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fjcstudio’s dual INDE.Award-winning school

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.

Hassell and One Heart take 3D-printed earth to Tanzania

Hassell and One Heart take 3D-printed earth to Tanzania

Hassell has revealed the design for a groundbreaking community building in Tanzania, a project in collaboration with the Australian-based charity, One Heart Foundation.

Comment: Innovative playground design sets new benchmark for outdoor play spaces

Comment: Innovative playground design sets new benchmark for outdoor play spaces

In response to climate change, landscape architect and TCL Adelaide Director Damian Schultz shares important design evolutions for global play spaces.

Richard Francis-Jones: Whose city is it anyway?

Richard Francis-Jones: Whose city is it anyway?

Richard Francis-Jones, Design Director at fjcstudio, writes about the search for public space between the consumerism of commercial self-interest and the bureaucratic authoritarianism of the state.

Big and beautiful – the work of Ash Keating

Big and beautiful – the work of Ash Keating

Ash Keating is a treasure in the landscape of Australian art. His works are powerful and dynamic and, while they can grace a home and provide beauty, large-scale they are masterpieces of awe and wonder.

A whole new meaning to the term ‘walled garden’ with RAD+ar in Indonesia

A whole new meaning to the term ‘walled garden’ with RAD+ar in Indonesia

The latest iteration of Tanatap deploys walls as a key architectural device to create both a cooler microclimate and elevated spatial experience.

Sam’s Federation-red pavilion lights up a new community hub in Sydney

Sam’s Federation-red pavilion lights up a new community hub in Sydney

In a project both thoughtful and practical, Sam Crawford Architects (SCA) has completed a multifunctional community centre in Sydney’s inner west.

Free of charge: The Living Room by socially minded Studio Tate

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.

Six things we learned in London

Six things we learned in London

To start the new year, our editor was on the ground in the UK to meet some of London’s leading architects. What are the relevant insights for Australia and the Asia-Pacific?

Tadao Ando and 10 years of MPavilion

Tadao Ando and 10 years of MPavilion

Marking a decade of MPavilion and Ando’s first ever Australian project, the 2023 iteration is open in Melbourne.

Can you put a dollar value on wellbeing? Investigating Hayball’s social value initiative

Can you put a dollar value on wellbeing? Investigating Hayball’s social value initiative

Hayball has partnered with the Australian Social Value Bank (ASVB) to launch a ground-breaking initiative on measuring the social value of architecture. We spoke with architect Eilish Barry about the concept and its ramifications.

Grimshaw unveils highly anticipated Parramatta Aquatic Centre

Grimshaw unveils highly anticipated Parramatta Aquatic Centre

Grimshaw, ABA and McGregor Coxall’s thoughtful remastering of the Parramatta Aquatic Centre has officially opened in time for a sensational swim season in Sydney’s second CBD.