restored by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects. Director Peter Tonkin walks us through it.
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This pavilion has an unexpectedly cavernous and undulating shell-like interior
SpActrum has conceived a “brutal” reaction to a tidy tourist village in Shangen Village, China.
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NGV Contemporary design team will be one of these four
Four inimitable Australian design teams have been officially announced as the finalists in the bid to design NGV Contemporary.
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Science never sleeps at Science Gallery Melbourne
Behind-the-scenes takes front stage at the Science Gallery Melbourne, thanks to Smart Design Studio’s clever display of exhibition setups.
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With_Architecture Studio ushers Hayman Theatre into new era
Originally designed in 1968 by Perth public architect, Vin Davies, The Hayman Theatre at Curtain University is a brutalist beauty, revitalised by With_Architecture.
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Why we need to look back, in order to move forward
Experts have called on the architecture community to remember to look to the past when designing for the future during last week’s INDE.Summit.
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Queensland’s outback architecture calls for a roadtrip
A series of tourist attractions in outback Queensland has become an unlikely architectural trail that’s seen 3 remote towns become hot design destinations.
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What contemporary library design looks like at its best
Libraries as newly reimagined hubs of technology and activity continue to grow in both scale and scope, with architects and designers responding to impress.
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Studio Bouroullec designed bespoke lights with Flos and… wow
The interstitial spaces of the architecturally iconic Bourse de Commerce, in Paris, are now seen in a whole new light thanks to Studio Bouroullec x Flos Bespoke.
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“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.
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Rocco Design Architects creates a majestic museum in Shenzhen
There is no better way to promote design than through the architecture of a museum and Rocco Design Architects have made an indelible impression through their latest project in Shenzhen.