Architecture AU

The new architectural books showcase the diversity of architectural knowledge being developed across Australia, ranging from a biography of a Sydney artist and his mentorship of several of Australia’s most nationally significant architects, to a speculation on long-range scenarios for Australian urbanisation.

Tara Veldman, of Billard Leece Partnership, has been honoured with the inaugural Australian Health Design Council Gold Medal.

DKO and Aileen Sage’s proposal uses “the existing built fabric as a framework for innovative spatial and architectural expression.”

The Australian Design Centre will close by June 2026 unless $350,000 in annual funding is secured, ending six decades of support for Australia’s craft and design community.

Kate Shepherd reflects on the experience of the 2025 Dulux Study Tour, exploring how architects in Europe are shaping civic life through leadership, policy and governance – and what Australia might learn from their example.

Prefab’s evolving role in architecture is blurring the lines between standardisation and customisation.

Known as the Woolley Townhouse or Paddington House, the residence was completed in 1980 and served as the home of late Sydney architect Ken Woolley and his wife for seven years.

Designed by Bates Smart and Richards and Spence, the project is said to be the first approved development under Brisbane City Council’s new height limits for the suburb.

Whether or not the Tasmanian government’s widely condemned, extravagantly costly plan for a Macquarie Point stadium comes to pass, it has exposed something deeply wrong with how the state treats its urban fabric.

The first of its kind in Victoria, a new community centre situated within Melbourne’s south-west growth corridor has been developed through an extensive co-design process, resulting in a new precinct landmark that draws on the site’s historical and current function as a place of cultural exchange.

ArchitectureAu Asks the Sydney architect, “When it comes to apartment towers in our suburbs, how high is too high?”

In the tranquil bushy setting of Melbourne’s north-east, a new home designed as a series of permeable pavilions helps a family of five connect to the landscape.

Turn back time with these relaunched and yesteryear-inspired pieces for the home.

Dan Hill and Gerard Reinmuth discuss the launch of the Australian Reduction Roadmap – a pathway of carbon emissions reduction based on the allocation of a strict carbon budget per new building – and what needs to happen to affect change.

The proposal would deliver 1,336 new homes across eight towers on a 3.14-hectare site.

The amendments will require new residential buildings, medium to large commercial buildings, hotels and serviced apartment buildings to operate fully on electricity.

In the backyard of a beach shack in Fingal Head, this garden pavilion is an adaptable space for living in the landscape.

This carefully designed new mixed-use project is stitched into Melbourne's historic retail streetscape with ceramic panels and brickslips from Klay Tiles and Facades.

A tribute to Anne Cunningham, a role model to generations of women in architecture, who not only led through practice but actively fought for women in the profession.

The ambitiously integrated transport, tower and urban development of Martin Place Precinct is city-making on a grand scale – playing with new and historic forms to create a lasting legacy for Sydney.