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• Winners revealed: 2024 Australian Urban Design Awards

  18-03-2024 23:46 via architectureau.com
  
  Eleven projects were recognized in this year’s program, including four winners.
  
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• ee.jae House / 100A associates

  18-03-2024 21:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Jae-yoon Kim architects: 100A associatesLocation: Gimpo, South KoreaProject Year: 2022Photographs: Jae-yoon KimArea: 146.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Comment: Gray Puksand’s predictions for Australian architecture in 2024

  18-03-2024 04:35 via indesignlive.com
  
  Large architecture studios must diversify their project allocation in 2024 to survive a slower economy, as the architecture and design sector is often the first within the property industry to be impacted by the kinds of economic headwinds that Australia is currently experiencing.The latest JLL research indicates that CBD offices have reached the highest national vacancy rate since 1995, with the residential sector also feeling the effects. The rate of new home-building activity has of course sl
  
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• “Life extends far beyond the office”: McGregor Coxall’s nine-day fortnight

  18-03-2024 04:09 via indesignlive.com
  
  We spoke to McGregor Coxall CEO, George Panos, and People and Culture leader, Christine Storey, about the practice’s new workplace policy. With more and more design firms embracing flexible work and even employee ownership, we decided to ask the practice in question about the rationale behind this nine-day fortnight decision.
  Timothy Alouani-Roby: Tell us a bit about your new nine-day fortnight — how does it work?The nine-day fortnight at McGregor Coxall is a global initiative design
  
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• A whole new meaning to the term ‘walled garden’ with RAD+ar in Indonesia

  18-03-2024 03:42 via indesignlive.com
  
  When architects conceive their own projects, there is a high level of experimentation that pushes many boundaries. This was the case with Tanatap Wall Garden, a public space-cum-cafe in Indonesia. RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + Architecture), founded by Antonius Richard Rusli, is the client, operator and architect. The project itself, meanwhile, is one of several iterations that have sprouted in the bustling city.“Tanatap is trying to stay consistent with its vision to decentralise sus
  
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• Facade operability shapes the corner gateway to Cremorne precinct

  18-03-2024 02:02 via indesignlive.com
  
  Architecture can often be best understood, and appraised, by a ‘but for’ test: what might have been there but for the realised design? What were the other options? What would the path of least resistance have been?At 9 Cremorne in Melbourne, the answer might have been a bog-standard ‘glass box’ office. By developing an innovative facade using custom-designed aluminium mesh, however, Fieldwork has taken an altogether more thoughtful approach.“The anodised facade crea
  
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• Anna Lenti on Paola Lenti’s new Australian collections

  18-03-2024 01:40 via indesignlive.com
  
  In a showcase of global design influence, Italian furniture company Paola Lenti has revealed some of its latest designs for an Australian audience in collaboration with dedece. With events in Melbourne and Sydney, the stores served as immersive platforms to highlight the brand’s newest designs alongside some best-sellers.Rooted in a philosophy of experimentation and a revival of traditional craftsmanship, the collections are designed to evoke harmony, wellbeing and serenity. As you might e
  
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