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• The showroom as home

  21-07-2026 09:18 via indesignlive.com
  
  Walking along Macpherson Street in Bronte, the ocean rises above rooftops in flashes of blue. For a moment, the houses seem secondary to it, as though the landscape is gently holding everything else in place. It is a feeling familiar to anyone who spends time in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, where nature and suburbia exist in constant negotiation.It feels like an appropriate setting for Daniel Boddam‘s new showroom.Located within a small retail strip, the space is unlike most furniture s
  
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• A new mixed-use precinct for West London

  21-07-2026 07:04 via indesignlive.com
  
  TURNER has completed its first large-scale UK project at Capital Interchange Way in Brentford, West London. The mixed-use development spans more than 50,000 square metres and includes over 400 apartments, combining affordable and build-to-rent housing with 4,000 square metres of commercial and retail space.TURNER secured planning approval for Redrow and Catalyst Housing, with the project later delivered by Telford Living and Peabody. Build-to-rent developer Ridgeback is now involved in bringing
  
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• Reconnecting retail with the city

  21-07-2026 04:55 via indesignlive.com
  
  For our latest Q&A, we spoke with Simon Chua, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Eddy Sun, Senior Associate Director – Architecture, and Felix Cheung, Senior Associate Director at Lead8 about the thinking behind Suzhou MixC World and how the project responds to Suzhou’s history while looking to the future of urban retail.Suzhou MixC World sits within one of the city‘s oldest districts. How did the site influence the design?Suzhou MixC World is located in the historic Shil
  
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• Transformation of Sydney heritage department store into mixed-use tower development complete

  21-07-2026 03:03
  
  FJC Studio’s design of a “floating” residential tower atop a heritage-listed former David Jones department store in Sydney has completed construction.
  
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• Masterplan unveiled for 500 ‘resilient’ new homes in Northern Rivers

  21-07-2026 02:47
  
  Public consultation is open on the NSW government’s proposal to deliver 500 homes in East Lismore “designed for the future.”
  
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• Sydney’s smallest apartment type receives planning approval

  21-07-2026 02:44
  
  Compact dwellings of approximately 30 square metres have been approved as part of Cox Architecture’s design for the redevelopment of the Taubmans Paint Factory in St Peters.
  
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