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Kengo Kuma on Mount Fuji, Metabolism and the Sahara desert

Kengo Kuma on Mount Fuji, Metabolism and the Sahara desert

In a wide-ranging interview, the iconic Japanese architect joins Timothy Alouani-Roby to discuss his childhood home, the influence of Metabolism, a formative experience in the Sahara desert and a recent house by Mount Fuji.

GroupGSA designs MUFG Pension & Market Services’ Sydney HQ

GroupGSA designs MUFG Pension & Market Services’ Sydney HQ

GroupGSA delivers MUFG Pension & Market Service’s Sydney HQ with a dual Japanese–Australian identity, blending precision, warmth and workplace flexibility.

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Melbourne interior designer Brahman Perera creates three-level trackside space exploring synthesis of craft and technology.

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.

KEEP: Forever Objects by six Australian architects

KEEP: Forever Objects by six Australian architects

AHEC’s KEEP exhibition at Cult Sydney sees six Australian architects craft lasting furniture pieces, on view until 4th October.

American Hardwood Export Council and Hendro Hadinata present KARANA Collection

American Hardwood Export Council and Hendro Hadinata present KARANA Collection

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has collaborated with leading Indonesian designer Hendro Hadinata on the KARANA Collection, unveiled at Indonesia Design Week (IDW).

Stories Indesign: Piers Taylor and the Glenn Murcutt Symposium

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. 

Designing for the future

Designing for the future

Mark Tuckey X Main Studio embrace the future with a new range of furniture that showcases the beauty of agroforestry timber.

Moments of material reuse magic as Hassell designs Arup’s Brisbane office

Moments of material reuse magic as Hassell designs Arup’s Brisbane office

Reuse, resourcefulness and material transformations bring unexpected stories to Arup’s new Brisbane office, designed by Hassell.

CLT cabin-hopping across Japan

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.

The material and the maker: How the Indo Pacific’s best designers are using timber

The material and the maker: How the Indo Pacific’s best designers are using timber

What happens when the Southern Hemisphere’s best design talents meet the Northern Hemisphere’s best timbers?

“A comfortable and cosy space” by Studio Tate

“A comfortable and cosy space” by Studio Tate

Settling in to its new Sydney address, Addisons offices by Studio Tate are composed, light filled and easy to be in.