Western Australia
Workplace
Adaptive reuse in WA turns teachers college into workplace
Spaceagency Architects complete executive offices for the Prendiville Group through the restoration and conversion of the State Heritage-listed former Fremantle Technical School Annex.
Events
DesignFreo 2026 is up and away!
Design culture organisation DesignFreo has launched its 2026 program, kicking off its sixth year of events celebrating design and design ideas in the West.
News
Architectus teams grow across defence, infrastructure and Perth studio
Architectus strengthens its Defence and Infrastructure teams while expanding its Perth studio with new leaders and major projects.
Articles
Seamlessly setting the scene for Australian art and design
A vital element in creating an exceptional showroom is setting the scene for customers to imagine themselves in completed spaces.
Ideas
Perth Design Week 2026 adopts curated festival format
With government backing and a sharpened focus on design with purpose, Perth Design Week unveils a bold new structure for its fourth edition, expanding its reach across architecture, interiors and the wider creative industries.
Project
Garde Hotel opens a new hospitality chapter in Fremantle
Matthew Crawford Architects and Foolscap rework Garde Hotel’s heritage buildings into a place-aware, craft-rich addition to Western Australia’s hospitality landscape.
Project
Landscape as a blueprint: a workplace anchored in Western Australia’s terrain
Designed by Woods Bagot, the new fit-out of a major resources company transforms 40,000-square-metres across 19 levels into interconnected villages that celebrate Western Australia’s diverse terrain.
Events
Perth Design Week reveals new 2026 format
Following a strong 2025, Perth Design Week (PDW) is set to take on a special format with ten major events in 2026.
News
WA’s Architecture Awards winners
Woods Bagot, Architectus and Hassell were among the big recipients at the Western Australian Architecture Awards 2025.
Events
WA’s award-winning landscapes revealed
Bunbury, Albany and Subi East are among the sites taking out prizes at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Western Australian Chapter Awards.
Events
Perth origins: Artedomus’ new showroom is open
Artedomus has opened a new showroom in Perth, marking a return to the city where the company was founded in 1982.
Project
Navigating nature with DRIFT Landscape Studio
Emu Point Retreat by DRIFT Landscape Studio, in collaboration with CBD Design, addresses site challenges while offering a low-maintenance, visually engaging space.
Events
Stories Indesign: Perth Design Week with Sandy Anghie and David Smith
Co-founders Sandy Anghie and David Smith joined us for a podcast interview ahead of 2025 Perth Design Week, which kicks off on March 20th.
Events
Design extravaganza coming to Western Australia
Fremantle Design Week 2024, running from 18th to 25th October, will transform the Western Australian city into a vibrant creative hub with more than 50 design-focused events.
Project
Locality, theatre and voyeurism as California meets Paris in Perth
Gibney by Rezen Studio writes rules for what you might call ‘coastal couture,’ creating a dining experience that blurs inside and outside.
Ideas
Behind the Brand: Innerspace’s Luc O’Brien
Continuing our new series on the design enthusiasts who work in all sorts of different roles across the industry, we hear from Innerspace’s Creative Collaborator and State Manager NSW.
Events
Cult Design celebrates dual showroom launches in Perth and Auckland
Cult has just celebrated the grand openings of its newest showrooms in Australia and New Zealand, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving design landscape.
Workplace
OMA and UniFor launch PRINCIPLES Collection at Perth Design Week
Ahead of the 2024 edition in Perth, renowned international architecture practice, OMA, launches its PRINCIPLES collection pushing the boundaries of modularity in office furniture.
Events
Celebrations as Innerspace Sydney opens its doors
Innerspace has officially inaugurated its stunning new Sydney showroom with a well-received event attended by the design community.
People
Patrick Keane brings technologically aided designs to life with artisanal skills
INDESIGN Luminary, Patrick Keane, dovetails artisanal crafts with digital fabrication to produce sustainable projects at a substantial scale.
Project
From blank piece of paper to organic form: Indesign Luminary Patrick Keane in profile
INDESIGN Luminary, Patrick Keane, dovetails artisanal crafts with digital fabrication to produce sustainable projects at a substantial scale. We republish a recent piece from INDESIGN Magazine.
Ideas
Hassell comment: How inclusive, universal design improves wellbeing in healthcare facilities
How do we design healthcare facilities where everyone feels included? The answer is to give people a choice.
Ideas
“We want more green space, less traffic”: The case for placemaking in Perth
Buchan’s Andre Jones outlines five factors that will positively impact on the design evolution of Perth. From policy to population, biophilic measures and sense of place. Read Andre’s insights here.
Project
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’.
Project
How HouseLab and Philip Stejskal reimagine suburbia
HouseLab and Philip Stejskal Architecture have come up with concept space to see what the Missing Middle could look like for today’s community living.
Project
WA’s Newest Hotel Hotspot: Aloft Perth by Design Theory
The newest generation of hotels is providing lively and connected design-led destinations for visitors and locals.
Project
Can A Building Improve Your Social Life? Murdoch University’s Mandurah Campus By CODA
Murdoch University’s new student space bridges the gap between classrooms, class times and students, contributing to the all-important social aspect of student life.
People
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves: A Win for Australia’s Female Architects
The Australian Institute of Architects has just appointed its first female president of the AIA WA Chapter.
News
10 Reasons to Join Us for Contemporary Wine In Design
Here’s your cheat-sheet to CWID. Trust us, you don’t want to miss out!