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Classical architecture is making a comeback, with these modernist buildings being restored to their former glory.

Modernist architects once declared war on Australia’s classic architecture. The backlash has begun

In Europe, buildings and streetscapes are being restored to their former glory. Now the pushback against modernism is being felt in Australia.

  • Greg Callaghan

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Babylon House is perched on the crest of a 7000 square metre site on the edge of an Avalon Beach escarpment north of Sydney.

Bohemian home gets award-winning transformation in Avalon’s Babylon

Named after the mythical tower of Babylon, the renovation of this award-winning house overlooking Pittwater and the Pacific Ocean has been years in the making.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Sydney’s most fabulously ugly building is about to get a glow-up

This one-of-a-kind piece of architecture is about to get a $23 million refresh to turn it into the emotional town hall of Surry Hills in Sydney’s inner city.

  • Julie Power
The strength of this design is that it appreciates the garden through all the seasons. Autumn is extremely memorable as the Virginia creeper turns red.

This Yarra River home has one foot in the ’burbs, the other in the bush

An award-winning house designed by Studio Bright at just under 250 square metres punches well above its weight.

  • Stephen Crafti
Conceived as an ‘object in the landscape’, the three-bedroom Daylesford house gives little away when you approach up a fairly steep driveway.

Take a peek inside this architect’s Daylesford weekender

Architect Adam Kane used his property to test the boundaries of design before passing ideas on to clients.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Sustainable luxury sails into new Docklands hotel

A new hotel stitches together Melbourne’s rich maritime history in a highly sustainable design.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Pohio Adams Architects selected “Obleco”, the French glass block embedded with a raised circle that adds depth and texture as well as increasing privacy.

There was plenty of scope for things to go wrong for this home reno

The tired old Edwardian was in Melbourne, the architect was Sydney-based, and the client was also an architect. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Stephen Crafti
Kerstin Thompson Architects designed the Eva and Marc Besen Centre for the couple’s extensive art collection.

Award-winning new building to store and display renowned Besen art collection at TarraWarra

Just 5 per cent of the art collected by philanthropists Eva and Marc Besen can be displayed at any time. A new centre by architect Kerstin Thompson will change that.

  • Stephen Crafti
Inside Victoria’s best: A photo essay of the 2025 Architecture Award winners
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Inside Victoria’s best: A photo essay of the 2025 Architecture Award winners

From a cemetery depot to a stunning contemporary house that embraces its natural surroundings, here are some of the top accolades from the state’s architecture awards.

  • Cara Waters
A steel-clad top level encloses the more informal terrace.

Parisienne-style restaurant served with a twist: red paint running down naked bodies

Maison Batard takes its design cues from restaurateur Chris Lucas and his wife Sarah’s trips to the French capital.

  • Stephen Crafti

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