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

BOOKSHELF • SPECULATIVE FUTURES: DESIGN APPROACHES TO NAVIGATE CHANGE, FOSTER RESILIENCE, AND CO-CREATE THE CITIES WE NEED

MEN AT WORK • AUSTIN MAYNARD ARCHITECTS DIRECTORS MARK AUSTIN AND ANDREW MAYNARD TALK ABOUT HOW SUCCESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER AND, ALWAYS, THE FRUIT OF SUSTAINED TEAMWORK.

PICKET HOUSE BY AUSTIN MAYNARD ARCHITECTS • PICKET HOUSE IS A TWO STOREY ADDITION TO A FREESTANDING EDWARDIAN TIMBER HOUSE AT THE TOP OF A HILL IN NORTHCOTE, MELBOURNE.

GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE • MELBOURNE-BASED ARCHITECTURE STUDIO DREAMER IS AN IDEA BORNE OUT OF INNOVATION. LED AND FORMED BY BENJAMIN SHIELDS, THE PRACTICE IS AN EVOLVING PRODUCT OF CONSIDERED EXPERIMENTATION.

How the architecture industry can protect mental health? • ATTENTION HAS TURNED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRIES RECENTLY. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW SITS DOWN WITH ANGELINA PILLAI FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ARCHITECTS TO TALK MORE.

388 BARKLY STREET • AN ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A 1930s BRICK WAREHOUSE, 388 BARKLY STREET IN MELBOURNE AIMS TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE SUBURBAN FAMILY HOME.

W.F.H and T.A.X • 5 MILLION HARD WORKING AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEES CLAIMED ‘WORKING FROM HOME’ DEDUCTIONS IN TAX RETURNS LAST YEAR. THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE CONSIDERABLY WITH HYBRID WORKING ARRANGEMENTS ENDORSED BY SO MANY EMPLOYERS.SO LET’S DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL AND TAX SIDE FROM WORKING FROM HOME!

The strength of small practice at the 2023 ArchiTeam conference • IN MAY, ARCHITEAM HOSTED ITS FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, TITLED WAYS OF WORKING: STRENGTH IN SMALL PRACTICE. HELD BOTH DIGITALLY, AND AT MELBOURNE MUSEUM, THE ONE-DAY HYBRID EVENT ASKED THE QUESTION -“WHERE DOES THE STRENGTH IN SMALL PRACTICE LIE?”.

Weathering the recession with FPPV Architecture’s Paul Viney • WHEN IT COMES TO A RECESSION, ARCHITECTURE CAN BE HIT HARD. DELAYING AND STOPPING OF CLIENT PAYMENTS AND WORK CAN BE A DIRECT IMPACT OF THE RECESSION. BUT, AS FPPV ARCHITECTURE DIRECTOR PAUL VINEY EXPLAINS, SURVIVING IS ABOUT TAKING THE JOBS WITH LONGEVITY.

MPAVILION 10 BY TADAO ANDO • IN HIS FIRST AUSTRALIAN PROJECT, TADAO ANDO SEEKS TO CREATE A SENSE OF ETERNITY.

Why is it important to communicate the value of architecture? • A COMMON MISCONCEPTION ABOUT ARCHITECTS IS THAT THEY ONLY DESIGN EXPENSIVE HOUSES. THIS IS SOMETIMES TRUE—BUT IT IS FAR FROM THE PROFESSION’S ONLY JOB. SO HOW CAN THE REAL VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE BE COMMUNICATED? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

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