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The Milan International Furniture Fair, one of the world’s largest and most significant design trade events, has been postponed by organizers in response to an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Italy is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of the virus outside of Asia, with several towns and villages under lockdown. To date, Italy has […] More
Geoff Warn has completed his term as Government Architect in Western Australia, following seven years in the role. Warn was appointed to the role in 2013. He is a founding partner and director of multidisciplinary design studio Donaldson and Warn, and has, over several decades, been heavily involved in architectural education, including as a professor […] More
Revised designs for a mixed-use, two-tower development at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay, by New York-based practice Rex Architecture (design architect) and Hassell (executive architect), have been submitted to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. The proposed development will occupy lots 5 and 6 in the Elizabeth Quay development area. It will comprise a 56-storey tower containing retail, residential […] More
ARM Architecture has been appointed to design the next stage of the redevelopment of the Geelong Arts Centre. This stage will be the largest and final phase in the transformation of the centre, which began in 2010. The appointment follows close on the heels of the completion of the second stage of the project in […] More
The Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire is one of the most beautiful places in England. Tourists visit it as the ‘Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution’ and as a UNESCO World Heritage site. I suspect many of them are surprised to find these historic industrial attractions embedded within such a lushly Arcadian landscape, in which the River […] More
Constructed using half a million recycled bricks, the newly opened Arkadia apartments in Sydney’s Alexandria could be the largest recycled brick building in Australia, says architect Koos de Keijzer, principal of DKO Architecture. Designed in collaboration with Breathe Architecture for Defence Housing Australia (DHA), the $136 million project comprises 152 units made up of a […] More
The City of Melbourne has released a set of plans for upgrades to the historic Queen Victoria Market that would improve essential services for traders. The main additions to the heritage market, which first opened in 1878, would comprise two buildings designed by NH Architecture. The first is a canopy structure for the northern end […] More
The 2020 instalment of the Good Design Awards will add a new category for Precinct Design to the existing 10 categories for architecture. Dating back to 1958, the program recognizes design across a wide range of disciplines, including architecture, fashion, engineering, communications and products. The program focuses not only on the finished design, but also […] More
