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SJB wins competition for Broadway student living development

SJB wins competition for Broadway student living development

The design of 263-279 Broadway SJB with Land and Form Studios has been announced as the winner of a competition held by City of Sydney. It’s set to redefine student living in the heart of Glebe.

“People want meaning in their work”: The architecture of employee ownership with Make and Meld

“People want meaning in their work”: The architecture of employee ownership with Make and Meld

Employee ownership comes in many different forms and there is certainly no one size to fit all. It’s a growing trend, especially in design firms overseas, so Timothy Alouani-Roby spoke to some of those blazing the trail in Australia.

RMIT and HOW. come together for the Ian Howard Memorial Scholarship

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.

Anita B. Lawrence Centre launches: 25-year anniversary marks renaming of UNSW Red Centre

Anita B. Lawrence Centre launches: 25-year anniversary marks renaming of UNSW Red Centre

As part of UNSW’s Celebrating Women on Campus project, the home of UNSW’s School of Built Environment has been renamed in honour of a trailblazing architecture graduate.

Buchan and the University of Queensland combine for Indigenous scholarship

Buchan and the University of Queensland combine for Indigenous scholarship

A new architecture scholarship will support an Indigenous student through their degree and prepare them for a career in design thanks to a partnership between a global architecture practice and a major Australian university.

The Sydney School, the modern house and the “bandit fringe”

The Sydney School, the modern house and the “bandit fringe”

At a recent event hosted by the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning in association with Sydney Living Museums and Sydney Open 2022, a panel of Australia’s leading architectural thinkers discussed the legacy of the ‘Sydney School’.

Growth industry: Students leading the way in biodesign

Growth industry: Students leading the way in biodesign

In a competition held by K5 Furniture in collaboration with Monash University, students were challenged with a brief of mycelium-based product design. We visit the avant-garde with the exhibition ‘Metanoia’.

Embedded in the bushland: Elkhorn Building by m3architecture

Embedded in the bushland: Elkhorn Building by m3architecture

Purposefully engaged with its surrounding landscape, this University of Queensland precinct by m3architecture ensures plants are always the focus.

Geological wonderland at Curtin University

Geological wonderland at Curtin University

Janet Laurence teams up with John Wardle Architects to hero WA’s most precious rocks in an architecturally crafted ‘cabinet of curiosity’.

To create amazing things we must work together

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.

A Sibella scholarship for interior design students

A Sibella scholarship for interior design students

The Sibella Court Interior Design Scholarship is now available at Torrens University, thanks to a new partnership between the university and Sibella Court.

6 schools reinventing space to drive wellness

6 schools reinventing space to drive wellness

Can schools be designed to enhance the wellness of their users? Here are six of our favourite spaces that merge education with wellbeing.