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Mapping concrete and Brutalist architecture across Australia, Asia and beyond

Mapping concrete and Brutalist architecture across Australia, Asia and beyond

From concrete Tokyo to Brutalist Sydney, Blue Crow Media provides a way into new cities — or perhaps a closer look at familiar ones — for the architectural connoisseur, especially those with a keen interest in the twentieth century history.

Mouthwatering design: Cumulus’ immersive whisky distillery in Tasmania

Mouthwatering design: Cumulus’ immersive whisky distillery in Tasmania

In the town of Oatlands, Cumulus has delivered Callington Mill Distillery. It’s a new venue that manages to be visually striking and functionally adept at the same time as engaging sensitively with the important local heritage.

“Collector of stories”: Tim Ross is designing another legacy on television

“Collector of stories”: Tim Ross is designing another legacy on television

The first series of Designing a Legacy aired in 2020 and self-proclaimed design nerd, Tim Ross, is back with a two-part series on ABC. It’s a chance to bring important architectural issues to a national broadcasting audience.

Print Kitchen mixes it up at Melbourne Art Book Fair 

Print Kitchen mixes it up at Melbourne Art Book Fair 

Presented below the spectacularly beautiful stained glass ceiling of the NGV Great Hall for the duration of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, Print Kitchen will play with the connection between printmaking and food-making.

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one

Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. Having garnered such international attention, and with Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective on this architectural success story.

Oozing elegance: The new hotel in the historic heart of sandstone Sydney

Oozing elegance: The new hotel in the historic heart of sandstone Sydney

Make Architects has completed work on an iconic sandstone building in Sydney’s CBD. With light heritage touches and an emphasis on public connection, Capella Sydney is a new hotel filled with architectural grace.

Nimbleness with Nimbus: On the agility of a small, focused practice

Nimbleness with Nimbus: On the agility of a small, focused practice

Nimbus Architecture and Heritage, based in Parramatta, is a boutique practice with – as the name suggests – a focus on heritage work. Timothy Alouani-Roby spoke to co-director Jesse Mowbray to find out what drives the design there.

The gateway to Bondi Beach: TZG balances old and new to restore an iconic Sydney site

The gateway to Bondi Beach: TZG balances old and new to restore an iconic Sydney site

Recently nominated for awards in public, heritage and sustainable architecture, this milestone project marks the start of a new era for one of Sydney’s most renowned sites.

Younghusband marries old Melbourne heritage site with carbon neutral adaptive reuse

Younghusband marries old Melbourne heritage site with carbon neutral adaptive reuse

‘Younghusband’, the historic woolshed site in Melbourne’s inner-north-west, will be transformed into both an A-grade commercial location and a model of sustainability.

An exclusive tour of Cox Architecture’s new heritage home

An exclusive tour of Cox Architecture’s new heritage home

Today’s designers talk the talk on adaptable workplace design and sustainability, but how often do they walk the walk? Timothy Alouani-Roby paid an exclusive visit to Cox Architecture’s new Sydney studio to find out how the firm is making a home there by practicing what it preaches.

All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout

All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout

The Globe Lookout is the newest tourist attraction in the Outback Queensland town of Barcaldine, joining the award-winning Tree of Knowledge (2009) and The Globe Hotel (2016). It’s all part of the master-planning that has cemented Barcaldine’s position as a regional tourist destination.

Elegant decadence, relaxed formality, future nostalgia: 66 King Street by Cox Architecture

Elegant decadence, relaxed formality, future nostalgia: 66 King Street by Cox Architecture

A grand stage demands a grand performance and the interior architecture at The Charles Grand Brasserie and Bar lives up to its surroundings at 66 King Street. With multiple hospitality functions offset against music venue TIVA down below, these elegant spaces contain more than a hint of Old World decadence.