Architectural Review Asia Pacific

Architectural Review Asia Pacific has been the independent voice of Australian architecture for over 28 years. Widely read and respected by architectural practitioners, affiliated professionals and all who have a keen interest in the field, AR works collaboratively with opinion leaders to provide considered, provocative and fresh insights into the world of contemporary Australian architecture.

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Architectural Review Asia Pacific

APPLICATION – SHOWCASE

AR – APPOINTMENTS

MEET MILLIE • LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, AUSTRALIAN DESIGN REVIEW’S 30UNDER30 PROGRAM CELEBRATES UNDER 30S BY PROVIDING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO REVEAL THEIR POTENTIAL TO THOSE VESTED IN THE FUTURE OF THESE INDUSTRIES.

PRIVATE DINER • MELBOURNE-BASED PRACTICE, TECHNĒ, WHICH RECENTLY OPENED A STUDIO IN ALBURY, NEW SOUTH WALES, DEMONSTRATED ITS PENCHANT FOR NARRATIVE-BASED DESIGN WHEN COMPLETING THE INTERIOR FITOUT FOR THE LUCY LIU PRIVATE DINING ROOM.

HELLO SUNSHINE! MELBOURNE’S FIRST RETRACTABLE ROOFING SYSTEM • LOCATED ON THE 24TH FLOOR OF GOLDFIELDS HOUSE IN THE INNER MELBOURNE SUBURB OF SOUTH YARRA, BEVERLY ROOFTOP IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE CITY’S MOST TALKED ABOUT PROJECTS OF THE YEAR, WITH AN INDUSTRY-FIRST RETRACTABLE ROOFTOP SYSTEM BY AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PRACTICE, TILT INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.

BAREFOOT BEAUTY • THE BRISBANE-BASED PRACTICE JDA CO.’S DESIGN OF THE PICTURESQUE AND PINCH-WORTHY ‘THE HOUSE’ ON QUEENSLAND’S LIZARD ISLAND REFLECTS THE PRACTICE’S UNWAVERING PURSUIT OF DEVELOPING CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE PROJECTS.

WHAT IS ESG AND NET-ZERO ARCHITECTURE? • AS DEMAND RAMPS UP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) CERTIFICATION AND NET-ZERO ARCHITECTURE WHAT MUST PRACTICES DO TO DESIGN BUILDINGS THAT LAST, BUT ALSO POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO DECARBONISATION?

ArchiTeam Awards Announced • The ArchiTeam Awards serve as a celebration and promotion of the invaluable contributions made by small practice architects to the Australian design landscape.

Adaptive reuse • ARCHITECTS EVERYWHERE ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE OF ADAPTIVE REUSE TO ENSURE THAT OUR CIVIC LANDSCAPES ARE RESILIENT TO CHANGING TIMES AND COMPOUNDING EMERGENCIES.

INSPIRING SPACES • IMAGINE A PLACE WHERE SUSTAINABILITY MEETS CREATIVITY, WHERE OLD SPACES FIND NEW PURPOSE, WHERE COMMUNITIES THRIVE AND DIVERSE MINDS ARE CELEBRATED. KROST FURNITURE, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE IDEA GOLD MEDAL, CURATED AN ENGAGING PANEL EVENT FOCUSED ON ‘DESIGNING FOR WORKPLACE WELLNESS’.

CHAMPION OF CHANGE • KENNEDY NOLAN FOUNDING DIRECTOR, RACHEL NOLAN IS THE FIRST CHAIRPERSON FOR IDEA 2023. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW CATCHES UP WITH HER TO DISCUSS THE NEW APPOINTMENT AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE FROM THIS YEAR’S WINNING ENTRIES.

SOCIAL SCENE • ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW KNOWS THAT MARKETING DOESN’T COME EASILY WHEN YOU ARE A SMALLER STUDIO, THAT’S WHY WE’VE ASKED MARKETING MAGAZINE EDITOR LIV CROAGH AND NED LUPSON TO PROVIDE THEIR TOP TIPS ON GETTING BANG FOR YOUR BUCK WHEN USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS YOUR KEY DIGITAL CHANNEL.

Neolith gets fresh • NEOLITH, THE WORLD-RENOWNED PIONEER IN SINTERED STONE, IS PRESENTING A NEW COLLECTION MARKED BY ITS ADAPTABILITY AND ECO-CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION. THE COLLECTION ALSO INTRODUCES EIGHT FRESH HUES THAT VIVIDLY SHOWCASE THE BOUNDLESS CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN SPECIFYING NEOLITH.

ETHICS OF ARCHITECTURE • “WE MAY NOT HAVE THE PLANET IN 30 YEARS, SO WHAT IS THE TRUE COST OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN?” WAS JUST ONE OF THE THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS DISCUSSED BY THE 30UNDER30 PANEL WHEN NICHE MEDIA, PUBLISHER OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PARTNERED WITH TONGUE AND GROOVE TO HOST A CAPTIVATING PANEL EVENT TITLED ‘GREENWASHING VERSUS THE REAL DEAL – UNVEILING THE TRUE COST OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN’.

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