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Plans unveiled for South Brisbane milk factory sites
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (245+ words) A five-hectare masterplan including housing, a hotel and a precinct positioned for use during the 2032 Olympics has been unveiled. Plans to redevelop the former Parmalat milk factory site on the South Brisbane riverfront have been revealed as part of a…...
St Thomas More Columbarium by Simon Pendal Architect
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (583+ words) A new interment space for a local church community in Western Australia is a demonstration of life-enhancing civic architecture made with humanity and care. In Bateman, approximately 10 kilometres east of Fremantle, Western Australia, is a new civic ensemble worthy of…...
The Forest by Woods Bagot
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (225+ words) An adaptable city campus for the University of Tasmania honours the site's iconic built history while pointing to a future where circularity is engrained and sustainability is all-encompassing. A radial amphitheatre and clusters of diverse interstitial spaces accommodate different approaches…...
One to Watch: Bare Architects
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (263+ words) This young studio based in south-west Western Australia is propelled by an ethos of stepping lightly, designing elemental homes that engage with the landscape. Matilda's first solo project came in 2018, Petit Eco Cabin, which was holiday accommodation for a winery…...
This is Lumeah by Pepper and Well
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (211+ words) A modest brief for a bathroom renovation evolved into a bold and respectful intervention to a house with palpable architectural pedigree. Raw, tactile finishes create textural variation across the space. Published online: 10 Jun 2026 Words: Jake Taylor Images: Tom Ross A…...
Powerhouse and David Jones open Australian Design Commission 2026 applications
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (258+ words) Applications are now open for the 202627 Powerhouse and David Jones Australian Design Commission, an initiative that supports emerging and established Australian designers to develop new products for the contemporary home. The annual commission offers one Australian designer $50, 000 and a nine-month…...
La Grotta by Vokes and Peters
1+ day, 19+ hour 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
1+ day, 21+ hour 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
1+ day, 19+ hour 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
2+ day, 2+ hour 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,…...