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Comment: Why the most valuable workplace connections are built offline

Comment: Why the most valuable workplace connections are built offline

Davenport Campbell’s Neill Johanson argues that, in a hybrid era, the office is no longer justified by attendance alone.

Mutual Trust finds a new home in Adelaide

Mutual Trust finds a new home in Adelaide

For Mutual Trust’s Adelaide workplace, Woods Bagot drew on the idea of a stately family home to create an interior shaped by legacy and ease.

“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

FK hosted a standout Melbourne Design Week event with a panel on adaptive reuse and renewable real estate at 500 Bourke, featuring previous contributor Nicky Drobis and our editor as moderator.

From floorplate to cityscape

From floorplate to cityscape

M Moser Associates has reimagined DuPont’s Shanghai R&D Centre as a network of connected neighbourhoods, using local references and workplace strategy to support collaboration, flexibility and future growth.

Four things we learned as Saturday Indesign evolves

Four things we learned as Saturday Indesign evolves

Our recent exhibitor session showed a renewed SID moving towards hospitality, process and more meaningful showroom experiences.

Celebrating regional voices at the 2026 INDE.Awards

Celebrating regional voices at the 2026 INDE.Awards

Celebrating three countries from our region and their respective Architecture Institutes at the 2026 INDE.Awards.

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

Designed by Billard Leece Partnership, the Wattle Building brings expanded clinical services together with a more legible, family-centred experience of hospital care.

“Density can be done well”: JPW project increases  social housing offering by 300%

“Density can be done well”: JPW project increases social housing offering by 300%

As a significant renewal of an established social housing project, JPW’s recently completed Cowper Street Housing in Glebe, Sydney aims to bring sustainable and community-focused density to an inner city suburb.

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

For Libertine Parfumerie’s new Armadale boutique, Tamsin Johnson looked to the warmth of the home and the rhythm of old-world shopfronts to make fragrance retail feel slower, richer and more personal.

Powerhouse Parramatta announces a smorgasbord of Australian design

Powerhouse Parramatta announces a smorgasbord of Australian design

Powerhouse Parramatta has commissioned more than 50 leading designers from across Australia to shape the spaces and experiences of the new museum, including public, exhibition, restaurant and retail spaces.

What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?

What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?

At Machine Hall, Herman Miller gathered Sydney’s design community to consider performance seating as part of workplace strategy, not just workplace furniture.

A line straight to the top

A line straight to the top

Drawing at a young age gave Angelene Chan an appreciation for architecture and provided the impetus to propel her to the top of her profession.