glass

Project
Bundarra unites heritage and modern design
Smart Design Studio and Those Architects combine landmark and workplace in Bundarra, a Surry Hills gateway blending old and new.

Ideas
Will Lynes calls for architects and designers to value the ancient trade of signwriting
Despite its long and rich history, signwriting is a profession in decline. Will Lynes’ new show, Oily Water at Canberra Glassworks, aims to showcase the techniques of the trade to highlight its potential in design.

Project
Too cool for school
Joan Montgomery Centre PLC by Warren and Mahoney is a tour de force of education design, with high-end facilities including a swimming pool and general athletic amenities.

Events
A stroll with Ross Gardam in his Milan exhibition
Ross Gardam’s installation, LUMINESCENT DUALITY, was a Milan 2025 standout. We took a tour of the space with the Australian designer to gain some deeper insights into the pieces on show.

Project
Touring One Sydney Harbour with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop team
With the trio of buildings at One Sydney Harbour in full operation, our editor joined the visiting Renzo Piano Building Workshop team for a site visit.

Events
In conversation with Vincent Van Duysen at Milan Design Week
We spoke to the Belgian architect about his work ‘Optô,’ which was on display as part of the exhibition ‘Poetica’ by WonderGlass at Milan Design Week 2025.

Project
A vision for learning, legacy and landscape
Architectus delivers the Duigan Centre: A thoughtful design for education and community at Brighton Grammar.

Workplace
Encore Cremorne by Fieldwork, a fusion of forms in brick and glass
New seven-storey glazed office tower meets single-storey red brick heritage warehouse at Encore Cremorne.

Project
“A multitude of uses contained within one skin”: Elenberg Fraser’s Melbourne Towers
At 380 Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD, two towers are wrapped under one elegant architectural exterior. Meanwhile, a new laneway brings a rich mixture of public and private space to street level.

Project
Zero waste exhibition shines light on the recycling possibilities of glass
100%, a new exhibition at the Shanghai Museum of Glass, invites its audience to consider the innate circularity of this ubiquitous and much-loved building material.

Articles
Acrylic Couture puts glass in a whole new light
From Austaron Surfaces comes Acrylic Couture – an all new way of creating beautiful and sleek surfaces for interior projects.

Articles
ACXplus – Glass panel mounting without the fuss
Architectural and glass panels have never been easier to install thanks to tesa’s groundbreaking ACXplus® tape – a game-changer in sturdiness, style, and functionality.

Articles
The trend of black glass in kitchen design
The sleek sophistication of black glass is paving the way for a new trend in modern kitchen design – and ILVE is leading the way.

Products
Smart-Tinting Halio Glass From Kinestral
Want light and views without glare or heat? Halio smart-tinting glass from Kinestral can tint automatically in response to the weather or your activities.

Ideas
Can glass be a window to a virtual world?
Design and research studio Space Popular explores the experiential qualities of glass with architectural surfaces becoming a simulated virtual reality.

Fixed & Fitted
‘Between the Lines’ from Silver Screen Glass Whiteboards
This range of glass whiteboards can have structural elements embedded, for instance, lines, logos, gridlines or bullets