Painting Industry News

Recent fall in auction clearance rates could be good news for first home buyers

Building and Construction - Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:36
Negative sentiment around the property sector has started to make its way into the marketplace since the federal budget, but real estate experts say it may prove to be good news for first-home buyers. 

Permanent Camping 3 by Casey Brown Architecture

Architecture AU - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 13:17
Corten-clad "tents" on a cattle property outside Orange continue a decades-long exploration of minimal shelter and maximum engagement with the Australian landscape.

Final stage of Newcastle’s 30-year foreshore transformation unveiled

Architecture AU - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 11:01
The $1.6 billion project will deliver approximately 1,000 homes and a major mixed-use program including accommodation, and commercial, retail and public space.

Remembering Lionel Glendenning 1941–2025

Architecture AU - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 10:55
Alan Croker pays tribute to Sydney architect Lionel Glendenning, architect of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, remembering him as passionate architect whose concern for a sustainable future for the built environment and the planet was always front-of-mind in his work. concerned for our responsibility, care and stewardship (or lack thereof) of the built environment.

Lyndall Bryant on surviving turbulent construction costs

Architecture AU - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 08:00
ArchitectureAu Asks the Brisbane property economics expert, “Construction costs are rising again – will it get worse for architects before it gets better?”

John Ellway: Crafting calm, contemplative environments

Architecture AU - Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:46
Inspired by the subtleties of Japanese design and the reparative properties of light and landscape, Brisbane architect John Ellway designs quiet houses that shun spectacle in favour of calm settings that enrich daily life.

Adelaide Design Week 2026 seeks EOIs

Architecture AU - Wed, 05/20/2026 - 08:24
Adelaide Design Week (ADW) will return in 2026 following a successful inaugural program, with expressions of interest now open to participants across the design spectrum.

Swop South Melbourne by William McRoberts with Studio Gardner

Architecture AU - Wed, 05/20/2026 - 08:24
In South Melbourne, Swop transforms a former warehouse into a gallery-like retail space, where light, volume and collectible design reframe resale as a slower, more immersive experience.

Built environment bodies respond to Federal Budget

Architecture AU - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 12:27
This year’s Federal Budget promise to grant free access to mandatory Australian Standards has received wide support from peak industry bodies.

UNSW Health Translation Hub by Architectus

Architecture AU - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 09:09
Strategically positioned between a university and hospital campus, a new translational research building optimises opportunities for collaboration to deliver innovations in, and better outcomes for, patients’ health.

2026 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards

Architecture AU - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 22:02
A beach house with a brutalist character and a climate-responsive learning hub

Design team appointed for Sydney’s new town square

Architecture AU - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 17:04
The architect and landscape architect for the city’s forthcoming Town Hall Square – more than four decades in planning – have been appointed following a competitive tender process.

Approval granted for $520 million mixed-use project by Wardle

Architecture AU - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 11:52
The greenlit residential and retail precinct aims to be “a new focal point” for a key intersection in Melbourne’s southeast suburb of Kew.

Australian Furniture Design Award 2026 winner announced

Architecture AU - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 11:06
Melbourne-based designer Joanne Odisho has won the 2026 Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA) for her modular lighting design, Mod-u, announced this week by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and Stylecraft as part of Melbourne Design Week.

2026 Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards

Architecture AU - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 10:03
A light-touch renewal of a familiar community structure and an elemental cabin immersed in nature have taken out the top prizes at this year’s awards.

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