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Seven design fallacies worth challenging

Seven design fallacies worth challenging

Ahead of Saturday Indesign, six architects and interior designers consider the assumptions that continue to shape homes, apartments and neighbourhoods – and the conversations the industry could be having more often.

A brick envelope shapes life in Kerala

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.

Woods Bagot brings four individually crafted homes to Bondi

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.

A modernist icon gains a new communal space

A modernist icon gains a new communal space

Wood Marsh has transformed a disused caretaker’s apartment within Melbourne’s heritage-listed Fairlie building into a wellness centre that extends the legacy of one of Australia’s most significant residential towers.

The winners of the 2026 NSW Architecture Awards

The winners of the 2026 NSW Architecture Awards

From landmark transport infrastructure and adaptive reuse to inventive housing and regional projects, the 2026 NSW Architecture Awards recognised the breadth of architecture shaping the state.

Indi Footscray reimagines build-to-rent as urban repair

Indi Footscray reimagines build-to-rent as urban repair

SJB transforms former railway land into a 702-home build-to-rent community, using housing, public space and shared amenities to reconnect one of Melbourne’s busiest transport precincts.

Recasting density in the suburban garden

Recasting density in the suburban garden

In Melbourne, Justin Mallia Architecture reshapes a compromised heritage site into a flexible, multi-residential home — balancing density, landscape and long-term adaptability through a careful reworking of form, light and ground.

Carter Williamson marks 21 years of practice

Carter Williamson marks 21 years of practice

Sydney studio Carter Williamson Architects celebrates 21 years, reflecting on two decades of civic-minded architecture.

Layering time: A Contemporary farmstead in Kyoto

Layering time: A Contemporary farmstead in Kyoto

A contemporary rural home by Tomohiro Hata Architect & Associates reinterprets historic farmstead clusters in a bamboo-forest landscape.

A village in the sky: rethinking retirement living in Sydney

A village in the sky: rethinking retirement living in Sydney

Architectus reimagines ageing in place with Australia’s tallest retirement community, combining housing, care and community in Sydney.

Copper-clad pavilion connects tennis court with Sydney home

Copper-clad pavilion connects tennis court with Sydney home

With interiors by Mathieson and architecture by SJB, Avalon Tennis Pavilion connects the main house with a tennis court at this Sydney property.

Inside the global ethos of NICE PROJECTS

Inside the global ethos of NICE PROJECTS

Founded by Simone McEwan and Sacha Leong, NICE PROJECTS is a globally connected studio built on collaboration, restraint and an ego-free approach to architecture and design.