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Comment: Why is it important to communicate the value of architecture?

Comment: Why is it important to communicate the value of architecture?

In this comment piece, Lindy Johnson, director of Lindy Johnson Creative, urges architecture to communicate its value. Johnson says that architects are needed more than ever but their value is highly underrated — and that we’re all the poorer for it.

NGV 2021 Architecture Commission will be a place to ponder

NGV 2021 Architecture Commission will be a place to ponder

A beautiful architectural installation, replete with a pink pond evocative of Australia’s inland salt lakes, has been revealed as the winner of the NGV 2021 Architecture Commission.

Australia’s next architectural masterpiece seeks designer

Australia’s next architectural masterpiece seeks designer

With a new architectural competition just announced, those who comprise the design community in Australia have the opportunity of a lifetime – to create something that will change and enhance the landscape of Melbourne, art and architecture forever.

“AACC will be a building of the 21st century, flexing to curation, use and time”

“AACC will be a building of the 21st century, flexing to curation, use and time”

Concept designs by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot for a new Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide have been revealed.

Behold the timeless winning design for Pier Pavilion, Sydney

Behold the timeless winning design for Pier Pavilion, Sydney

Jessica Spresser may be an emerging Australian architect but her design for Pier Pavilion — a new public pavilion to be developed at Barangaroo, Sydney — is timeless.

Rocco Design Architects creates a majestic museum in Shenzhen

Rocco Design Architects creates a majestic museum in Shenzhen

There is no better way to promote design than through the architecture of a museum and Rocco Design Architects have made an indelible impression through their latest project in Shenzhen.

Indesign Luminary: Geoff Warn

Indesign Luminary: Geoff Warn

For Geoff Warn, being W.A. Government Architect is not a culmination of, but just another chapter in a rich career.

Snøhetta to design Shanghai Grand Opera House

Snøhetta to design Shanghai Grand Opera House

Featuring a dramatic roof space that unfolds like a fan, Snøhetta’s winning proposal for the Shanghai Grand Opera House generates surface and space designed to engender a sense of public ownership.

What happens when commercial design goes public?

What happens when commercial design goes public?

Brisbane’s most recent commercial addition, 480 Queen Street by BVN, has been designed to create a sense of local community inclusiveness – a disruptive concept to the traditional public versus private model.

Who won what at the 2015 NSW Architecture Awards

Who won what at the 2015 NSW Architecture Awards

The 2015 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards were announced at Sydney Town Hall last night.