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Architecture as laboratory: Notes from the Venice Biennale with David Holm

Architecture as laboratory: Notes from the Venice Biennale with David Holm

In this comment piece, COX Principal David Holm reflects on Carlo Ratti’s curatorship in which climate, colonisation and gender equity took centre stage at the Venice Biennale.

“Design for the range, not the average”: Workplace design with Dr Nigel Oseland

“Design for the range, not the average”: Workplace design with Dr Nigel Oseland

The workplace strategist and environmental psychologist was in Sydney earlier this year to give a talk at Haworth on the fallacies of the ‘average’ in workplace design.

On healthcare and inclusion with BLP’s Tracy Lord

On healthcare and inclusion with BLP’s Tracy Lord

Healthcare design expert Tracy Lord joins us on the Stories Indesign podcast to discuss her varied inspiration and the need for nuance in her sector.

BLP comment: Can gender separation support mental health recovery?

BLP comment: Can gender separation support mental health recovery?

Tonya Hinde, BLP Principal, comments on the importance of gender separation in the context of mental health design.

Women in construction across India

Women in construction across India

Women play – and have for centuries played – a central role on construction sites in India. It’s something that western countries such as Australia might take note of and learn from.

BLP on the principles of design for non-binary youth

BLP on the principles of design for non-binary youth

We republish a speech delivered by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) Health Lead, Tracy Lord, at the 2023 UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen.

Martha Thorne On The Future Of Architecture Practice, Education And Gender Issues

Martha Thorne On The Future Of Architecture Practice, Education And Gender Issues

As the Dean of IE University’s School of Architecture and Design and the Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize, Martha Thorne is embedded in key issues of architecture for today and tomorrow.