landscape
QLD
Living outside the box
At Northshore Hamilton, Plus Studio’s Danny Juric is looking beyond the apartment tower as an isolated object, drawing on mature trees, Brisbane’s subtropical climate and the rituals of outdoor living to shape Duet.
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A brick envelope shapes life in Kerala
In Thrissur, India, LIJO.RENY.architects has wrapped a family home in a perforated brick envelope that moderates heat, encourages natural ventilation and creates a series of layered indoor and outdoor spaces.
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Woods Bagot brings four individually crafted homes to Bondi
Designed for Cadmium Property, 22 Edward Street rethinks boutique residential development through four distinct homes that prioritise landscape, privacy and coastal living.
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Student housing with room to settle in
AJC Architects’ EPIISOD Macquarie Park brings a more residential approach to student accommodation, pairing warm interiors with shared amenity and a strong connection to campus life.
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Tom Kundig joins the podcast in Sydney
The renowned American architect stopped by to record a STORIESINDESIGN episode with Timothy Alouani-Roby, delving into his philosophies of design and the landscapes that inspire his work.
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Who is Up To Something?
Spreading its young but mighty wings across Victoria and Tasmania, emerging practice Up To Something blends landscape, art and craft into thoughtful design.
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Designing density with character in our inner suburbs
Kerstin Thompson of KTA and Neometro Director Lochlan Sinclair discuss density, character and the inner city during a recent gathering in St Kilda East.
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Forested Future documentary explores forestry, stewardship and material culture
AHEC has produced a documentary exploring forestry and stewardship through long-term forest management and human responsibility.
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The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance
Warren and Mahoney’s The Mill in Queenstown blends architecture, wellbeing and landscape, creating a transparent training facility.
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Inside Surry Hills Village
Seven years in the making, the new Surry Hills Village is here with doors open and crowds gathering.
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Australian Institute of Architects 2025 National Architecture Awards
The Australian Institute of Architects has unveiled 43 projects representing the pinnacle of contemporary design, with winners addressing housing, climate and affordability crises through innovative solutions.
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Australia’s 2025 national landscape winners
Community, Country and climate were centred at the 2025 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Awards in Lutruwita/Tasmania on 21st October.
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Brunswick Yard: Carr’s largest residential project
Carr’s largest residential project to date integrates concrete, steel mesh and landscape across 122 apartments in Melbourne’s Brunswick.
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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.
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NSW launches landmark Housing Pattern Book (and it’s only $1 for now!)
Featuring designs by Studio Johnston, Sam Crawford Architects, SAHA and others, the NSW Pattern Book for low-rise homes is a milestone in housing design.
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Parramatta, Barangaroo and Surry Hills projects lead NSW’s best landscapes
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) NSW Chapter has announced the winners of the 2025 NSW Landscape Architecture Awards.
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The university of TAFE by Gray Puksand
A new $67.6 million facility at Chisholm Institute’s Frankston campus in Victoria marks a shift in how vocational education is delivered in Australia.
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BVN and OCULUS’s Pyrmont Place plans
A major urban renewal project has been proposed for Sydney’s inner harbour, with developer Landream revealing plans for Pyrmont Place precinct designed by BVN.
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Queensland’s finest landscapes recognised
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Queensland Awards have been announced at a gala event held at inner-city Brisbane’s Blackbird on Thursday 12th June.
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Prestigious design awards name Victoria’s best landscapes
A regional mall, residential garden, school yard and train station were all among the projects honoured at this year’s Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Victorian Awards.
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WA’s award-winning landscapes revealed
Bunbury, Albany and Subi East are among the sites taking out prizes at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Western Australian Chapter Awards.
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Navigating nature with DRIFT Landscape Studio
Emu Point Retreat by DRIFT Landscape Studio, in collaboration with CBD Design, addresses site challenges while offering a low-maintenance, visually engaging space.
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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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“A precursor of what’s to come”: Cox Architecture in the Hills
A new residential building is paving the way for great design in northwest Sydney and Cox Architecture is at the forefront of making change for the better.
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Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool was “designed to tap into the collective memory of the community”
Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool by CO.OP Studio is supposedly Australia’s most sustainable aquatic centre.
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Sibling Architecture responds to context and pedagogy
The Junior Learning Hub at Box Hill North Primary School is an adaptable and environmentally responsive addition that supports pedagogical needs while fortifying a strong sense of place.
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Arts precinct garden research take landscape and ecology design to new levels
Led by Hassell and The University of Melbourne’s Burnley Campus, the Melbourne Arts Precinct Plant Trials will evaluate over 1,000 plants under extreme conditions.
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Sibling’s education design engages with the landscape
Aireys Inlet Primary School Art & Music Hub by Sibling Architecture is contingent on an interdisciplinary collaboration between architects, engineers and landscape specialists, all working within defined budgetary constraints.
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Workspace oasis
Moving from the busy city to its tranquil suburbs, Ahmedabad-based Studio Saransh has crafted its very own workplace that prioritises connection to nature.
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CONTEXT’s community park features First Nations art
A vacant plot in the heart of Wolli Creek in Bayside in South Sydney has been transformed by CONTEXT into a vibrant community park.
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A school with an undulating difference
Fluid and flowing, Cocoon is a school that, through its architectural form, enhances the day-to-day rituals of learning and elevates the experience for the very young.
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“Silently nestled between hill and vineyard”: A Portuguese winery by Studio Nicholas Burns
In northern Portugal, Studio Nicholas Burns has completed a refined and graceful winery building with rich local connections and a quiet landscape setting.
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A borrowing of ideas and landscape
Bringing a domestic scale to medium-density commercial architecture, MGAO finds a way to draw a pocket of landscape into the interior.
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The landscaped language of collaboration
A project by Hassell, Wildflower Gardens for Good and other First Nations organisations, is blooming and making a real difference to the people who interact with this beautifully landscaped space.
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TCL comment: Harnessing the power of design to transform cities
Scott Adams, TCL Director, comments on the power of good urban design and landscape architecture.
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Landscape design competition news at the National Gallery Sculpture Garden
Set to undergo a $60-million revitalisation, the National Gallery of Australia has announced the launch of a landscape design competition for its Sculpture Garden.
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The dialectic of colonialism: Rethinking maps, remaking our cities
Dallas Rogers, Head of Urban Discipline at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, comments on the history of map-making in our cities.
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Exploring Hotel Indigo Kuala Lumpur on the Park with Anna Vivian
We hear from the GA Group Marketing Executive about how the neighbouring forest reserve, local culture, art and sustainability create a unique boutique hotel with a sense of place.
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Comment: Encouraging children to thrive in sustainable and inclusive outdoor classrooms
Hamish Dounan, Director of Sydney-based landscape architecture studio, CONTEXT, shares his insights on the possibilities of outdoor learning in education design.
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Community, adaptability and a proud heritage at Hayball’s Scientia Terrace
With emphases on context, place, STEM and social value, Hayball has created a thriving educational environment in North Sydney.
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T.C.L comment: Unlocking the potential of Brisbane’s creek catchments
Deb Robbins, T.C.L Brisbane Studio principal, shares her vision for a series of catchment ‘corridors’ to unify the city.
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Wardle’s new workplace where three heritage buildings collide
Collaborating with property investor ISPT, Wardle has revitalised 477 Pitt Street to become a new mixed-use precinct with significant heritage features.
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Only the BEST for Blacktown: $100m sports hub opens
In Sydney’s west, Blacktown International Sports Park has expanded significantly with the newly completed Blacktown Exercise, Sports and Technology (BEST) Hub.
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An unprecedented inquiry into precedents with Kevin Carmody
Following his recent keynote speech at the 2023 Australian Architecture Conference, we spoke to architect Kevin Carmody about his inspirations and experience.
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Five of the best landscape architecture practices
Landscape architecture is enjoying a rise in prominence. Today, it’s taking a seat at the design table from the very beginning of a project, so we bring you some of the leading practices.
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One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part two
Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. With Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective, continued here in this second part.
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Comment: Here’s how to create Brisbane’s ‘legacy’ games
In this comment piece, Brisbane-based urban designer and landscape architect Ben Newell, principal at Arcadia Landscape Architecture, suggests four ways to create a ’legacy’ games in Brisbane.
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Bee-inspired: University of Queensland’s Arcadian garden of reconciliation
A new Reconciliation Garden at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Herston campus showcases the power of collaborative design. The project saw a partnership between Arcadia, Multhana Property Services and representatives of Traditional Owners of the land.
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Winning for Country: Hassell Travel Scholarship
Hassell is rewarding excellence and supporting outstanding landscape architecture students through its Hassell Travelling Scholarship – Robin Edmond Award. And the 2022 winner is announced.
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Natural selection: 5 stunning landscape architecture scenarios
Landscape is integral to how we experience space, architecture and the environment. Gillian Serisier rounds up 5 examples of landscape architecture at its best with the built environment.
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Cabin designs that immerse you in nature
Weaving through Victoria’s Grampians (Gariwerd) wilderness is this series of hiking camps and cabins that blend with the pristine natural beauty around them.
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Recognising This Year’s Best Landscape Projects
Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects’ biennial award programme Singapore Landscape Architecture Awards (SLAAwards) bestowed a total of 62 awards in late September. Here are some of them!
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Nyee Phoe’s Mosscape Concept Offers ‘HortiTainment’ At Scotts Square
Nyee Phoe Group’s Scotts Square pop-up venture Mosscape Concept offers a range of entertaining and educational activities and products revolve around Singapore’s horticulture industry.
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Terraced Gardens Serve As Community Space At Oasis Terraces
Oasis Terraces in Punggol, designed by Serie and Multiply Architects, is the latest of HDB’s new-gen community centres in the Singapore heartlands.
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A Taiwanese House By C.H.I Design Studio Lives Amidst The Rice Fields
Built form without natural form is simply just a structure. Natural form without building is purely landscape. It is this in-between space in which Symbiotic House lies.
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Indesign Luminary: Tom Sitta
Expatriate Czech, Vladimir ‘Tom’ Sitta, has changed the way people think about landscape design in Sydney.
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Can Design be a Mechanism That Helps our Indigenous Culture to Flourish?
A standing camp in northeast Tasmania, designed by Taylor & Hinds Architects, is not only based on the cultural stories and aboriginal history of the area, but is a place for these stories and history to be told.