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The humble brick: Timeless foundations meet contemporary innovation with Brickworks

The humble brick: Timeless foundations meet contemporary innovation with Brickworks

Brett Ward, General Manager of Marketing at Brickworks, tells us how modern approaches to sustainability are intersecting with the long history of the brick.

Eames Demetrios on continuity and innovation as he visits Australia

Eames Demetrios on continuity and innovation as he visits Australia

He’s the Director of Eames Office and an all-round creative polymath – and Eames Demetrios has just been in our region with Living Edge.

Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”

Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”

David Gole, principal at leading climate-resilient design practice JDA Co., comments on the intersection between heritage and climate in architecture.

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.

Uncovering Melbourne’s interior heritage

Uncovering Melbourne’s interior heritage

A new book documents the city’s historic building interiors, from 1800s coffee palaces to post-war modernist spaces.

Enrico Taglietti’s life in design on show in Canberra exhibition

Enrico Taglietti’s life in design on show in Canberra exhibition

A retrospective at Canberra Museum + Gallery honours Enrico Taglietti, shaping the exhibition through his own design principles.

A certain type of design at Sydney Design Week

A certain type of design at Sydney Design Week

Type designer Vincent Chan, who delivered a keynote speech with the Powerhouse as part of Sydney Design Week, tells us about the history and importance of this niche profession.

“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.

Speakers share their reflections ahead of fjcstudio’s Queensland event

Speakers share their reflections ahead of fjcstudio’s Queensland event

As the next event in a series of discussions centring on Richard Francis-Jones’ book comes to Brisbane, we hear directly from the speakers on fences, villas and the importance of critical community.

“Architecture is always about more than form; it is about meaning”: In conversation with Lina Ghotmeh

“Architecture is always about more than form; it is about meaning”: In conversation with Lina Ghotmeh

As French-Lebanese Architect Lina Ghotmeh prepares for lectures in Melbourne and Sydney, we hear about the philosophy shaping her internationally celebrated practice.

Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible

Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible

From preserved boat remains to 8,000-year-old hearthstones with First Nations significance, Tilt Industrial Designs shares how their technical work is often directed towards heritage.

A history of Saturday Indesign: More than two decades of bringing designers and showrooms together

A history of Saturday Indesign: More than two decades of bringing designers and showrooms together

Saturday Indesign is one of the standout fixtures on the Asia-Pacific design calendar – but how exactly did it start, and when did it become so big?