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A new home for architectural debate in Melbourne
Founded by Carey Lyon, the Naarm Architecture Foundation is creating new space for research, publishing, emerging practice and architectural debate in Melbourne.
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A winning appointment
Leading by design, Erik L’Heureux has recently taken the helm of Monash University’s Department of Architecture, and so a new and exciting journey begins for both L’Heureux and the University.
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Intricacy, intimacy and imagination: Ross Didier’s ANTHROPOCENE
Fine art that informs commercial design has authenticity and soul, and Ross Didier is at the forefront of creativity that is infused with passion.
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Jefa Greenaway’s Doctorate
Making a difference and leading by design, Jefa Greenaway is honoured for his achievements by Swinburne University of Technology.
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High achievers: The PhD route for interior design
Investigating the process of a Reflective Industry Practice Model PhD Architecture and Design at RMIT University, we discover just what is involved and how the course influences those who participate.
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Celebrating a decade of Dowel Jones
Dowel Jones is ten years young this year and the future is bright for the Australian furniture designers and manufacturers.
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Five guides to address wellbeing woes in architecture
Researchers have created a series of guides to support wellbeing for architects, after a survey found architecture workers had a lower-than-average quality of life compared with Australia’s general working population.
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AIA Gold Medallist Kerstin Thompson at the World Architecture Festival
Timothy Alouani-Roby caught up with the Melbourne-based architect at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) after her AIA Gold Medal speech.
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From student winners to new directors, dynamism at Nexus Designs
The 2023 Nexus Designs Janne Faulkner Prize for Design Excellence at RMIT has been announced and it follows some exciting leadership changes at the practice.
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Discover design utopias with Saturday Indesign and The Project
Saturday the 2nd of September opens a whole new world of design.
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RMIT and HOW. come together for the Ian Howard Memorial Scholarship
With the establishment of the Ian Howard Memorial Scholarship, there is a singular opportunity to broaden horizons and experience the incredible design of Spain and Italy for one lucky student from RMIT Interior Design.
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World Pride is here: Architects with PRIDE invites you to these 4 events
Bringing together the LGBTQI+ communities of our built environment industry, Architects with PRIDE is here to celebrate the 2023 World Pride and Mardi Gras Festival. Attend these 4 events this February.
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Indesign’s 10 best workplaces of 2022
In 2022 it was all about coming to the office, and feeling good while you were there. No surprises – 2022 marked a year of new workplaces that were bold, beautiful and not at all your typical office.
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Arm yourself with knowledge: Sustainability Summit live
The industry’s leading conference on the Sustainable Built Environment takes place Thursday 10 November in person, in Sydney.
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To create amazing things we must work together
Beyond the realm of academia, RMIT’s administrative offices, or RMIT Our Place, by ARM Architecture called for a series of curated, tech-savvy spaces to appeal to its diversity of workers.
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“It’s about designing for the other 90 per cent”
Co-founder of Architects Without Frontiers, Esther Charlesworth, speaks with Jarrod Reedie on AWF’s purpose for being – creating crucial infrastructure for communities in need.
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Is open air architecture the future of social interstices?
From the streets of New York to the laneways of Melbourne, Stephen Crafti looks at how architects are reinventing the public realm to support collaboration and connectivity.
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Class disrupted: RMIT reimagines agility in the education sector
The new generation of students might be throwing out the rulebook when it comes to old learning nodes, but RMIT’s New Academic Street is writing a new one.
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Facing Australia’s ageing population
Melbourne architecture collective Sibling opens a new exhibition, which includes a live research project, on the link between ageing and the future design of our homes.
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Designing the university experience: student amenities and accommodation
University enrolments across Australia continue to skyrocket. How are our architects and designers responding to this increased demand on student amenities?
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Design a key driver for positive student experience
Tertiary education is fast becoming the norm for a new generation of Australian and international students. As the sector continues to grow, we look at the key role of design in determining the quality of the student experience within Australian universities.
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Get A Sneak-Peek Into RMIT’s New Academic Street Led By Lyons Architecture
The newly refurbished campus connects Melbourne’s CBD to the university, transforms the student experience and is arguably one of the most majorly epic projects we’ve seen this year.