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Reimagining urban life through nature

Reimagining urban life through nature

In Naturalizing Architecture, Takada moves beyond biomimicry to propose a regenerative vision for the urban environment.

Product Aware National Symposium: A shared framework for a sustainable future

Product Aware National Symposium: A shared framework for a sustainable future

Architects Declare and Suppliers Declare are uniting with the aim of making transparent, responsible specification the new industry standard.

Gray Puksand transforms workplaces into learning spaces

Gray Puksand transforms workplaces into learning spaces

Gray Puksand’s adaptive reuse of former Melbourne office into Hester Hornbrook Academy’s new City Campus shows how architecture can support wellbeing, connection and community.

The Moment Generator: Warren and Mahoney’s rethink of Beca’s Auckland HQ

The Moment Generator: Warren and Mahoney’s rethink of Beca’s Auckland HQ

Warren and Mahoney’s design for Beca’s Auckland headquarters turns the mechanics of engineering into poetry, rethinking how workplace design can reveal its own systems.

Baker Bleu’s refined industrial space by IF Architecture

Baker Bleu’s refined industrial space by IF Architecture

IF Architecture crafts Baker Bleu Cremorne into a refined, sustainable bakery and café where industrial design meets artisanal warmth.

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

With Steelcase having reopened its refreshed WorkLife Showroom in Singapore this year, we spoke to Navedita Shergill about some key workplace macro shifts identified in their research.

Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”

Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”

David Gole, principal at leading climate-resilient design practice JDA Co., comments on the intersection between heritage and climate in architecture.

Happy New Year, happy new Fish Market

Happy New Year, happy new Fish Market

With a date now set for January 2026, Sydney’s landmark project is taking shape as a significant and welcome addition to civic life in the city.

What is the role of design in a world in crisis?

What is the role of design in a world in crisis?

At the World Design Congress in London, a simple idea threaded through two dense days: design is not an island. It moves inside wider systems of economics, policy, finance and ecology.

Day 3 of CPD Live: Circular Design, Water Quality

Day 3 of CPD Live: Circular Design, Water Quality

The final day of CPD Live’s 2025 season delivers three must-attend sessions exploring circular design for furniture and fitouts, and the science behind safe, high-quality drinking water. Starting from 9 AM AEDT, 16th October – it’s your last opportunity this year to join our Live CPD sessions and finish 2025 inspired.

Register now for the final season of CPD Live for 2025

Register now for the final season of CPD Live for 2025

CPD Live returns for its final live-presented season of 2025, bringing architects, designers, and specifiers a free opportunity to earn CPD points before the year ends. Kicking off at 9 AM AEDT, This Tuesday 14th October.

Product Aware x Milliken: shaping a transparent future together

Product Aware x Milliken: shaping a transparent future together

In a landscape clouded by data and greenwash, Product Aware offers architects and designers a common language for sustainability. Embraced by suppliers – including Milliken – it is setting a new benchmark for trust and bringing clarity and accountability to material specification.