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Controversy shadows countdown to Powerhouse opening

Controversy shadows countdown to Powerhouse opening

A digital clock at Powerhouse Parramatta is counting down the days until opening. Its first weekend is sold out, but what will the crowds make of it?

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish nonagenarian architect Jan Gehl has helped inject Copenhagen's walkability and cycling culture into Australian cities over the past 35 years.

Artist's spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens

Artist's spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens

Artist's spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens

Artist's spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens

The studio of celebrated Australian artist Brett Whiteley will reopen to the public after extensive renovations.

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'Joyful' car park for the future wins design award

'Joyful' car park for the future wins design award

Joy probably isn't the emotion felt by commuters embarking on a long trip from the suburbs, but a multi-storey car park hopes to bring a little happiness.

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Thousands of cookie-cutter home designs - priced at $1 - have flown out the door but getting them built to help ease the housing crisis is proving slower.

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

'Architectural marvel': $800m market to hook tourists

A decade in the making, a new harbour-side Sydney Fish Market will be a key drawcard for millions of visitors and locals.

Japanese courtyard Queenslander leads design winners

Japanese courtyard Queenslander leads design winners

A Queenslander cottage extended around a Japanese-inspired courtyard garden is among the winning designs at the National Architecture Awards.

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Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

A house built in a factory and ferried to one of the nation's favourite holiday islands has won Australian House of the Year at the 2025 Houses Awards.

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Street artists Rone and Callum Preston are throwing open the doors of their shared studio for the first time, as part of Melbourne's Open House weekend.

How listening to Country can lead to better design

How listening to Country can lead to better design

How listening to Country can lead to better design

How listening to Country can lead to better design

Designed to represent the bends of the Baaka (Darling) River, it is hoped this cultural centre will help inspire the next generation of architects.

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Worimi and Biripi architect Jack Gillmer has always had a passion for design but a three-month stint in Paris has helped explore new depths in his craft.

Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

An architectural labyrinth has been installed at the National Gallery of Victoria - and its footprint is the size of the average newly-built Australian house.

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

A small inner Sydney public school has risen above major international design hubs to be named the World Building of the Year.

From electric to people power: historic plant wins gong

From electric to people power: historic plant wins gong

From electric to people power: historic plant wins gong

From electric to people power: historic plant wins gong

A public building on the site of a historic rural power station and an outback arts space are among the winners of Australia's top architecture awards.

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The underground tale of Arts Centre's electric glow-up

One of Australia's biggest performing arts centres is midway through a major renovation. But theatregoers will never see the most vital part of the project.

Aust Venice entry an architectural riposte to 'no' vote

The 'no' vote in the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament has inspired Australia's entry for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy.

More than moon dust: Space architect prints new habitat

Off-planet habitats could be 3D-printed from moon dust or Martian "soil", a space architect says, and teach Earthians a valuable lesson in sustainable living.

Home office clocks on to win architecture prize

A functional home office is coveted by many work-from-home employees, with one example in Brisbane winning an award for architecture.

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'A simple life': the reincarnation of rural churches

Rural churches are getting second lives as music studios, luxury homes and cosy BnBs after the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many in search of a quiet life.

Architecture winner gets air with massive inflatable

A 14-metre-high balloon that can "breathe" is the latest in the National Gallery of Victoria's architecture commissions.

Turnbull double act call for 'more density, everywhere'

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and former Sydney mayor Lucy Turnbull have weighed into housing affordability debate as part of a national address.

'Shorts and t-shirt' gallery among architecture winners

Public art galleries in Rockhampton and Sydney are among the winners at the 2023 National Architecture Awards.

Southern comfort: country hotel wins top design prize

Once a looming council building and home to a NSW Southern Highlands mayor, the transformation of Moss Manor has been recognised with a top architecture award.

Tim Minchin pens ironic Opera House anniversary tribute

Performer Tim Minchin has penned an ode to the Sydney Opera House to mark the 50th anniversary of its opening by Queen Elizabeth II on October 20, 1973.

Sydney Opera House marks half a century on the harbour

In a special lecture marking the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House opening, the building architect's children reflect on his legacy.

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