2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (401+ words) After offering pro-bono assistance to help a Fitzroy community organisation secure new premises, Kennedy Nolan drew on their extensive interiors expertise – along with their network of industry allies – to deliver a vibrant refurbishment at the base of one of the…...

3+ day, 40+ min ago   (512+ words) Every design studio has its own personality. This new monthly series visits practices around Australia to explore the spaces they work in, the culture they’ve created and the daily rituals that define office life. This month, Rezen Studio welcomes us…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (429+ words) An addition to a coastal cottage in Brunswick Heads unfolds around a courtyard, achieving a spatially efficient yet atmospheric home that gifts its occupants a sheltered experience of outdoor living. In the kitchen, spotted gum cabinetry reveals a swirling grain…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (489+ words) ArchitectureAu Asks the Sydney architect, “Our building code ensures occupants’ safety, amenity, health and accessibility – what about their sense of belonging?” Image: Graphic by Tom Grant I think it’s a category error, this question. Inclusive design does not belong as…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (888+ words) The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button is an immediately identifiable product in our physical and aural urban landscape. Now inducted into the National Film Sound Archive of Australia’s 2026 Sounds of Australia, it is one of very few physical objects selected for…...

5+ day, 19+ min ago   (483+ words) On an elevated suburban block in Canberra, a new residence nods to traditional Japanese architecture with a wrap-around, screened verandah that modulates light and privacy, creating a joyful setting for daily family life. Duffy Street, designed by architect Ben Walker…...

5+ day, 51+ min ago   (535+ words) In this extract from Flack Studio’s monograph, clients of the firm’s renovation to the first-ever residence designed by architect Robin Boyd – a 1943 home in Melbourne – reflect on their experience working with founder and principal David Flack. A young family with…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (315+ words) Melbourne-based architect Kerry Kounnapis approaches material specification with curiosity, balancing rigour and exploration, whether it be a cafe, retail store or residential home. In this edition of Products in Practice, he shares how a versatile timber product helped shape an…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (311+ words) Christine Rose Design has reimagined the coastal apartment, replacing whitewashed interiors with a warm, material-rich palette inspired by Manly's sandstone cliffs, native vegetation and golden afternoon light. Along a winding path, the coastal walk to Shelly Beach from Manly seeks…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (399+ words) “So much architecture these days is about nothing,” argues Elizabeth Farrelly. She posits that what architecture needs is a set of beliefs fashioned “into a kind of theory to guide architecture and city-making into the future.” Image: Collage by Tom…...