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• Rag trade warehouse meets mid-century at AP Design House’s Henne store

  05-02-2026 07:21 via indesignlive.com
  Womenswear label Henne has unveiled a new retail outlet in the inner Melbourne suburb of Armadale. Now fully operational, the store is delivering an understated yet assured vibe to its high street setting. The design has been completed by AP Design House (APDH) and reflects Henne’s preference, across its own product line, for subtlety.“We explored the interplay of restraint and expressiveness, along with precision over excess,” says Alexandra Ponting, Director of APDH. “T
  
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• A build-to-rent landmark shaped by context and community

  05-02-2026 07:21 via indesignlive.com
  DKO’s Indi Southbank marks Indi’s first completed Melbourne development and is now fully operational and leasing. The tower occupies a 1,800-square-metre site within the Boyd Village and Community Hub masterplan and forms part of the City of Melbourne’s long-term urban strategy for Southbank.Rather than adopting the glass-led language that defines much of the precinct, DKO’s design responds directly to its context. The building draws on the red brick materiality of the fo
  
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• Designing education on a grand scale

  05-02-2026 06:17 via indesignlive.com
  Monash University Malaysia has announced its partnership with TRX City Sdn Bhd, the master developer of Tun Razak Exchange, to establish a campus for the university in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.Designed by Grimshaw and GDP, the new campus will be one of the university’s largest international education commitments and forms a key part of Malaysia’s International Financial Centre.Located in the TRX Urban Quarter, the vertical campus concept for the 139355-square-metre development is sh
  
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• Craftsmanship meets calm with Gaggenau at Woollahra Village House

  05-02-2026 05:11 via indesignlive.com
  Woollahra Village House sits comfortably among the Victorian terraces of its inner Sydney locale, where a Neo-Georgian façade has been refined rather than reinvented. For Tobias Partners principal Matt Krusin, respect for context is non-negotiable. As such, the approach for this project was measured and deliberate: tidy what exists, honour the village character, and gently open the home towards light, landscape and daily life.Inside, the brief was refreshingly simple. The clients asked fo
  
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• How to diversify a residential portfolio

  05-02-2026 02:02 via architectureau.com
  Clare Cousins, Adriano Pupilli and Stuart Vokes discuss how they’re broadening their horizons by pursuing public, commercial and larger housing projects while maintaining a foothold in single residential work, offering their reflections on the pragmatic realities of diversification and the pathways that led them to new typologies.
  
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• Architect appointed to lead major Sydney Airport expansion

  05-02-2026 01:15 via architectureau.com
  Following an international tender process, Grimshaw and Mott MacDonald have been selected to lead the delivery of a multi-billion-dollar project at Sydney Airport.
  
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• RIBA Gold Medal awarded to Níall McLaughlin

  05-02-2026 00:36 via indesignlive.com
  RIBA has named Níall McLaughlin as the recipient of the 2026 Royal Gold Medal, one of the highest international honours in architecture. Bestowed on behalf of the King, the award recognises McLaughlin’s contribution to architectural practice, education and writing over more than three decades.RIBA described McLaughlin as a “pivotal figure in contemporary architecture,” citing a body of work characterised by a consistent sensitivity to place, material, craft, light and fo
  
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• Meeting the challenging drainage needs of a delightful coastal home

  05-02-2026 00:29 via indesignlive.com
  Situated on a quiet street, the sculptural frontage of the South Coast Beach House presents as unobtrusive yet impressive; as a considered composition of solid forms that sit quietly amongst the embrace of neighbouring properties.Look more closely though – at the home’s copper-clad roofline, its timber ceilings, its detailed glasswork, and more – and you’ll begin to see it as quite an achievement by those responsible, namely Casey Brown Architecture and Lime Building Grou
  
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