Architecture AU

Swinburne graduate Lauren Roberts has received the 2025 Madeline Lester Award, honouring her sustainable and community-focused approach to interior architecture.

Luminaire designer Jan Flook discusses his latest work, Beacon, for Charter Hall’s 300 La Trobe Street in Melbourne.

Initially planned as a quick flip, this inventive apartment became architect Brad Swartz’s home for seven years, garnering international attention and inspiring an abiding design philosophy for living well in small spaces.

This Sydney studio’s early work reveals a love for craft and a skill for making hardworking, adaptable design solutions appear effortless.

This year’s awards are guided by the theme “Design that Leads,” recognising projects that do more than simply respond to change.

The highly considered new facilities at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, are as welcoming as they are ambitious – a triumph of patient-centred health design.

Architect Agatha Partyka draws on lived experience to examine how material choices shape our understanding of neurodivergence in education spaces.

Thirteen new or upgraded parks are set to be delivered in and around Melbourne, according to the city’s draft budget for the year ahead.

The Sydney Olympic Park Master Plan 2050 outlines the delivery of 15,000 new homes across the 640-hectare precinct over the next 25 years.

As a result of the fuel crisis, sudden and unpredictable cost spikes are putting intense pressure on construction businesses – many of which are still recovering from COVID-19 while also trying to meet surging demand for new homes and major infrastructure across the country.

The New South Wales government has announced plans to introduce a mix of new permanent uses at the former Newcastle rail terminus, including dining, retail, event spaces and accommodation.

Across regional and urban settings, these sporting pavilions move beyond functional requirements to create spaces for community life to unfold.