Architecture
More like a tomb than luxury apartments: The plans dividing Sydney’s elite
It’s home to celebrities, politicians, lawyers, bankers and Hare Krishnas, but how will the Altair’s forecourt redevelopment turn out?
- Julie Power
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Seven incredible modernist homes in LA you can visit
Architectural innovation is a constant in the City of Angels, where modernism has flourished and dream homes are always on the agenda.
- Margaret Barca
New Sydney homes that go up ‘like a Lego kit’
A leading architect whose clients include 20 of Australia’s richest people is experimenting with fast, sustainable materials on a row of four terraces in Bondi Junction.
- Julie Power
The one colour you should not paint your kitchen, according to the experts
This colour was once the last word in stylish minimalism, but a new breed of designers, architects and home owners are embracing a much richer palette for the hardest-working room in the house.
- Robyn Willis
The forgotten and overlooked Sydney art you may be standing on right now
The Melocco brothers painted in stone, and their work turned architecture into art in places nearly every Sydneysider has visited. Look down, or you may miss it.
- Julie Power
A ‘perfect’ inner-city pad set on 30 square metres? One architect’s ‘Goldilocks’ rule
Adam Haddow’s own house is set on a tiny plot. Now he’s focused on his Victorian home town with designs that are not too big, not too small – but just right.
- Luke Slattery
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
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
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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
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
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