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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PORTRAIT OF THE ARCHITECT AS AN OLD MAN • GEORGE CAMPBELL HAS PROBABLY HAD MORE WRITTEN ABOUT HIM IN MOTORBIKE RACING MAGAZINES THAN IN ARCHITECTURAL PUBLICATIONS, BUT HIS CAREER AS AN ARCHITECT WAS A LONG AND NOTABLY SUCCESSFUL ONE.

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2023 ArchiTeam conference – ‘strength in small practice’ • THE 2023 ARCHITEAM CONFERENCE IS STILL IN ITS EARLY PLANNING STAGE, BUT THE TRIO OF CREATIVE DIRECTORS PUTTING IT TOGETHER ALREADY HAVE CLEAR IDEAS OF THE WAY THE DAY WILL UNFOLD.

HERSTON WRITES ITS OWN HISTORY • A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE, A MAJOR BRISBANE ROAD TUNNEL AND TOUGH VOLCANIC ROCK TO DRILL FOOTINGS INTO WERE JUST SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THOMSONADSETT WHEN IT CAME TO DESIGNING THE $100 MILLION HERSTON PRIVATE HOSPITAL BUILDING.

ALL IN THE FAMILY • SYDNEY’S RETALLACK THOMPSON REPRESENTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARCHITECTURE, PLACING FAMILY FIRMLY AT THE HEART OF ITS PRACTICE.

Managing mental health and well-being • WHILE NURTURING EMPLOYEES’ MENTAL HEALTH HAS BEEN A GROWING TREND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS HEIGHTENED THIS FOR MANY BUSINESSES. AR SPEAKS TO TWO PRACTICES, ONE LARGE AND ONE BOUTIQUE, ABOUT THE WAY THEY CARE FOR THEIR STAFF’S MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

Leading voices share insights into practice pressures and opportunities • HOW CAN ARCHITECTS EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY, RISING COSTS AND THE RACE TO SECURE GREAT TALENT? DELTEK AND THE ACA HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE TO FIND OUT.

Technology as the tool • PAUL CONRAD’S ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE BEGAN JUST AS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE INDUSTRY WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF. BUT HE PREFERS TO SEE IT AS THE TOOL OF GREAT DESIGN, RATHER THAN THE FOCUS.

OTHER WAYS OF DOING ARCHITECTURE: A CONVERSATION WITH MADRID ARCHITECTS – PART TWO • IN THE CONCLUDING PART OF THIS INTERVIEW, MADRID ARCHITECTS CAMILO GARCÍA (HUSOS), GABRIEL RUIZ-LARREA, JORGE SOBEJANO (TALLER DE CASQUERÍA), PEDRO PITARCH AND URIEL FOGUÉ (ELII) DISCUSS HOW ISSUES SUCH AS SPECULATION AND CITIZENSHIP HAVE INFORMED THEIR PRACTICE SINCE THE GFC AND WHAT THEY EXPECT POST COVID-19.

GEORGE CAMPBELL’S PROJECTS • FOR EVERY GRAND AND EYE-CATCHING ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT, THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE THAT GO TO MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF A CITY. OFTEN UNHERALDED AND PERHAPS TAKEN FOR GRANTED, THEY WERE THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF AN ARCHITECT LIKE GEORGE CAMPBELL.

Heroes and Villains – The Co Architect • WARWICK MIHALY, KATE FITZGERALD AND MICK MOLONEY ARE THE PRESENTERS OF IN DETAIL. FOLLOWING ON FROM AR’S INTRODUCTION TO THE PODCAST IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE, THE TEAM REVISIT ONE OF ITS MOST POPULAR TOPICS SO FAR.

A HOUSE FOR A GARDEN • IN DESIGNING THIS SYDNEY HOME, RETALLACK THOMPSON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO BREAK FREE FROM THE RESIDENTIAL MOULD.

NGUTU COLLEGE – RECONCILIATION AT ITS CORE • WHEN MATTHEWS ARCHITECTS WAS PRESENTED WITH AN OLD GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, THE PRACTICE KNEW A DIFFERENT APPROACH WAS REQUIRED TO TURN IT INTO A THRIVING COLLEGE FOR BOTH INDIGENOUS AND NON-INDIGENOUS STUDENTS.

FREE RESOURCES TO BUILD DISASTER RESILIENT HOMES • WITH EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND CLIMATE-RELATED CATASTROPHES BECOMING EVER MORE PREVALENT IN AUSTRALIA, THE ISSUE OF BUILDING HOMES THAT ARE RESILIENT TO BUSHFIRE, FLOODS, CYCLONES AND MORE COULDN’T BE MORE TOPICAL. KATE COTTER KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN MOST AND THE FORTIS HOUSE PROJECT IS HER...