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• Boston College Hoag Pavilion / Sasaki

  31-05-2024 18:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Jeremy Bittermann architects: SasakiLocation: Boston, United StatesProject Year: 2023Photographs: Jeremy BittermannArea: 40000.0 ft2 Read more »
  
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• A powerhouse partnership

  14-07-2026 09:08 via indesignlive.com
  
  As partners in life and practice, Sonali and Manit Rastogi have spent three decades redefining the possibilities of sustainable architecture. Together they founded Morphogenesis in New Delhi in 1996, and in 2026 the practice celebrates its 30th anniversary while continuing to lead the conversation around sustainability and future-focused design.With offices across New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru, Morphogenesis is guided by its S.O.U.L. philosophy, emphasising sustainability, optimisation,
  
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• Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

  14-07-2026 04:45 via indesignlive.com
  
  We spoke with Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, Co-Founder and Director, and Lorène Faure, Co-Founder and Design Director, of Bean Buro about designing a workplace that blurs the line between office and hospitality.The project sits within one of Hong Kong‘s busiest districts. How did the site influence the design?Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui: The project is located in the heart of Wan Chai, Hong Kong — a dynamic urban neighbourhood known for the contrast between old and new. The site gave us an opp
  
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• Copenhagen special: 3daysofdesign roundtable podcast is here!

  14-07-2026 04:13 via indesignlive.com
  
  LISTEN HERE!Four guests from different parts of the design community joined me at the University of Sydney for this roundtable special to discuss the recently completed 3daysofdesign. Claire Delmar (STUDIO CD), Eva-Marie Prineas (Studio Prineas), Jason Gibney (JGDW) and Anton Assaad (Great Dane, Hästens) experienced this year’s event as curators and designers attached to their own studio practices or businesses, with both family and colleagues — all providing a rich variety
  
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• Australian projects recognised on 2026 World Architecture Festival Awards shortlist

  14-07-2026 04:10 via architectureau.com
  
  Twenty Australian projects and three international projects by Australian architects have been recognised on the shortlist.
  
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• 60-storey Chatswood towers on exhibition

  14-07-2026 04:02 via architectureau.com
  
  Located near the suburb’s transport hub, the $1.3 billion proposal aims to deliver apartments for more than 1,000 residents.
  
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• Q&A: Kengo Kuma in Milan

  14-07-2026 03:45 via indesignlive.com
  
  How did the collaboration with Jaipur Rugs come about?Kengo Kuma: My first introduction to Jaipur Rugs was in the summer of 2024, when I met Greg, the Artistic Director, in Delhi. At the time, I did not expect this encounter to develop into a long collaboration, but after nearly two years, we are now approaching the product launch. Working with artisans always brings new discoveries, and Jaipur Rugs was particularly memorable. To achieve the subtle variations of colour and tone we envisione
  
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• Melbourne Metro Tunnel by Hassell, Weston Williamson and Partners, and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners

  14-07-2026 02:48 via architectureau.com
  
  The long-awaited Metro Tunnel project delivers Melbourne its first truly metro-style commuter rail network, with five new city stations promising fine-grained urban connectivity.
  
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• A modernist icon gains a new communal space

  14-07-2026 01:50 via indesignlive.com
  
  Melbourne‘s Fairlie building has historically occupied an important place in Australian modernism. Completed in 1961 by Yuncken Freeman Brothers, Griffiths & Simpson, the South Yarra apartment tower is recognised for its prefabricated concrete frame, curtain wall façade and distinctive pilotis that lift the building lightly from the ground.Now, one of its smallest spaces has undergone a careful transformation. Designed by Wood Marsh, the new Fairlie Wellness Centre reimagines th
  
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• Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities – it’s time we listen to them

  14-07-2026 01:25 via architectureau.com
  
  As the climate changes, temperatures in our towns and cities will only keep rising. However, remote First Nations communities are already finding innovative ways to cope with extreme heat.
  
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• Yeo Yo by Archaea

  13-07-2026 08:46 via architectureau.com
  
  Confident and joyful in expression, this addition takes cues from a humble childhood toy, reimagining a 1925 Adelaide bungalow through curved forms and crafted detail.
  
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• Adaptive reuse in WA turns teachers college into workplace

  13-07-2026 07:54 via indesignlive.com
  
  Spaceagency Architects’ workplace project involves the adaptive reuse of a 1913 Edwardian teachers’ college in Fremantle, Western Australia, transforming the former educational building into a contemporary corporate workplace while retaining its heritage character. Rather than introducing extensive structural change, the design focuses on conserving the building’s original plan, generous volumes and access to natural light — all while upgrading it to meet the functional a
  
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• NSW moves to standardise development application process with new digital tool

  13-07-2026 06:51 via architectureau.com
  
  Proposed planning reforms would introduce a statewide set of development application requirements and a new digital tool to help homeowners navigate the process.
  
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• Harry Seidler retrospective arrives in Sydney after Venice debut

  13-07-2026 06:10 via architectureau.com
  
  Following a showing at Venice’s San Marco Art Centre, Migrating Modernism: The architecture of Harry Seidleris set to open at the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum.
  
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• Design for ‘tallest’ residential towers in Sydney approved

  13-07-2026 05:44 via architectureau.com
  
  A $3.5 billion project for twin towers, designed by FJC Studio in collaboration with Trias Studio, Aileen Sage and Polly Harbison Design, has been greenlit in Sydney.
  
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• What AHEC’s Wood for the Trees Reveals About the Future of Sustainable Design

  13-07-2026 04:06 via indesignlive.com
  
  Hardwood is most familiar to us in its finished form, as furniture, flooring, or interior finishes. While we often admire the finished product, less visible are the decades of planning and stewardship that make these materials possible.That was the starting point for Wood for the Trees, an exhibition presented by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) during 3daysofdesign 2026, Copenhagen’s annual design festival. Set within Material Matters at the historic waterfront Gammel Dok build
  
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• Special delivery for the people of Ofload

  13-07-2026 02:42 via indesignlive.com
  
  When freight logistics company Ofload was designing a new workplace and headquarters on Clarence Street in Sydney, using design to enhance the office environment was a priority.The new 155 Clarence Street property was refurbished across two levels, to create a dynamic, energising, welcoming and collaborative destination workplace. The aesthetic embodies the company’s ambitions for growth, and its progressive brand identity. Playfulness is balanced by professionalism, and zones that encoura
  
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• INDE.Awards celebrates ten years with shortlist reveal at Zenith

  10-07-2026 07:05 via indesignlive.com
  
  The design community came together at Zenith‘s Sydney showroom last week as the INDE.Awards officially unveiled its 2026 shortlist, marking the beginning of this year’s awards season and celebrating a significant milestone for the program.The design community gathered at Zenith’s Sydney showroom last week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the INDE.Awards, with the evening marking the first time the program’s shortlist has been revealed live in front of the people behin
  
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• INDE.Awards celebrates 10 years with shortlist reveal at Zenith

  10-07-2026 07:05 via indesignlive.com
  
  The design community came together at Zenith‘s Sydney showroom last week as the INDE.Awards officially unveiled its 2026 shortlist, marking the beginning of this year’s awards season and celebrating a significant milestone for the program.This year’s event carried added significance as the INDE.Awards celebrates its tenth anniversary. Rather than announcing the shortlist over breakfast, as in previous years, shortlisted architects, designers, manufacturers and partners gathered
  
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• A bold light and sound experience by Autex Acoustics and DARKON

  10-07-2026 04:38 via indesignlive.com
  Last month, Melbourne’s Bennetts Lane came alive to celebrate SENSATION, an immersive experience hosted by Autex Acoustics and DARKON. With more than 200 architects, designers and specifiers in attendance, the event showcased how acoustics and lighting shape the way spaces are perceived and occupied.The many attendees gathered high in the sky, on levels 14 and 15, in a recently completed fjcstudio commercial building and enjoyed cocktails, wine and delicious food while gaining a deeper und
  
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• Art, acoustics and colour come together

  10-07-2026 03:30 via indesignlive.com
  
  More than 100 architects and designers gathered at Wilkhahn‘s Sydney showroom in Surry Hills last month as Woven Image officially launched its latest collaboration with Australian artist Ben Goss.The evening marked the introduction of a new collection that translates Goss’ expressive paintings into a series of digitally printed EchoPanel® acoustic panels and murals, while also opening a broader conversation around the role of art within commercial interiors. Representatives from
  
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• Laneway houses to open during Open House Melbourne

  09-07-2026 09:09 via architectureau.com
  
  These homes, tucked into Melbourne's laneways, will be open to the public as part of Open House Melbourne 2026 weekend program between 24–26 July.
  
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• March on Milan

  09-07-2026 08:15 via indesignlive.com
  
  March Studio and Aesop go way back. As neighbours in Melbourne, Rodney Eggleston’s studio has been working with the brand from the beginning — and, in this most prestigious setting of Milan Design Week, it was to these roots that the designer reached back when crafting the ‘Factory of Light.’“It was very much about going back to first principles,” says Eggleston. “I think what Jean-Philippe [Bonnefoi, Aesop’s Head of R
  
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• The Rothschild by Candalepas Associates

  09-07-2026 03:02 via architectureau.com
  
  In a rapidly densifying inner-Sydney where rote residential builds are becoming the norm, a new project stands apart with surprising flourishes and a refreshingly off-beat rhythm.
  
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• Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?

  09-07-2026 02:26 via architectureau.com
  
  Taming urban heat doesn’t necessarily require extravagant ideas such as air-conditioned footpaths. Some of the most effective tools are simple adjustments to infrastructure we already have, using nature to cool cities down.
  
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• International design competition announced for Bays West waterfront precinct

  09-07-2026 02:10 via architectureau.com
  The two-stage competition will begin with a global callout for expressions of interest, followed by an invitation-only, paid design phase for shortlisted competitors.
  
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• Fireside with Kirsten Stanisich, Jonathan Richards and Royal Oak Floors

  09-07-2026 01:45 via indesignlive.com
  
  Tickets here!Join us for an intimate fireside discussion with Kirsten Stanisich and Jonathan Richards, co-founders and directors of renowned Surry Hills-based interior design and architecture practice, Richards Stanisich.Known for their expansive thinking, integrity and craftsmanship, Kirsten and Jonathan will share their knowledge and insights, and reflect on the experiences they have gained throughout their expansive careers in the design industry. With a strong emphasis on creative identity,
  
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• Denj Lane by Carter Williamson Architects

  09-07-2026 01:33 via architectureau.com
  
  A sprightly Sydney studio turns the often-overlooked laneway into a stage for domestic life, demonstrating how small-scale dwellings can diversify housing stock in the inner suburbs.
  
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• Vale Peter Moeck 1961–2026

  09-07-2026 01:14 via architectureau.com
  
  A tribute to Peter Moeck, an architect whose philosophy was grounded in careful listening, collaboration and strengthening the communities his work served.
  
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• North Stradbroke Island project recognised for biophilic design

  09-07-2026 00:43 via architectureau.com
  
  An Indigenous arts and cultural centre on North Stradbroke Island has been honoured with two biophilic design awards.
  
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