regional

Ideas
Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney on urban density and bushfire resilience
Winners of the 2025 Habitus House of the Year and Editor’s Choice Award respectively, Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney join the podcast to discuss the state of housing in Australia today.

Project
Bar, bistro and bowling in rural NSW: The Kinross Woolshed strikes it lucky
Technē’s latest pub project gives an iconic old woolshed new life, blending family-friendly community spirit and sentimentality with nostalgic design.

Project
CLT cabin-hopping across Japan
Designed by PAN- PROJECTS, Earthboat is a series of mobile cabins set across the mountainous regions of Japan and built entirely with Japanese cedar CLT.

Events
Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth
With events such as Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, the city of Ballarat is centring design and craft for an economic reawakening.

Events
The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity
As a UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Art, Ballarat is hosting Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway this month. Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria, tells us more.

Events
It’s all about CONTEXT
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is putting on an experience in Canberra in March 2025.

Ideas
BVN Associate in the vanguard of Aboriginal women architects
With her recent registration, Tiana Furner is among the first cohort of Indigenous women registered as architects in Queensland and indeed Australia.

Events
“Architecture is the silent scaffolding that enables the making and breaking of worlds”: Kabage Karanja Q&A
We caught up with Kabage Karanja, co-founder and co-director of Cave_bureau, ahead of the Living Cities Forum in Sydney and Melbourne.

Events
Gathering around the edges in the Blue Mountains
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is set to host a three-day event focusing on regional architecture and its impact on the perception of place.

Project
Yeates Wines Cellar door and Vinestay
Extrapolating the typology of farmhouse architecture, Cameron Anderson Architects (CAARCH) has drawn on the local architecture of Mudgee in both form and materiality to deliver a surprising suite of buildings.

Events
Big ideas at MiCRO with the Regional Architecture Association
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is planning something big for regional New South Wales! MiCRO kicks off in March, but not before a lead-up online event on 21st February.

Project
A winery, a castle and some new architecture. What more could you need?
The reimagining of All Saints Estate by Technē includes new architecture and sensitive interiors for a multifaceted hospitality offering at the regional winery.

Project
Where the ocean and mountains meet: Yarrila Place by BVN
Yarrila Place, which celebrated its grand opening in September, is a new and colourful landmark housing a cutting-edge museum, art gallery, library and essential council services.

NSW
One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one
Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. Having garnered such international attention, and with Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective on this architectural success story.

Events
Fantastic forms and the possibilities of materiality at Bundanon’s latest exhibition
One year after its opening, the Bundanon Art Museum hosts its newest exhibition. We’ve been on the ground at the launch of ‘Fantastic Forms’, which brings three contemporary artists into conversation with Merric Boyd.

QLD
All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout
The Globe Lookout is the newest tourist attraction in the Outback Queensland town of Barcaldine, joining the award-winning Tree of Knowledge (2009) and The Globe Hotel (2016). It’s all part of the master-planning that has cemented Barcaldine’s position as a regional tourist destination.

Events
Architecture to affect change: Regional Architecture Association
In the regions, architects and those interested in the built environment are pooling their knowledge to help affect change. Jan Henderson introduces us to the Regional Architecture Association and what it does.

News
INDE.Awards Ambassadors on why regional dialogue matters. Join the conversation and enter now!
There’s no time to waste. Entries for the INDE.Awards 2020 close soon! But just as urgent in this time of rapid change and uncertainty is the ongoing progressiveness of our region’s architects and designers. Mark your contribution through the INDE.Awards 2020.

People
INDE.Awards Ambassadors On Why Regional Dialogue Matters. Join The Conversation And Enter Now!
There’s no time to waste. Entries for the INDE.Awards 2020 close soon! But just as urgent in this time of rapid change and uncertainty is the ongoing progressiveness of our region’s architects and designers. Mark your contribution through the INDE.Awards 2020.