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Student housing moves into the city
With projects such as Scape Kensington by Plus Studio, student accommodation in Sydney is shifting from isolated housing towards integrated urban infrastructure.
Ideas
A grand architectural tour of India – from a student’s perspective
What insights, impressions and inspirations does a student of architecture gain from travel? Khushi Chevli, based in Sydney, recently travelled around India, so we asked her to share the experience with us.
Workplace
Elevate: Cottee Parker launches scheme for next generation of architectural leaders
Cottee Parker Architects has launched ‘Elevate,’ an eight-month program designed to rethink how emerging leaders are mentored, recognised and prepared for the realities of contemporary practice.
News
Vale Frank Gehry: 1929-2025
We republish an article in memory of the late architect by UTS, whose Dr Chau Chak Wing Building was Gehry’s first built project in Australia. The internationally revered architect passed away on 5th December.
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Winner of The Project at Saturday Indesign is revealed!
Responding to the theme of ‘Resonance – Evoking emotion through physical design,’ V-ZUG and the Whitehouse Institute of Design are the 2025 Saturday Indesign Project winners.
Events
Stories Indesign: Piers Taylor and the Glenn Murcutt Symposium
Piers Taylor joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss overlaps with Glenn Murcutt and Francis Kéré, his renowned ‘Studio in the Woods,’ and the sheer desire to make things with whatever might be at hand.
News
Saturday Indesign 2025: Melbourne buzzes with design life
On 6th September, Saturday Indesign lit up Melbourne with a day of immersive installations, design talks and showroom activations across three thrilling precincts.
Ideas
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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Too cool for school
Joan Montgomery Centre PLC by Warren and Mahoney is a tour de force of education design, with high-end facilities including a swimming pool and general athletic amenities.
Workplace
The university of TAFE by Gray Puksand
A new $67.6 million facility at Chisholm Institute’s Frankston campus in Victoria marks a shift in how vocational education is delivered in Australia.
Workplace
Classroom-meets-workplace at DesignInc’s new UNSW CBD campus
This clever conversion of a commercial building to a university campus is setting a new benchmark in rethinking vacant city sites.
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Learning on display
Architectus has completed the Health and Community Centre of Excellence for Kangan Institute, an education facility featuring TAFE and more.
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Sibling Architecture responds to context and pedagogy
The Junior Learning Hub at Box Hill North Primary School is an adaptable and environmentally responsive addition that supports pedagogical needs while fortifying a strong sense of place.
Events
Gottfried Böhm Scholarship: Call for applications!
The one-year residency scholarship in Cologne is entering its second round, so postgraduate architects and city planners from all over the world are now invited to apply.
Ideas
Commonwealth Association of Architects launches youth survey
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is launching a major survey aimed at capturing the perspectives, aspirations and challenges of young architects and students – find out how to participate here.
Events
Saturday Indesign official Afterparty celebrates the day in Signature style
Returning to Sydney with a bang, Saturday Indesign’s buzzing Afterparty touched off a day of fun, connection and design knowledge.
Ideas
Hayball on inclusivity in education: A diverse range of spaces for a diverse range of students
Hayball Senior Associate Laura Ulph delves into the diverse needs of contemporary education design, with additional comments from Senior Associate Kerlina Bahari and Principal Harry Nicholas.
Ideas
Running the Archimarathon, where education meets experience
Archimarathon, in the heart of Melbourne and adjacent to Austin Maynard Architects, is all about giving architecture students what they need: a tangible connection to the profession of architecture.
Workplace
A modern beacon of health: Flinders Uni Health and Medical Research Building by Architectus
Atop a steep, sloped site at the base of Adelaide Hills, Architectus’ new Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB) stands as a gateway for Flinders University.
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Danielle Brustman, SJB and Supercontext collaborate on Harbour Early Learning
A multi-sensory learning space that amalgamates innovative design with educational philosophy to design a stimulating environment.
Ideas
Today’s students expect more: Q&A with Architectus
We spoke to Architectus Principals, Marina Carroll and Diana Rosenthal, about meeting the needs of students today and the evolution of tertiary institutions.
Ideas
Design out front, business at the back: Behind the Brand with Zahava Elenberg
Continuing our series spotlighting aficionados across the design industry, we spoke with Zahava Elenberg of Move-in and formerly Elenberg Fraser.
News
Experiential design in the education sector with TURNER
The team at TURNER has amplified learning outcomes for students and teachers at Santa Sophia Catholic College in Box Hill, Sydney, adding to the work of BVN.
News
Architectus’ Design Charrette “raises the consciousness of the whole studio”
We dive into the Architecture Design Charrette, in which Adelaide’s Thebarton and Brisbane’s Roma Street Precinct have provided recent focuses.
Ideas
2023 Buildner Office Design Winner: A radical rethinking of office spaces
Australian architectural graduate Claudia Takada has taken the top prize in the 2023 Buildner Office Design Competition for her post-pandemic exploration of radical humanism in the workplace.
Events
“A unique intersection between tertiary education and professional practice”: 10 years of MADE by the Opera House
Arup is celebrating not only the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, but also ten years of MADE by the Opera House, the Multidisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange program for which it was one of eight founding partners.
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Campus Life: XO Dining By Kosloff Architecture
Monash University’s XO Dining merges informal learning spaces with social dining to create a space for enriching the student experience and university community.