INDE. Awards

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Singapore and the SIA, a powerhouse of design
Shortlisted in the 2026 INDE.Awards are a plethora of projects from Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Architects’ members. We celebrate the talent that resides in this country, as we showcase design that crosses borders and resonates in our Indo-Pacific region.

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INDE.Awards Gala marks ten years with truly regional scope
At a packed awards night in Melbourne, the design community from all corners of the Asia-Pacific region came together to celebrate an incredible range of winners.

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Celebrating ten years of Indo-Pacific design: 2026 INDE.Award winners revealed
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2026 INDE.Awards recognised the outstanding people, projects and products shaping design across the Indo-Pacific.

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Kiwi Architects make their presence felt in the shortlist of the 2026 INDE.Awards
Discover the Aotearoa New Zealand architects and designers shortlisted in the 2026 INDE.Awards, celebrating outstanding regional design excellence.
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“A dialogue between advanced digital technology and traditional craftsmanship”
Southeast Asian craft traditions meet French high fashion in Thailand, as Enter Projects Asia completes Hermès with an emphasis on rattan materiality.

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A powerhouse partnership
Sonali and Manit Rastogi are a powerhouse couple. Partners in life and work, they create architecture for people and place that truly makes a difference, while shaping a sustainable design pathway for the future.

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INDE.Awards celebrates ten years with shortlist reveal at Zenith
The design community gathered at Zenith’s Sydney showroom to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the INDE.Awards and the official unveiling of the 2026 shortlist.

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A bold light and sound experience by Autex Acoustics and DARKON
Presenting a sound and light event in Melbourne’s CBD, Autex Acoustics and DARKON showcased their exemplary products and raised the bar for better design.

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Greg Lamb on designing for disconnection
In this SpeakingOut! episode, Greg Lamb explores the intersection of design and wellbeing, sharing the thinking behind Albion Bathhouse.

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Your 2026 INDE.Awards shortlist is here
Explore the full lineup of shortlisted people, projects and products!

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Celebrating regional voices at the 2026 INDE.Awards
Celebrating three countries from our region and their respective Architecture Institutes at the 2026 INDE.Awards.

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A line straight to the top
Drawing at a young age gave Angelene Chan an appreciation for architecture and provided the impetus to propel her to the top of her profession.

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Adam Markowitz on craft, architecture and the art of making
Melbourne-based architect and object maker Adam Markowitz blurs the line between design and craft, bringing a deeply considered, material-led approach to his work. As both a practising architect and furniture designer, Markowitz explores how objects can respond to space, light and human use.

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Michael Leeton on crafting place, protection and poetry in residential design
In this interview, Michael Leeton reflects on his philosophy of placemaking, connection to landscape and the importance of designing homes that balance intimacy with scale, using his award-winning project House on a Hill as a central reference point.

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Changemaker by design
Kerstin Thompson, architect and advocate, has influenced the language of Australian architecture and made a profound difference to people and place.

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A museum of Meenakari: Studio Lotus designs Sunita Shekhawat’s Jaipur flagship
Shortlisted in The Retail Space category at the 2025 INDE.Awards, this new design for brand retailing is so much more than a retail store and is now the jewel in the crown of Sunita Shekhawat.

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Welcome to the 2026 INDE.Awards – now open!
With the opening of the 2026 INDE.Awards program, now is the time to assess your projects, ensure photography is at hand and begin your submissions.

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Simone LeAmon is the new DIA CEO
Former INDE Luminary LeAmon joins the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) following more than a decade as the inaugural Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

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Rattan Reimagined: Enter Projects Asia for Massimo Dutti
Crafting form and creating function with rattan, Patrick Keane and Enter Projects Asia’s latest project is proving to be a draw card for shoppers at the dynamic fashion house Massimo Dutti.

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House on a Hill Wins The Living Space at the INDE.Awards 2025
Leeton Pointon Architects and Allison Pye Interiors have been awarded as the winner of The Living Space at the INDE.Awards 2025 for their exceptional project House on a Hill. A refined and resilient multigenerational home, it exemplifies the balance of architecture, interior design and landscape in creating spaces of sanctuary and connection.

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A winning appointment
Leading by design, Erik L’Heureux has recently taken the helm of Monash University’s Department of Architecture, and so a new and exciting journey begins for both L’Heureux and the University.

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“A magic you can’t prescribe, control or manifest”: Trent Jansen’s new exhibition at Studio ALM
Trent Jansen’s first Sydney solo exhibition in years celebrates the poetry and stories that grow from collaborative making as well as the importance of co-creation.

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Celebrate! Marking 25 Years with INDESIGN #94
The latest print magazine is about to arrive! With Guest Editor Colin Seah of Ministry of Design (MOD), Singapore flooding our world with love, we are ready to party in style!

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INDE.Awards Gala 2025: A night of outstanding design and glamorous celebration
At Saltbox in Sydney, this year’s INDE winners – including a Best of the Best from Asia – were announced at an extravagant, fun Gala awards night.

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The 2025 INDE.Awards Gala is upon us!
Thursday 31st July – the 2025 INDE.Awards Gala is set to go off at Saltbox, part of Sydney’s Wunderlich Lane precinct.

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Leading the architectural charge
fjcstudio leads by design and the practice’s Melbourne studio is making quite the impact on the built landscape of Victoria.

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Layers of meaning in Greenaway Architects’ Melbourne pavilion
Designed with culture and meaning, Casuarina Pavilion is a jewel in the crown of Melbourne city and a place where everyone can come together to celebrate Country.

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Creating the spatial economy: James Calder’s latest venture
James Calder is renowned as a maverick in the world of workplace design and now with his new practice, Placing, he is set to shake up the establishment and carve a new path forward in how and where we work.

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How can architecture be a good neighbour?
As an entry to The Multi-Residential Building category at the 2024 INDE.Awards, NH Architecture and Bird de la Coeur Architects have achieved an exemplary outcome with a project that addresses the challenges of social and affordable housing.

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A sustained approach
Enter Projects Asia is an architecture and design practice that breaks the mould of traditional making and design but also ensures that the environment is front and centre in all that it does.

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“Beyond pure functionality”: Tilt’s façade innovation at Sydney logistics hub
Tilt Industrial Design’s work on this Western Sydney logistics hub with Mirvac and SBA Architects stands out for its blending of function and aesthetics.

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Interiors to flowers: The Photographers with Louise Roche
Capturing the finished project through the lens and the expert eye of the photographer is integral to architecture and design. So, how does Louise Roche go about her business?

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A fine collaboration
They’re gorgeous, created through a cross-cultural design collaboration, feature sensational timber and have optimum functionality… don’t you just want to have them?

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Gray Puksand reinvents Medibank Melbourne workplace
Medibank has officially opened its new Melbourne headquarters, a workplace design project by Gray Puksand that focuses on people and Country.

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Perfect simplicity on show
Homing in on the experiential, HAS design and research has once again conceived a retail space that transports the customer to another, more wonderful, ethereal world.

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Man x Machine x Material: Jarrod Lim and AI
Expert designer Jarrod Lim has collaborated with AI. While the process might have been interesting, the outcome is nothing less than remarkable.

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MillerKnoll and Pergo put on celebrations in Bangkok
The global leader in design and innovation, formed from the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, recently hosted an exclusive event to mark a milestone in its partnership with Pergo.

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The eyes have it
Thanks to OnArchitects, a small narrow site is now an exciting destination for eye care needs as design leads the way in experiential retail.

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Coffee and the experiential
IDIN Architects creates another spectacular project following its win in The Social Space category at the 2024 INDE.Awards.

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Gensler forecasts the trends of 2025
Let’s find out what’s in store for design in 2025 from Gensler.

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Designing for success
Two designers from Aotearoa/New Zealand are making a splash in the world of furniture design, creating objects of desire while carving their individual pathways to success.

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It’s a Cult worth following to Abbotsford
Cult has a new home, albeit temporary, and it’s sensational with masses of room to move, beautiful furniture and accessories to explore.

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The human story behind Australia’s modernist history
At a glittering event at the DKO studio in Melbourne, the launch of a new book was celebrated with champagne and cheers.

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Ten years on and the future is bright for Studio Tate
It’s been an extraordinary ten years of exemplary projects from Studio Tate, and accolades go to Alex Hopkins and the team for an exemplar decade.

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Winners from the 2024 World Architecture Festival
Another Sydney project has taken out the top prize this year in Singapore, with a wide range of other winnings works from around the world.

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Winter wonderland: Ligne Roset’s hybrid Chinese showroom
Re-interpreting retail design for the future, HAS design and research is leading the way in Hefei, China with a Ligne Roset showroom that is a winter wonderland delight.

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Book review: from MANufAcTURE to Architecture, Museum of Modern Aluminium
This book may be small but it has mighty things to say about a signature project in Thailand designed by HAS design and research.

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A journey through architecture and innovation with John Wardle
Joining us as part of the SpeakingOut series with Autex Acoustics, John Wardle discusses his past experience with the INDE.Awards.

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fjcstudio’s dual INDE.Award-winning school
fjcstudio recently took out two INDE.Awards for Darlington Public School. Managing Principal and incoming AIA NSW Chapter President, Elizabeth Carpenter, tells us more.

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INDESIGN #92 might be our Smartest issue yet
Coming together to raise a glass to Guest Editor William Smart at his own home, INDESIGN #92 celebrates his architectural insights intertwined with the INDE.Awards, all within a theme of ‘complex simplicity’.

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Recapping the glorious Gala of the 2024 INDE.Awards
It was a night to remember as the 2024 INDE.Awards gala delivered an amazing evening of architecture and design, and also provided the opportunity to renew connections, make new friends and just have fun!

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Live & Learn: Indesign 92 is here!
The latest print magazine is about to arrive! With Guest Editor William Smart in the hot seat, we are delighted to share some of the highlights.

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Locality, theatre and voyeurism as California meets Paris in Perth
Gibney by Rezen Studio writes rules for what you might call ‘coastal couture,’ creating a dining experience that blurs inside and outside.

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Seeing what you know, or is it knowing what you see?
1 SHOT 24 explores these questions and more at the annual Image Makers Association Australia exhibition in partnership with Stylecraft, on display in Stylecraft showrooms across Australia.

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Travel and yoga keep the eye focused – Elizabeth Schiavello
In The Photographers, we present those whose professional life involves photographing all manner of commercial and residential architecture and design. Today, meet Elizabeth Schiavello.

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From rags to riches: A colourful, heroic workplace
The collaboration between Jost Architects and Brahman Perera, shortlisted at this year’s INDE.Awards, creates a convivial workspace reflecting the outlandish character and devilment of creative agency, HERO.

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Head, heart and the big picture: Meet Luminary, Shimul Javeri Kadri
Shimul Javeri Kadri is an architect and a woman of stature. As a Luminary in the 2024 INDE.Awards, she is accorded the accolades she so richly deserves that sees her as a force for great design, for women and sustainable living.

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A Tasmanian talent – Natasha Mulhall, photographer
As part of our series running alongside the INDE.Awards, The Photographers, we profile Natasha Mulhall.

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Congratulations to Meryl Hare OAM
Meryl Hare is a true Luminary who has just been named in the King’s Honours list for 2024.

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“An architecture that makes you feel more at home in the world”: Meet your 2024 INDE Luminaries
Woven Image proudly partners our industry’s most prestigious honour with Luminaries Brit Andresen and Colin Seah.

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Time and repetition with aged care design on Yolngu Country
Yolngu Elders and Communities with Kaunitz Yeung Architecture have designed a place of influence, where healthcare can be delivered through form, function and flexibility.

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Helena Clunies-Ross brings her expertise to the INDE.Awards jury table
An INDE.Awards jury member of distinction – meet Helena Clunies-Ross, design notable with projects across the world.

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A pop of light
There are objects of desire aplenty in this year’s The Object category at the INDE.Awards and lighting up a room is Pop Lamp designed by Studio Zachary Hanna in collaboration with Mud Australia.

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An exemplary working environment: Deloitte by Hassell
Deloitte’s new Australian Headquarters takes the working environment to the next level for staff and visitors alike and does it on a grand scale in Sydney.

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A formidable collective: Adam Markowitz and the object-makers
Meet a group of product designers who are making their presence felt not only at home but across the globe.

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8 thought-provoking stories about housing and its multiple crises
From housing affordability to questions of density, multi-residential design and the future of cities, here are eight varied stories from our archives.

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Tilt’s Tim Phillips on technology and the essence of industrial design
We spoke with Tilt’s Managing and Creative Director about industrial design, innovative technology and wellbeing within education spaces.

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Image Makers on show in thought-provoking photography exhibition
Strategic partner to the INDE.Awards, the Image Makers Association Australia presents a curated offering from its I SHOT 23 exhibition at Craftworks and it’s guaranteed to be a thought-provoking feast for the eye.

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Exciting news: Indesignlive is expanding across the region!
Indesign Media has announced a significant milestone with the consolidation of multiple platforms into a single regional go-to source for design professionals and enthusiasts.

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The eye, the heart and the head: Meet photographer, Anne Stroud
We meet Anne Stroud, member of the Image Makers Association of Australia, an organisation that partnered with the 2023 INDE.Awards in two categories.

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A most prestigious office in Mumbai
Led by INDE.Awards juror, Apoorva Shroff, lyth Design has created a new workspace in Mumbai – it’s elegant, it’s functional and it’s right on brand.

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Free of charge: The Living Room by socially minded Studio Tate
The pro bono work of Studio Tate is making a tangible difference to the many organisations it supports. In its latest project, there is no question that fine design makes all the difference to living a better life for those at Youth Projects’ The Living Room.

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The Photographers: The journey of Dianna Snape
Meet Dianna Snape in the latest from our series, ‘The Photographers’, another expert adept at framing the essence of architecture and design with her lens.

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Towards a golden age of Australian architecture?
On the eve of 2024, our new editor, Timothy Alouani-Roby, addresses an exciting yet provocative open letter to the Australian architecture community on the opportunities of an era.

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Vale Khai Liew
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Khai Liew. Khai was one of nature’s true gentleman and an enormous talent – he will be greatly missed.

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“Free of all distractions”: The serene Boatyard Hotel
Set by a tranquil lake in China, this hotel by WJ Studio aims to transport the guest away from the stresses of modern city life.

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Photographer Nicole England is a winner at the INDE.Awards
As winner of the inaugural The Photographer – Commercial category, England tells a visual story that needs no words.

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China and Sydney provide global standouts in the WAF winners list
After three days of crits, talks and presentations, the full winners of the 2023 World Architecture Festival have been announced.

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A glamorous night of celebration – relive the highlights of the INDE.Awards Gala
Relive the best moments and catch up on the awards and winners celebrated at the 2023 INDE.Awards’ night of nights.

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Nicole England wins The Photographer – Commercial at 2023 INDE.Awards
As winner of the inaugural The Photographer – Commercial category, this photographer tells a visual story that needs no words.

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Architectural student deconstructs conventional educational structures through his winning project
The Graduate category this year showcased the abundant talent that resides at architecture schools within our Indo-Pacific region, and this year’s winner addresses an area that is on everyone’s mind, the environment.

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You won’t believe this gorgeous home is only 30sqm
Size is no issue for the winner of The Living Space at the 2023 INDE.Awards where a small home that has been expertly designed has made a big impact.

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Shannon McGrath wins The Photographer – Residential at 2023 INDE.Awards
Through the eye of the camera, the story of a home can be told in the images of the photographer and the winner of The Photographer – Residential category at the 2023 INDE.Awards leaves the door wide open!

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Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion by CHAT Architects wins The Influencer at 2023 INDE.Awards
This year’s winner of The Influencer is both at home in its watery landscape and sets the agenda for revitalisation of people and place.

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Locomotive Workshop wins The Work Space at 2023 INDE.Awards
As the winner of The Work Space category at this year’s INDE.Awards, Locomotive Workshop combines the best of heritage with the needs of today’s workforce and does it with infinite style.

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Méne by Ross Gardam wins The Object at 2023 INDE.Awards
The winner of The Object category at the 2023 INDE.Awards lights up our world and is certainly an object of desire.

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Victorian Heart Hospital wins The Health and Wellbeing Space at 2023 INDE.Awards
The winner of The Health and Wellbeing Space category changes lives in all the right ways and is a paragon of best practice design for the future.

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Nightingale Village wins The Multi-Residential Building at 2023 INDE.Awards
It’s a monumental project in sustainability initiatives and Nightingale Village has been named winner in category!

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University of Queensland Cricket Club Maintenance Shed wins The Building at 2023 INDE.Awards
The winner of The Building category at the 2023 INDE.Awards showcases future directions in architecture and this year’s winner sets the scene through considered and innovative design.

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Made In Earth Collective wins The Prodigy at 2023 INDE.Awards
Leading the crusade for sustainable architecture and design, the winner of The Prodigy this year is making its presence felt across the region and the globe.

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Highlands House wins The Interior Space at 2023 INDE.Awards
In the inaugural year of The Interior Space category at the 2023 INDE.Awards, the winning project has been announced and it redefines residential luxury and comfort through exemplary interior design.

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Laizhou Bar by RooMoo wins The Social Space at 2023 INDE.Awards
Defining the places we meet and mingle, the winner of The Social Space is a destination of note, that is both sustainable and experiential.

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The making of an icon: 2023 INDE.Awards trophy
This year the INDE.Awards winners each received a trophy with a new form that expresses the ideals of the program and also shines the light on TILT Industrial Design.

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Nightingale Village wins The Best of the Best at 2023 INDE.Awards
The winner of the Best of the Best at the 2023 INDE.Awards has been announced and congratulations go to an outstanding project with sustainability at its core providing people with a better template for living.

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Luke Moloney Architecture, Interior Space winner at the 2023 INDE.Awards
Highlands House by Luke Moloney Architecture leads the way in expert residential interior design as winner of The Interior Space category at the 2023 INDE.Awards.

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Meet Sarah Folch, INDE.Awards jurist and technological innovator
2023 INDE.Awards jury member, Sara Folch, is designing for the future where technology, innovation and creativity work together in equal measure for great results.

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Celebrating the best of Indo-Pacific design for 2023 – INDE.Awards Winners are Revealed!
The 2023 INDE.Awards winners have been announced at a gala hosted by the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. Discover the outstanding projects, people and products that reflect the diversity of the Indo-Pacific.

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Wrung Senior Campus wins The Learning Space category at 2023 INDE.Awards
The winner of The Learning Space at the 2023 INDE.Awards is announced and congratulations go to Wurun Senior Campus by GHD Design and Grimshaw.

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5 of the most deliciously curvaceous retail spaces in 2023
The Retail Space category at the 2023 INDE.Awards showcases some of the most intriguingly curvaceous designs across our Indo-Pacific region. We dive into five of the best.

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Four extraordinary practices on show for The Building category at the 2023 INDE.Awards
It’s a feast of design knowledge as four of the best Australian practices come together to discuss their shortlisted projects in The Building category at this year’s INDE.Awards.