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Emeritus professor Mads Gaardboe refects on the life and career of Canberran architect Roger Pegrum, who he describes as “a man of quality and grace and ... one of the national capital’s most influential architects.”

An apartment inside Brisbane’s Torbreck is immersed in vivid deep-sea hues in tribute to the client’s love for the ocean and to the distinctive modernist building it sits within.

On an unusual wedge-shaped site, this clever update to a heritage-listed Sydney residence borrows space from the verandahs to create two shower pods filled with natural light.

Andrew Burges Architects and Second Edition’s competition-winning design for the new facility is envisaged as having a “100-year civic life.”

An Australian campus and passenger station have been named as global exemplars of architecture and design, with both now in contention to win world titles.

The competition seeks submissions from architects, designers and students in pursuit of an innovative brick shape that expands a facade’s potential, with the winner awarded a trip to the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale Vernissage.

Hecker Guthrie brings the spirit of Melbourne coffee institution Patricia Coffee Brewers to a new heritage setting, preserving its distinctive rituals while introducing a more domestic feel.

This year, 44 projects across seven categories have been recognised as finalists in the Architeam Awards.

The masterplan designed by Six Degrees Architects in consultation with Sean Godsell Architects, retail architect Mosquito Architects and landscape architect Oculus proposes new market space and residential towers up to 16 storeys high.

The program sees over 70 buildings and experiences across Hobart and surrounding areas open on 7 and 8 November.

The renewal of the Ian Potter State Theatre, designed by NH Architecture and Snøhetta, marks the theatre’s “first major refurbishment since opening in 1984.”

Attending to the strict rules of an alternative planning pathway and the challenges of a steep site, a pair of new dwellings in Sydney’s east employ clever planning and careful detailing to create generous spaces that feel uncharacteristically luxurious.

Find out more on the topic of regenerating Country through expert insights, podcasts and more.

This intentionally recessive design is based on a goal to do as little harm and to use as little material as possible, employing a regenerative approach to its greenfield site with the aim to act as a precedent in the new planned city of Bradfield.

Plants, animals, insects and birds are invited back to this corner park, located on a prominent intersection in Melbourne’s Fitzroy, which also offers a place to reflect on the area’s significant First Nations history and culture.

Located amid the brutalist buildings of a university campus in Melbourne’s west, a new garden with a deep cultural heritage aspect invites visitors to learn of First Nations’ past use of the site and how they use it today, while also conveying how it might be protected into the future.

As Australia’s urban disruption continues, it’s more important than ever for designers to ensure their work is honouring Country properly – including by actively regenerating it, writes Danièle Hromek.

This issue of Houses: Kitchens and Bathrooms is filled with inviting kitchens and bathrooms designed for everyday ease.

Offering a subtle rather than a subversive evolution of the suburban home, this flexible family residence arranges two brick pavilions around generous private gardens.

The panel – comprising design and placemaking professionals – provides independent, expert and impartial design advice for projects across Bradfield City.