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Hillam Architects’ Riviere Residence in Applecross.

Fear of heights: Why do Perth people resist apartment living?

Medium and high-density housing is the norm for much of the world. But Perth people are reluctant to abandon their mega-sized homes and enjoy the benefits of apartment living.

  • Mark Naglazas

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The Airey’s Inlet house is constructed from compressed cement panels and pearlescent-coloured translucent fibre-reinforced plastic.

Shell art got a shellacking. Now it makes an architectural comeback in this beach house design

A tongue-in-cheek beach house makes effective use of shell art and cement panels.

  • Stephen Crafti

David drew up a plan to woo fellow architect Kawai: 500 Solomon Islanders helped

After meeting Kawai Yeung in 2009, David Kaunitz strove to win her over. Today, the couple specialise in humane architecture for disadvantaged communities.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Part of the Wangaratta District Specialist School, designed by Sibling Architecture. The project was 2024 winner of the AA Social Impact Award.

Who doesn’t need a hug? This exhibition will lift your mood

It’s a weighty issue, designing spaces for sensory needs. These architects invite you to be tucked into their sculptures.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

Trump’s plan to make America ‘classic’ again, one gaudy building at a time

The president’s executive order is the same old “drill, baby, drill” attitude, but this time it’s more “gild, baby, gild”, with taxpayers set to foot the bill.

  • Norman Day
The Hoover Dam might be the greatest engineering achievement in history.

Inside one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history

From outside, this vast construction is about size, scale and spectacle. Once inside, it becomes more about appreciating how the whole thing holds together.

  • David Whitley
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Bates Smart director Jeff Copolov’s grandmother Bertha Tandler, aunt Elizabeth Burman and grandfather Richard Tandler at the ICI House “open house” in 1958.

The skyscraper that changed a city – and one man’s life

Orica House, Australia’s first modern skyscraper, changed Melbourne’s skyline forever. Almost 70 years later, it’s about to be at the heart of the city’s story again.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Taking cues from a curved wall in the former red-brick bungalow, the home was given a grand makeover incorporating the sleek P&O style. “It was crucial to add a second storey, as my older kids Frankie (on the porch with Caroline McCredie) and Clementine, need their own space,” says Ben Milgate, at the gate with Mac.

A single-storey red brick bungalow renovated into a P&O-style family home

Reflecting the creative vibe of its owners, this home is filled with sinuous curves and retro character.

  • Susan Redman
Brian Seidler.

Brian Seidler: A master builder with a reputation for making things better

Growing up in a home designed by his cousin Harry Seidler sparked a life-long interest in mid-century design for this construction industry leader that made his own mark.

  • Malcolm Brown
Lisa Natale loves being able to walk everywhere with her two daughters. Lisa and her husband Tom moved into the new block,  The Bond, a minute from Bondi Junction, last year.

The verdict on the Bondi Junction apartments made for high-density family life

In the latest in our series of property reviews, our experts run their eye over a high-rise in Bondi Junction designed for access to transport.

  • Julie Power

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