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La Grotta by Vokes and Peters
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (197+ words) A 15-year-long labour of love, this architect's home has evolved concurrently with a career dedicated to the sensitive evolution of Queensland houses. Existing features including picture rails have been retained. Artwork: David Band; family portraits: Alanna Jayne Mc Tiernan. Published…...
Kennedy Nolan's neighbourhood prototype designed to tackle Australia's housing crisis
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (271+ words) Brickworks recently commissioned architects Kennedy Nolan to participate in a thought-leadership exercise titled Our Next Neighbourhood. The speculative design project directly responds to the current housing crisis in Australia and explores how suburban housing typologies could look if materiality, adaptability…...
Melbourne architect wins international competition to design a Japanese island villa
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (262+ words) The design competition attracted more than 1, 000 international entries, with the winning proposal set to be realised. Melbourne-based architect and founder of Artefact Architects Steven Chu has won the Grand Prize in an international design competition to design a luxury villa…...
SDA Housing Project by Studio Bright
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (302+ words) Designed for residents with diverse sensory processing needs, this Studio Bright project places dignity, equality and universal appeal at the centre of its architectural response. The empathy within this team is tangible. "We all tear up talking about this project,…...
We can grow our way out of this building crisis
12+ hour ago (1199+ words) Standard materials like concrete and steel allow us to build fast, cheaply and at scale. They also have huge environmental impacts. It's time for the circular revolution. Our built environment " everything human-made that surrounds us; our buildings, parks, infrastructure " is…...
Architecture as archaeology: 2026 Dulux Study Tour, Paris
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (196+ words) The second leg of the tour revealed how an archaeological approach to the unearthing and layering of urban fabric in Paris has resulted in city-making that is, in equal parts, site-responsive and forward-thinking. Paris is perhaps best understood as a…...
Lanza Atelier's sinuous 2026 Serpentine Pavilion opens
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (447+ words) Marking the twenty-fifth commission in the annual series, this year's pavilion is anchored by an undulating serpentine wall. The 2026 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mexico City-based practice Lanza Atelier, opens to the public on 6 June. Titled A Serpentine, the pavilion is…...
2026 House Awards shortlist: House in a Heritage Context
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (207+ words) In the House in a Heritage Context category, 15 projects were shortlisted. AG House " Bokey Grant Borland Crossman House " Wowowa Architecture Eleanor " Topology Studio Forsyth Lane " Plus Minus Design Ghost Gum House " Adriano Pupilli Architects House Gretchen " Lintel Studio for Architecture…...
2026 Houses Awards shortlist: New House under 200m2
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) In the New House under 200m2 category, 20 projects were shortlisted. Bank Street House " Prior Barraclough Casa Dos " Lippmann Partnership Chewton House " Bush Studio Daylesford Hill House " Telha Clarke EA House " Bokey Grant Emoji House " Reddog Architects Exeter House " Luke Moloney Architecture…...
2026 Houses Awards Shortlist: House Alteration and Addition over 200m2
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (334+ words) In the House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 category, 34 projects were shortlisted. AG House " Bokey Grant Avalon House " H and E Architects Balmain East Terrace " CO-AP Boa Vista " Licht Architecture Borland Crossman House " Wowowa Architecture Coalcliff House " Richards Stanisich College Street…...