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Q&A with Ross Baynham, Alspec's national specification and commercial product manager

taking action within our own control. Innovative materials like GreenCore – a low carbon aluminium option that offers a sustainable path for architects and designers without compromising on performance – are part of the solution, alongside...

News | 16/05/2024

NSW’s new synthetic turf document on public display

Community feedback in regards to the use of synthetic turf on NSW playing fields has been invited by the Minns Government as it looks to roll out a state-wide policy that will increase use of outdoor facilities. Community feedback in regards to the...

News | 25/03/2024

If multi-res is the future, how do we get it right?

Multi-Residential Dwelling category recognises architects at the forefront of this movement. They're the designers transforming the way we live, crafting living spaces that are as beautiful as they are eco-friendly. The call for entries focuses on...

News | 15/05/2024

Well-designed sports facilities coming to Victoria

Infrastructure Fund continues to provide adequate infrastructure for Victorians. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence was on hand last week to deliver the news at the Arena Recreation Reserve in Roxburgh Park. The funding provided from the government...

News | 15/05/2024

Championing a champion: Lifetime Achievement

Transcending the 9-5 cycle and creating a legacy impact in the built environment is something we all aspire to accomplish throughout our professional careers. Each year, we aim to showcase the work of architects and designers that have done this for...

News | 13/05/2024

Government Architect maps out ideal designs for mid-rise revolution

commence, which will see design guidelines created for developers and architects to utilise. A number of typologies and layouts have been curated by Government Architect Abbie Galvin and her office. “We’re focussed on getting the balance...

News | 13/05/2024

Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight

it did last 20 years, so it wasn’t the faulty sign that did it in (more likely Covid). Next week Tone on Tuesday looks at what might save suburbia. Design Notes is researched and written by Tone Wheeler, architect /Adjunct Prof UNSW...

News | 02/05/2024

Small wonders, big impact

change. That's why we, at Architecture & Design, are super excited to champion the brilliant architects behind these miniature marvels through the Commercial Architecture (Small) category. So, what qualifies as "small"?...

News | 12/05/2024

Migration, women, architecture: A Melbourne Design Week roundtable

The Immigration Museum will be the host of a special roundtable coinciding with Melbourne Design Week, with a number of leading architects to explore the complex intersection of Migration. Women. Architecture. The Immigration Museum will be the...

News | 09/05/2024

AJC victorious in Alexandria design comp

AJC Architects have been declared the winner of the City of Sydney’s latest Design Excellence Competition, this time for a 250-unit affordable housing precinct located in Alexandria, developed by City West Housing. AJC Architects have been...

News | 10/04/2024

Design competition opens for National Gallery garden reinvigoration

officially on the lookout for design teams to oversee a $60 million revitalisation of its Sculpture Garden, following the launch of a design competition earlier this week. Located in Canberra, the gallery garden was first designed by landscape architects...

News | 18/04/2024

Wellness + Wood = Productivity: Insights from WoodSolutions' workplace report

abundantly clear: it is imperative for Australian workplaces to employ principles of biophilic design to establish a stronger connection with the outdoors. Six years on, this key finding is increasingly relevant. Architects and designers have understood...

News | 07/05/2024

Q&A with Kevin Peachey, Head of Built Environment Programs at FWPA & WoodSolutions

on building occupants' health and well-being. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital modelling tools are also getting more sophisticated with each project, which is driving further innovation. These advancements allow architects and...

News | 07/05/2024

High-quality Indigenous housing top of the list on AIA’s Budget submission

The Australian Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2024 Federal Budget submission to the Albanese Government centres around the Housing Australia Future Fund, calling for an additional $4 billion to be allocated towards First Nations co-designed social...

News | 22/02/2024

Alcorn Middleton-designed ‘first-of-its-kind’ playscape wins big at Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards

noted. Kangaroo Point House | Photographer credit: Shantanu Starick The architects successfully delivered on the clients’ brief to feel more engaged with the streetscape/ community. “The reaction of first-time visitors is my...

News | 06/05/2024

SA roll out dementia-friendly community plan

The South Australian Government alongside Dementia Australia has released the Parliamentary Dementia-Friendly Communities Action Plan, which will assist state MP’s in making their electorates more dementia-friendly, with architects to be front and...

News | 06/05/2024

The Cape’s cornucopia of sustainable homes open to the public

. Coast, designed by Adam Dettrick Architects, boasts a home farm that can grow significant amounts of fresh produce, reducing reliance on grocery stores and waste. Designed by Beaumont Building Design, Karkawarri is a low maintenance dwelling intent on...

News | 15/04/2024

tone on tuesday architects declare

Inside Warren and Mahoney’s all-embracing brand refresh

The 2024 Architecture & Design Sustainability Awards now open

How modern homes are innovating their floor plans

Q&A with Ross Baynham, Alspec's national specification and commercial product manager

NSW’s new synthetic turf document on public display

If multi-res is the future, how do we get it right?

Well-designed sports facilities coming to Victoria

Championing a champion: Lifetime Achievement

Government Architect maps out ideal designs for mid-rise revolution

Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight

Small wonders, big impact

Migration, women, architecture: A Melbourne Design Week roundtable

AJC victorious in Alexandria design comp

Design competition opens for National Gallery garden reinvigoration

Wellness + Wood = Productivity: Insights from WoodSolutions' workplace report

Q&A with Kevin Peachey, Head of Built Environment Programs at FWPA & WoodSolutions

High-quality Indigenous housing top of the list on AIA’s Budget submission

Alcorn Middleton-designed ‘first-of-its-kind’ playscape wins big at Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards

SA roll out dementia-friendly community plan

The Cape’s cornucopia of sustainable homes open to the public