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Video: Mass timber on the rise with Arup in Perth

Video: Mass timber on the rise with Arup in Perth

Perth’s first timber hybrid office tower is complete, designed by – and home to – Arup in Western Australia.

Design extravaganza coming to Western Australia

Design extravaganza coming to Western Australia

Fremantle Design Week 2024, running from 18th to 25th October, will transform the Western Australian city into a vibrant creative hub with more than 50 design-focused events.

Locality, theatre and voyeurism as California meets Paris in Perth

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.

The 2024 WA Architecture Awards exhibition launches

The 2024 WA Architecture Awards exhibition launches

The official launch of the 2024 WA Architect Awards opens today – Wednesday 1st May – with the opening of the AIA WA Awards Exhibition.

Behind the Brand: Innerspace’s Luc O’Brien

Behind the Brand: Innerspace’s Luc O’Brien

Continuing our new series on the design enthusiasts who work in all sorts of different roles across the industry, we hear from Innerspace’s Creative Collaborator and State Manager NSW.

Cult Design celebrates dual showroom launches in Perth and Auckland

Cult Design celebrates dual showroom launches in Perth and Auckland

Cult has just celebrated the grand openings of its newest showrooms in Australia and New Zealand, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving design landscape.

OMA and UniFor launch PRINCIPLES Collection at Perth Design Week

OMA and UniFor launch PRINCIPLES Collection at Perth Design Week

Ahead of the 2024 edition in Perth, renowned international architecture practice, OMA, launches its PRINCIPLES collection pushing the boundaries of modularity in office furniture.

Hassell’s Perth BTR housing gets thumbs up from the Prime Minister

Hassell’s Perth BTR housing gets thumbs up from the Prime Minister

195 Pier Street is a build-to-rent (BTR) housing project in Perth and Hassell’s design just received some approving words from Anthony Albanese, no less!

Stylecraft hosts a feast of photography with I SHOT 23

Stylecraft hosts a feast of photography with I SHOT 23

This year, the Image Makers Association of Australia has expanded its offering with three exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

How to make a Bellini: Kate Stokes gives us the design masterclass

How to make a Bellini: Kate Stokes gives us the design masterclass

Kate Stokes of Coco Flip recently launched the Bellini collection, a series of seats that responds to a gap in the market for comfortable bench seating. It feels both laid back and luxe.

Plus Architecture comment: What inspired us about the  Scandinavian housing model?

Plus Architecture comment: What inspired us about the Scandinavian housing model?

Plus Architecture’s Patric Przeradzki offers four key takeaways from the Scandinavian housing model. Przeradzki argues they can be applied in Australia to work towards healthier, safer and more cohesive residential communities.

Licking the local competition: Studio Roam

Licking the local competition: Studio Roam

While Perth’s Studio Roam chooses to stay consciously small in practice, its vision is big, and its joint ventures lead to even larger outcomes.