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Shop, but not. 5 fit-outs that recast retail

Retail has become a hyper-dimensional experience. While a destination may draw you in for any number of reasons – social, educational, personal wellness – shopping remains the ultimate act.

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Best projects of 2021 – the Indesignlive edit

You liked it, we listened! We bring to you just a small sample of the built environment’s best projects from the year gone by.

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Woods Bagot’s fabulous four: Eva Sue, Fiona Chong, Melanie Porrins and Ashleigh Lyford

Woods Bagot’s Perth interiors division is led by a stellar team of women. The holistic leadership model has seen the studio’s exceptional portfolio of products flourish.

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A building that can’t be ignored: BVN and Woods Bagot’s monumental Sydney collaboration

Greenland Centre is a landmark project in the heart of Sydney that has redefined the possibilities for residential skyscrapers.

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The Hayesbery heritage offices by Woods Bagot

With the help of Woods Bagot, the Goodman Group has moved to The Hayesbery, a new headquarters more fitting of its essence and sustainable commitments.

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On the move: the latest industry promotions and appointments

Buchan, Gray Puksand, McGreggor Coxall, Woods Bagot and more from across the design industry announce their latest appointments, changes and promotions.

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4 impressive hybrid hotels in the Indo-Pacific

In an ever-evolving industry, the term hybrid hotel is one that’s becoming increasingly common. We take a look at four of the region’s best to see what they’re offering.

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Woods Bagot and local designers collaborate for Stylecraft

Stylecraft’s new Adelaide showroom, designed by Woods Bagot, brings a welcoming lightness to the mezzanine of 11 Waymouth Street.

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Science never sleeps at Science Gallery Melbourne

Behind-the-scenes takes front stage at the Science Gallery Melbourne, thanks to Smart Design Studio’s clever display of exhibition setups.

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6 shopping and social spaces that celebrate sensory design

Sensory design has never been so important to the curation of retail and hospitality environments as it is today. Here are 6 design projects that got it right.

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Tappeti marks 15 years of weaving future-forward art

For 15 years Tappeti has been giving interior designers and architects a medium to complete their beautification of space.

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How Adelaide became Australia’s most liveable city

Hames Sharley MD, Cailin Howard, and DWP’s Adelaide-based CEO, Michael Hegarty, how Adelaide’s planning has paid off in the 2021 Global Liveability Index.

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No strangers to diversity in design: Herman Miller x Woods Bagot

What happened when Herman Miller tasked the designers at Woods Bagot to reinterpret the iconic Nelson Bubble Lamp to articulate themes of diversity in design…

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When Woods Bagot went carte blanche with Sculptform

A statement showroom in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD gave Sculptform the opportunity to truly showcase its handcrafted philosophy and design credibility.

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5 workplace design trends seen in the Australian Interior Design Awards 2021

What can we learn from the workplace design projects named on the Australian Interior Design Awards 2021 shortlist?

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No longer memories past: Woods Bagot’s Next Hotel Melbourne

Woods Bagot serves up the nostalgia of ‘now’ at Melbourne’s new Next Hotel.

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Our ‘Workplace Progress’ issue is now online

For those yet to experience Indesign #83, our ‘Workplace Progress’ issue in full, here’s news that ought to please you.

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10 creative and agile spaces for activity based work

The following ten design projects represent the most inimitable offices we’ve seen of late, in which space goes above and beyond in its role as a facilitator of ABW.

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Where We Work: We review Frame’s design lessons from the modern office

Frame Publishers’ recent title, Where We Work, provides an exposé of design lessons from the modern office, distilled from an international spread of exemplary workplace design projects.

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When design brings workplace culture to life

Inspired initially by the groundbreaking Google HQ, workplace culture has risen steadily as a priority on the agenda of businesses since the beginning of the internet age.

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Woods Bagot’s progressive vision for Penrith CBD

Woods Bagot has conquered its competition in the bid to design the adaptive reuse of Penrith’s former Council Chambers into a new commercial building set to revitalise the CBD.

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Inside Indesign #83, the ‘Workplace Progress’ issue

Our ‘Workplace Progress’ issue—on sale from 25 March 2021—examines the shifting goal posts of workplace design, and shares the most notable contemporary insights, perspectives and projects in the space today.

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Woods Bagot makes a progressive move, for one and all

In a move that further positions the firm with a competitive edge and redefines the contemporary practice of architecture, Woods Bagot has appointed futurist Francesca Birks as Global Insights Leader.

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The World of the Workplace

Work is integral to our lives – it sustains and informs us and ensures connection with colleagues and the broader community, if not the globe, and The Work Space category in the 2021 INDE.Awards showcases the very best in workplace design.

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Stylecraft showroom launch a resounding success

The Woods Bagot-designed Adelaide showroom has been unveiled to the public, with plenty of industry personalities joining Stylecraft in celebration.

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“AACC will be a building of the 21st century, flexing to curation, use and time”

Concept designs by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot for a new Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide have been revealed.

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Here’s to Woods Bagot owning The Work Space

Belated celebrations honour Woods Bagot’s win-win in the 2020 INDE.Awards The Work Space categories, courtesy of event partners Wilkhahn and Woven Image.

The Winning Process

By Sculptform

Out of Office: the New Working Culture

By Flokk

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Indesign Issue #82 Coming to YOU, Online and Free

Available now for online readers, the 82nd issue of Indesign largely focuses on hospitable design, it’s trends and it’s importance.

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Ode to the industrial [style] revolution

From Sydney warehouse conversions, industrial-esque cafés in Melbourne and offices in New York lofts, these industrial interiors are leading the style revolution.

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Here’s to the Insta-worthy: where to eat, play and stay

With venues in popular locations boasting high star-ratings these days a dime-a-dozen, there is a new criteria being coveted in the hospitality scene.

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Why these workplace projects are ahead of their time

We find ourselves mid-step in a polarising post-pandemic workplace shift. While we can only anticipate what the future will bring, the INDE.Awards’ The Work Space Shortlist reveals where we currently stand.

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Australia’s first proton therapy unit for cancer treatment to be built

With the potential to save the lives of thousands, Australia’s first proton therapy unit, designed by Woods Bagot, starts construction in Adelaide next month.

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The Indesign Edit On Working The Workplace

Welcome to the first edition of The Indesign Edit. In this issue, we focus on commercial projects and feature three of the best that workplace design has to offer.

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HURRY Last days for Peoples Choice voting for Best of the Decade categories in the 2020 INDE.Awards! Closing soon.

Now is the time to have your voice heard and make a difference by voting for your favourite projects in the People’s Choice award for, Best of the Decade I The Living Space and Best of the Decade I The Work Space. You have until 22 May to make a decision, cast your vote and participate in the 2020 INDE.Awards.

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Which Projects Are Your Best of the Decade? Vote Now!

In this milestone year, the INDEs are looking back at the best homes and workspaces from the past decade. Now it’s time to have your say through People’s Choice voting!

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Life under Lockdown: Nik Karalis, CEO, Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot CEO, Nik Karalis talks about how he’s adjusted to the COVID-19 lockdown.

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The ‘woke’ workplace

Commonwealth Bank has long been an innovator in workplace strategy. Now, with the Axle building in Sydney’s South Eveleigh, it offers a template for the future of ‘work’ working in Australia.

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Creators of pure artistry: Woods Bagot’s Sculptform showroom

The new Sculptform showroom by Woods Bagot is an artful celebration of craft and immersive, tactile spaces. Located in central Melbourne, this showroom is a journey into the heart and soul of the Sculptform brand.

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60 Australian projects shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2019

Australia proves to excel on the global stage with 60 projects shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2019.

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Adelaide gets its first ever ‘skinny micro hotel’

The micro hotel trend, which has taken the hotel industry globally by storm, is all set to make a thunderous debut in Adelaide.

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What happened on Day One at FRONT.design?

With day one almost wrapped, we bring you the blow-by-blow from the floors of FRONT.design at Barangaroo.

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Woods Bagot’s Ovolo The Valley is anything but boring

Here’s a hotel that puts you at the centre of its live theatre. Ovolo The Valley appeals to the independent, spirited traveller seeking a little more customised curation from their hotel stay

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Reinvigorating public spaces: Short Lane

Designed by Woods Bagot, Short Lane is a mixed-use apartment building that supports the creation of diverse and activated neighbourhood areas. It’s also an oasis providing people with the relief of green spaces in their apartments. No wonder, the project won the acclaimed INDE Gold in the Multi-Residential category partnered with Bosch.

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Introducing our first FRONT Ambassadors

FRONT is shaping up to be an action-packed event filled with tangible innovations, leading-edge businesses and brands, new learning and networking opportunities as well as actionable knowledge. Meet the Ambassadors heading up FRONT 2019.

Ovolo The Valley, by Woods Bagot

Designed by Woods Bagot, a Fortitude Valley hotel has been reinvented, offering curious guests a uniquely artful experience.

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The importance of real-time experiences with Woods Bagot’s Brittany Pearce

Brittany Pearce is a workplace interior designer at Woods Bagot and a Saturday Indesign 2019 Ambassador. We find out about how she is influenced by history and real-time experiences.

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Who has been ‘On the Move’?

New roles, new departments and new studios – there has been plenty of movement in the industry from Architectus, DesignInc, Woods Bagot and more.

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Movers & Shakers: Meet our Saturday Indesign Ambassadors

Registrations for Saturday Indesign are now open! As we get closer to the day – Saturday 22 June – we’re working with this incredibly talented and diverse group to make sure it’s the most engaging it can possibly be. Meet our 2019 Saturday Indesign Ambassadors.

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“Innovative and awe-inducing” – Announcing INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist

The results are out! We’re excited to introduce you to your INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist. Read on to find out which entries made the final cut.

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Where is multi-residential design heading?

Worldwide, multi-residential buildings are designed in response to the growing population while answering the needs of a site and inspire through design. We look back at The Multi-Residential Category at the INDE.Awards for inspiration.

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Tapping into your workplace’s potential with Zip

There is a product that when it’s added to a workplace, it brings higher levels of productivity all while helping to save the planet from plastic.

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A new home for one of Australia’s biggest builders: Built HQ

Built has seven offices across Australia, but its latest project in Melbourne was close to home – being the company’s own head office.

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The people of 2018: The top interviews on Indesign

Leaders in workplace design mingle with a leading communications designer. It’s a truly mixed bag of interesting and insightful interviews that kept you reading this year. Spoiler: It’s 80 per cent female!

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Hotel futures with Woods Bagot, and the launch of Et Al

In the next 10 years we’ll see 14 million new hotel rooms built – a large proportion of them being in Asia, says the Oxford Economics Outlook report. Woods Bagot is already gearing up to meet the market demand head-on with Et Al, a collaborative platform intended to transform luxury hotel service and experience.

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On the Move: The latest promotions and updates from the industry

As the end of 2018 draws near, many practices have announced new leadership and promotions. What a time to cap off the year with a well-earned pat on the back.

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5 minutes with Woods Bagot’s Amanda Stanaway on workplace cultures

As a workplace interior design expert with over 20 years of experience, Amanda Stanaway has some critical insights into the changing nature of our working lives and how design can be used as a powerful tool.

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Making it work: Todd Hammond on the components of a successful commercial project

In the wake of its first completed project, we catch up with Hammond Studio’s Todd Hammond to talk building a business, the client-designer relationship, and why adaptive reuse is the way forward.

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The Institute’s 2018 National Architecture Awards shortlist revealed

Take a look at the outstanding work that made the cut in the Australian Institute of Architects’ national awards program.

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On the Move this August

Get up to speed on who has moved, or been promoted, and which practices are expanding.

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Woods Bagot at home in New York

A thoroughly tech-savvy studio space with lots of opportunity for socialising is right on brand for this ultra-connected architectural practice.

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From the ground up: How Tappeti believes we can transform the design industry, one rug at a time

Luxury rug brand and FRONT exhibitor Tappeti prove that sometimes, finding outstanding design is simply a question of looking down.

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Starchitect-designed Southbank Precinct projects revealed

Vertical cities in the sky, deconstructed boxes and ample greening – six widely varying designs with similar themes have been revealed in the Southbank by Beulah competition.

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How the Elwood House has it all in city living

Inner city Melbourne has many beautiful locales and highly sought after suburbs in which people want to live, but few are so pretty as the beachside suburb of Elwood. An established suburb, Elwood has become a hub for those who appreciate parklands and the beach while still wanting to immerse themselves in the social interaction to be found at nearby cafes, restaurants and speciality shops. And the Elwood House is the perfect example of this suburb’s popularity.

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The Staron Design Awards 2018 is open for entries

Entries for the 2018 Staron Design Awards are now open! Designers, architects, developers and students alike, it’s time to get to work!

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What’s in the works for Sydney’s Central Station upgrade?

British architect John McAslan has discussed Sydney’s upcoming Central Station upgrade at a C+A Talk in Sydney this week.

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The boy from Adelaide: Woods Bagot CEO Nik Karalis

London-based Woods Bagot CEO and Indesign Luminary Nik Karalis is still that curious boy from South Australia – always looking to qualify his understanding of design’s purpose and intent, and ultimately, search for its meaning in the most unlikely of places.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot take out Adelaide Contemporary

After a seven month, international process, a winning design has been announced for the Adelaide Contemporary gallery.

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Designed for people, inspired by place: NAB Brisbane by Woods Bagot

With staff fully assimilated to the rhythms of agile working, how do we begin to offer further flexibility? In its Brisbane headquarters, NAB looks to seamlessly align staff with space, giving them the room – quite literally – to physically and mentally ‘flex’. Designers Wood Bagot strove to bring physical space and human behaviour into perfect sync.

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The designs are out for Adelaide Contemporary

The highly coveted, international design competition called for a landmark cultural destination for the city of Adelaide – Adelaide Contemporary.

Indesign

Schiavello is Bringing Agile Working to the Table

Typically the domain of entire office spaces, the idea of ‘agile working’ is condensed into a single table with Schiavello’s new furniture collaboration.

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The rise of end-of-trip facilities: 3 projects on our radar

From luxurious executive bathrooms to humble bike lockers, the explosion in end-of-trip facilities is hard to ignore. More than a way to offer employees a little bit extra when they arrive, end-of-trip design is a rapidly evolving school of thought that’s changing the way we live and work.

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Place-making at Plenary by Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot takes a people-centred approach to Plenary’s new Melbourne office, using place-making strategies more often seen in urban and landscape projects.

Place-making at Plenary by Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot takes a people-centred approach to Plenary’s new Melbourne office, using place-making strategies more often seen in urban and landscape projects.

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Game changers: Five women setting their own design course

In honour of International Women’s Day, Indesign takes a look at just a small handful of women who can easily be described as game changers.

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Australian healthcare design: Just what the Doctor ordered

The transformative potential of design is particularly evident in the context of healthcare design, where it is now being used to create vibrant, uplifting spaces that positively impact patient health and mental states.

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Quality time: Woods Bagot’s own Melbourne studio

When do the rules and theories of contemporary workplace design not apply? In the case of Woods Bagot’s new Melbourne headquarters, project lead Bruno Mendes threw the rule book out and picked up a cookbook instead.

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Stairway To (Workplace) Heaven: Dentsu Aegis Network Beijing

Designed by Woods Bagot, Dentsu Aegis Network’s new Beijing workplace has a central staircase that supports the company’s philosophy of connectivity and collaboration.

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Announcing The Return Of Boilingpoint ̊ Magazine!

Since 2002, Boilingpoint Magazine by Zip Water has celebrated the global architecture and design community. In 2017, it returns again to investigate today’s A+D.

Gilbert + Tobin Barangaroo by Woods Bagot

Design that reflects its local environment is a huge focus for practising architects and designers, and Sydney’s Barangaroo development is a hotbed for this kind of thinking. Gilbert + Tobin’s new Barangaroo workplace, designed by Woods Bagot, draws inspiration from the rich history and landscape of the site, while nestling nicely into Sydney’s new commercial identity.

Indesign

What Can We Do For Our Industry’s Next Generation?

With so many talented individuals and practices crowding our country’s A+D sector, how does one break through and gain global recognition? Well, it’s a matter of getting a helping hand!

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Woods Bagot Fosters Company Culture Through Craftsmanship & Materiality For ADCO Constructions

One highly considered design feature expresses ADCO’s approach to craftsmanship and materials and fosters company culture.

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Jemena Melbourne, By Woods Bagot

In a world where technology and the ‘digiratti’ rule all, we all seem to have a strong need for making close online communities with the world at large – but how is this translating to the physical workplace, and by extension, their design? As with the new Jemena Melbourne HQ by Woods Bagot, is it possible to create a sense of familiarity in a space with five levels and 800+ people?

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Who Is Domenic Alvaro?

Architect and director of Woods Bagot’s global design studio, Domenic Alvaro
is one of the industry’s most original thinkers. Working across every imaginable sector
the world over, Alvaro’s design philosophy is simple: agitate traditional typologies.

Indesign

Designers Step Right Up – The Staron Design Awards Are Open

The Staron® Design Awards are back in 2017, for the ninth year running! The program is open to any designer, architect, developer, or student – so it’s time to get cracking!

Western Sydney University, by Woods Bagot

Integrated technology might be commonplace in the workplace, but in education spaces it’s still a fairly new phenomenon. At Western Sydney University, Woods Bagot’s vertical campus design raises the bar in more ways than one.

Woods Bagot Melbourne by Woods Bagot

When do the rules and theories of contemporary workplace design not apply? In the case of Woods Bagot’s new Melbourne headquaters, project lead Bruno Mendes threw the rule book out and picked up a cookbook instead.

Jemena Melbourne by Woods Bagot

In an era where technology and the ‘digerati’ rules all, we feel a strong need to make close online connections with the world at large. But how does this sense of connectivity and community translate to the physical workplace, and by extension, its design? In Jemena’s new Melbourne headquaters, seven floors and 800+ people have offered up a juicy challenge in exploring how design might create a sense of communal familiarity in a large-scale environment.

University of Sydney Business School by Carr, Woods Bagot and Kann Finch

How might the agile working model influence the design of education spaces? University of Sydney’s new state-of-the-art Business School presents an interesting experiment.

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Can Hospitality Design In Workplace Environments Help Build Culture?

In preparation for the future and with a nod to the past, the Woods Bagot Perth Studio is an agile workplace with state-of-the-art technology and a distinctive hotel-like aesthetic.

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Get your head in the cloud: Western Sydney University by Woods Bagot

Integrated technology might be common in the workplace, but in education spaces it’s still a fairly new phenomenon. At Western Sydney University, Woods Bagot’s vertical campus design raises the bar in more ways than one.

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Dance For Life 2017 Went Off!

After a brief hiatus from the spotlight, Dance For Life returned to Sydney for an epic designer showdown!

People

Who Has Changed the World of Design … For YOU?

Indesign’s Luminaries return in 2017 for our inaugural INDE.Awards. Here we meet the shortlist.

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Pop the Bubbly: Announcing the Winners of the Haworth Design Contest

From countless entries to a handful of finalists to one final winner, Haworth has crowned a team from Woods Bagot Melbourne the winners of the Celebrating Great Design contest.

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Rising to the Challenge

How do you borrow from the past to fashion a new, forward thinking future workspace? Woods Bagot’s reimagining of Sydney’s iconic ‘money box’ building rises to the challenge.

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Mary Lane by Woods Bagot

A soon to be opend, five-star residence and hotel in Brisbane that is both rich and welcoming.

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Planning for Success at the MID Group Meeting

Last night at Woods Bagot’s Melbourne studio, exhibitors and partners of Melbourne Indesign 2016 came together for a night of conversation and education.

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New Look Law

With the help of Woods Bagot, DLA Piper’s offices are keeping pace with changes in the legal sector.

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Indesign Luminary: Leone Lorrimer

Indesign #64 celebrates the achievements of Leone Lorrimer, CEO of dwp | suters, champion architect, and now, Indesign luminary.