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In a succinctly expressed version of the Micawber principle*, Sally Matthews displays her very practical approach to running a business. “The simple understanding of ‘outgoings must be less than amounts coming in’ has served us well,” she says. Matth

All entries were eligible for the highest prize, the ArchiTeam Medal, and this year it went to the high-profile Victorian Pride Centre, many years in the planning and an extraordinary community facility that is finally open to the public after months

With the US and its allies completing the withdrawal and evacuation of Afghanistan, the situation for many vulnerable Afghans and others still in the country has now become uncertain at best. Despite its public proclamations of appeasement and a more

Already shortlisted for the Community Services and Sustainability Award at IDEA 2021, the Nyul Nyul Community Packing Shed recently won the Good Design Award in the Social Impact category in recognition of its outstanding design and innovation. The G

“We were both in quite different places when we decided to start; it wasn’t particularly conscious or planned,” says Katherine Sainsbery, co-founder and director of Pop Architecture. “I’d left Wood Marsh earlier that year and I had a young child. Jus

Calculating fees has long been one of the most challenging aspects of running an architectural practice. As well as being the director of FPPV Architects and Coop Himmelbl(a)u Australia, Paul Viney is also the Association of Consulting Architects’ Vi

The brief for South Yarra house specified a reverence for the period features, but also a revitalisation to the space in terms of its engagement with light and texture. This meant the preservation of the original character with an injection of contem

The Social on Henry was the winner of the Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing at the 2021 Australian Institute of Architect WA Chapter. Located within the heart of the Fremantle West End Heritage area and surrounded by two-storey bu

In 2002, the Melbourne 2030 planning for sustainable growth strategy was launched with nine core directions covering everything from green initiatives to affordable housing. Direction 8 was a series of policies geared to improving transport in the me

In a project commissioned by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan, a Getac K120 tablet and LeaderTek 3D laser scanners were used to create 3D models of the Lugang Mazu Temple and its associated artefacts. The temple wa

While there remains uncertainty about the future, many organisations and businesses across the globe are feeling optimistic about the end of pandemic lockdowns and are looking at returning to previous workspaces. Convincing their staff to do likewise

Located within an authentically industrial building in the inner south-east Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, the Deeds Brewing Taproom brings patrons into the centre of the craft beer production facility while providing an elevated beverage-focused hos

A sense of comfort you can feel as well as see. The Abide LVT collection from Shaw Contract takes natural materials as the inspiration for interiors where durability, practicality and resilience are all linked to successful outcomes. Influenced by so

Melmo: Modernist Architecture in Melbourne is a new release written by Robin Grow with contributions by Simon Reeves. This is a modest look at a topic that has been widely discussed in a variety of books over the past few years, but the author’s pass