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Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

With events such as Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, the city of Ballarat is centring design and craft for an economic reawakening.

Working on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan

Working on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan

The Hub, Australia’s largest private workspace operator, has 16 locations across the country. Their newest site – designed by Architectus and Hassell – puts Perth’s unique context front and centre.

“My place defines what type of writings I do”: Meet Baka Bina, Papua New Guinean writer

“My place defines what type of writings I do”: Meet Baka Bina, Papua New Guinean writer

The fourth edition of the First Nations Writers Festival took place in May 2025, and we spoke to Baka Barakove Bina about the importance of place and home in his writing, as well as the things that make the Pacific region so distinctive.

Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

In Cremorne, Foolscap Studio has completed Forum – a co-working space that finds inspiration in some Classical archetypes.

WA’s award-winning landscapes revealed

WA’s award-winning landscapes revealed

Bunbury, Albany and Subi East are among the sites taking out prizes at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Western Australian Chapter Awards.

Your highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2025

Your highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2025

Well, it’s done and dusted for another year but what a major success and influential event it was! Here are some standout exhibitions and installations for 2025.

Grimshaw in Venice

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.

Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible

Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible

From preserved boat remains to 8,000-year-old hearthstones with First Nations significance, Tilt Industrial Designs shares how their technical work is often directed towards heritage.

Woods Bagot finds European inspiration for new market hall

Woods Bagot finds European inspiration for new market hall

Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping precinct has expanded with the opening of the Market Pavilion, a large-scale fresh food and dining destination designed by Woods Bagot.

A Singapore resort “for those who appreciate both heritage and modernity”

A Singapore resort “for those who appreciate both heritage and modernity”

At Raffles Sentosa Singapore, Yabu Pushelberg has crafted a narrative-driven resort experience where heritage, landscape and quiet luxury intertwine to create a deeply immersive retreat.

Perth origins: Artedomus’ new showroom is open

Perth origins: Artedomus’ new showroom is open

Artedomus has opened a new showroom in Perth, marking a return to the city where the company was founded in 1982.

From Venice with architecture: Highlights from the 2025 Biennale

From Venice with architecture: Highlights from the 2025 Biennale

Australian curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin has been in attendance at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale and reports back on some of the highlights.