Architecture AU

To mark NAIDOC Week’s fiftieth anniversary, we’ve selected standout Design Speaks Weekly podcast episodes exploring First Nations knowledge in the built environment.

Fusing a commitment to sustainable design with lessons learnt in construction and engineering, this Sydney studio produces well-crafted houses that benefit people and planet.

Despite long-awaited reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the role of Indigenous peoples in matters that relate to the health of Country remain advisory at best. We cannot continue with a system that pays lip service to reconciliation while approving the destruction of sacred sites and ecosystems.

New national research shows unmet housing need among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households is double the rate of other Australians. Without fundamental change, current housing reforms will not close the gap.

Sydney is rapidly rezoning, leads the nation in apartment living, and is still racing to build more homes. Many of the developments approved today will still be standing in 2050. But while we are building for the future, we are designing for the past.

The Australian Institute of Architects has announced the team and project that will represent Australia at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale.

The program recognises projects that exemplify design excellence, liveability and sustainability across seven categories.

On the busy Jonson St in Byron Bay, a new brick-and-concrete building blends seamlessly with the existing streetscape. In between the row of retail stores, a subtropical oasis-filled courtyard beckons from within; here is The Bonobo.

At Acoffee's new outpost in Melbourne, light, volume and ritual shape an experience of quiet discovery.

Two Australian projects have taken out top honours at the International Union of Architects’ 2026 Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Awards, with a third receiving an honourable mention.

We're accustomed to the idea of cars as destroyers of cities. Anyone seeking a model of dense, walkable, lovable neighbourhoods that don't ban the car should look no further than San Francisco.

The three-storey hotel comprises 33 hotel suites and 41 residences, a food and beverage offering, wellness spaces and a rooftop pool, catering to both short and extended stays.