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Saturday Indesign memories: Escaping the corporate catch-up trap
Cox Architecture’s Remy Chard reminisces about her interstate trip for Saturday Indesign two years ago, writing that such design events can act as catalysts for connection while countering the ‘catch-up trap’.
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The Byera Hadley diaries: Agriculture and architecture rendezvous in Europe
Currently in Europe researching straw as a waste material as part of his research scholarship, AJC Architects’ Michael Jones reports back on what he’s seen and learned so far.
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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.
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Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place
Architect Soo K. Chan restores the shophouse typology, informed by the memory of growing up in one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.
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A straw odyssey: Australian architect heads to Europe for waste materials research
Byera Hadley Scholarship-winner Michael Jones is about to set off on a research trip across five countries. He tells us why his research focus, straw, is a sleeping giant in the context of climate crisis and built environment waste.
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AIM Architecture elevates HARMAY’s signature style at Hongqiao Airport
With its latest outpost inside Shanghai’s bustling Hongqiao International Airport, HARMAY once again partners with AIM Architecture to reimagine retail through colour, movement and cultural expression.
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Sanctuary within a sanctuary: KWD completes accommodation interiors at Alba
In what is already a peaceful idyll on the Mornington Peninsula, Kate Walker has crafted an intimate retreat with new villas for overnight stays at Alba.
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“The opposing priorities of speed and leisure”: Woods Bagot on airport design
With Woods Bagot as Lead Design & Delivery Architect for Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), Ian Lomas comments on the debate between speed and leisure in airports.
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A destination fit for a king
Contemporary meets heritage at the Sawai Man Mahal in Rajasthan, the perfect place to stay for a holiday in this beautiful region of India.
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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.
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“You have to meet architecture face-to-face to really understand it”: Touring with Anthony Burke
Renaissance Tours is partnering with the Art Gallery of NSW for their Word Art Tours program, with Anthony Burke set to lead a visit to the USA.
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W Osaka: Tadao Ando’s hometown hotel is a monolith of hidden delights
Ando’s sleek, stark, black box rises above Osaka’s skyline and hides a treasure trove of interiors designed by Concrete.
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Support local and sustainable: Top 3 travel insights
As we seek new creative inspiration, travel and discovery once again tops our agenda. So what matters most to us when we travel today? This global impact report gives us a pretty good idea.
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Sculptural vernacular: New Zealand architect Bergendy Cooke in Marrakech
New Zealand architect Bergendy Cooke has worked around the world. Currently based in Barcelona, with a team in New Zealand, her practice recently led a boutique hotel project in Marrakech, the Maison Brummell Majorelle.
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Camille Walala and the amazing technicolour dream hotel
Capitalising on the power of Instagram, SALT of Palmar is injecting more youthful energy into a traditionally older tourism market.
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Camille Walala and the amazing technicolour dream hotel
Capitalising on the power of Instagram, SALT of Palmar is injecting more youthful energy into a traditionally older tourism market.
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Experiential Media by Moment Factory at Changi T4
Can navigating an airport be delightful? We take a close look at the media installations at Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 and consider the next-level passenger experiences they were designed to create.
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What Happens when a Digital Travel Site goes Physical?
Shishang Architecture designs a physical destination for e-commerce luxury travel startup ZANADU that offers fresh possibilities for how travellers may book and experience their vacations in time to come.