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Golden Avenue, brutal Brisbane

Golden Avenue, brutal Brisbane

J.AR OFFICE’s hospitality venue in Brisbane strives to create a small oasis of shade and greenery amidst the concrete jungle of the city. Jared Webb tells us more.

Who is Up To Something?

Who is Up To Something?

Spreading its young but mighty wings across Victoria and Tasmania, emerging practice Up To Something blends landscape, art and craft into thoughtful design.

Recasting density in the suburban garden

Recasting density in the suburban garden

In Melbourne, Justin Mallia Architecture reshapes a compromised heritage site into a flexible, multi-residential home — balancing density, landscape and long-term adaptability through a careful reworking of form, light and ground.

Designing density with character in our inner suburbs

Designing density with character in our inner suburbs

Kerstin Thompson of KTA and Neometro Director Lochlan Sinclair discuss density, character and the inner city during a recent gathering in St Kilda East.

Sky Garden at Kai Tak: An archipelago in the air

Sky Garden at Kai Tak: An archipelago in the air

New Office Works transforms a former airport precinct into a floating garden at The Cullinan, layering social and serene landscapes across two elevated levels overlooking Victoria Harbour.

Anything but standard

Anything but standard

Ministry of Design crafts playful interiors for The Standard, Singapore, blending mid-century style with lush tropical luxury.

Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

In their first major commercial project to date, Woodward Architects brings a bespoke sense of craft and material authenticity to this wellness destination in Balgowlah.

Five years on: What The Pacifica taught us about vertical living

Five years on: What The Pacifica taught us about vertical living

Designed by Plus Studio for Hengyi, The Pacifica reveals how climate-aware design, shared amenity and ground-plane thinking can reshape vertical living in Auckland.

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.

“We have much to learn from sheds”

“We have much to learn from sheds”

A recent exhibition at the Robin Boyd Foundation in Melbourne invited visitors to think deeply about sheds and what this under-appreciated building typology can teach us about construction and living today.

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.

Queensland’s finest landscapes recognised

Queensland’s finest landscapes recognised

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Queensland Awards have been announced at a gala event held at inner-city Brisbane’s Blackbird on Thursday 12th June.