Architecture
The French solution for Sydney’s apartment blocks
The winners of the world’s most prestigious architectural prize know how to turn dark and dingy units into light-filled spaces.
- by Julie Power
Latest
There’s a secret behind this $28m Sydney apartment block that few people know about
It has no granite benches nor air-conditioning, and nothing is decorative. But the residents of this Warwick Farm apartment block couldn’t be happier to be moving in.
- by Julie Power
Opinion
City life
Victoria Market ‘mega-wall’ will literally divide Melbourne in pursuit of profit
The $1.7b proposal for a rare city site seems to care little for its effect on neighbours or other visitors.
- by John McNabb
The women building tiny houses to get a space of their own
The desire for small, five-square-metre houses has been amplified by social media streams documenting life with photos of picture-perfect tiny homes.
- by Julie Power
Grubby to glitz: St Kilda’s housing rollercoaster
Architectural historian David Brand leads a walking tour of St Kilda in which he describes Melbourne’s experimental building laboratory.
- by Ray Edgar
Why architects are at odds with a ‘wasted opportunity’ in this hip corner of Freo
Architects are charged with putting people into homes. So why, during a housing crisis, are seven high-profile design professionals fighting to stop a major development?
- by Mark Naglazas
Breathtaking NSW design vies for world’s top architecture prize
An Australian project to build a $3 million night-sky lookout where the Milky Way passes directly overhead will compete in what has been dubbed the Olympics of architecture.
- by Julie Power
Something has landed in Las Vegas, and it’s not aliens
The Sphere, an 18,000-seat venue, has been labelled everything from a technological marvel to a prime distraction for drivers.
- by Ben Brasch
Exclusive
Development
First look at the park that will transform the final stage of Barangaroo
The state government has selected the First Nations-led winning design for the park that will almost complete the controversial Barangaroo mega-project.
- by Megan Gorrey
Opinion
Heritage
We must protect Melbourne’s 20th-century heritage – here’s how to do it right
The previous century was an extraordinary era of design and architecture, but community buy-in is crucial to preserving its legacy.
- by James Lesh
From the Opera House to NSW’s best homes, architecture awards deliver sheer joy
Ranging from a home renovation in Lane Cove to the Opera House Concert Hall and a new wing of the Art Gallery of NSW, this year’s NSW Architecture Awards delivered beauty, delight and joy – as well as clever ways to provide affordable housing.
- by Julie Power