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• Casa Roca / PPAA

  15-12-2025 07:00 via archdaily.com
  © Rafael Gamo architects: PPAALocation: Yosemite Lakes, United StatesProject Year: 2023Photographs: Rafael Gamo Read more »
  
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• Winners revealed: 2026 Think Brick Awards

  04-09-2026 09:00 via architectureau.com
  
  A plant research facility with expressive brickwork and an expanded interwar brick bungalow have claimed top honours at the 2025 Think Brick Awards.
  
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• Fred Chaney assumes role of Australian Institute of Architects WA chapter president

  04-09-2026 08:34 via architectureau.com
  
  The appointment of TRCB director Fred Chaney will see him lead efforts in shaping the architecture and urban design across Western Australia.
  
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• Vale Peter Mould 1948–2026

  04-09-2026 06:22 via architectureau.com
  
  Ken Maher pays tribute to former New South Wales Government Architect Peter Mould, observing, “For those of us who believe in the value of architecture in enriching our lives and serving community interests, Mould was an inspiration through his absolute dedication to this agenda.”
  
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• Where We Work: OH Architecture

  04-09-2026 02:27 via architectureau.com
  
  A new monthly series exploring the inner workings of design studios around Australia
  
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• Mule Taqueria by Jak Architecture

  04-09-2026 01:54 via architectureau.com
  
  Off-form concrete, a double-sided fireplace and a deep red glow turn a diminutive 37-square-metre footprint into Torquay's newest taqueria.
  
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• Brisbane apartments by Cavill Architects lodged for planning approval

  03-09-2026 03:20 via architectureau.com
  
  The inner-city proposal is inspired by surrounding historic woolstores and “the subtropical, landscape-led energy of neighbouring James Street.”
  
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• Mike Hewson on The Opera House Table

  02-09-2026 03:22 via architectureau.com
  
  Sydney-based artist Mike Hewson has produced a series of collectible tables and chairs.
  
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• Why material scale matters for human connection with large buildings

  02-09-2026 00:51 via architectureau.com
  
  Architect Jesse Taylor compares two iconic buildings and their ability to relate to people at a human scale.
  
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• Plans for 29-storey tower designed by FK lodged for South Brisbane site

  01-09-2026 05:03 via architectureau.com
  
  Now pending determination, designs for the accommodation tower employ a communal-focussed building model intended to counter spatial restraints.
  
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• Dulux's 2027 Colour Forecast celebrates authenticity and the human touch

  01-09-2026 04:21 via architectureau.com
  
  The 2027 Colour Forecast introduces three palettes grounded in joy, individuality and everyday rituals.
  
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• Heritage-listed Melbourne grandstand destined for renewal

  01-09-2026 04:16 via architectureau.com
  
  The refurbishment is proposed to commence later this year as part of an overhaul of the Glenferrie Oval precinct in Melbourne’s Hawthorn.
  
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• 2.1-hectare ‘complete neighbourhood’ scheme in inner-city Sydney secures approval

  01-09-2026 04:00 via architectureau.com
  
  Designed by a team of four architects, the build-to-rent development is purportedly the largest housing proposal to be approved under the state’s Housing Delivery Authority pathway.
  
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• Plans for $2 billion twin-tower residential project in Broadbeach revealed

  31-08-2026 01:46 via architectureau.com
  
  Led by Plus Studio, the design for “One Broadbeach” envisions almost 1,000 new apartments on the Gold Coast's beachfront.
  
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• The tyranny of architectural literalism

  30-08-2026 23:00 via architectureau.com
  
  Elizabeth Farrelly takes aim at architecture’s “tendency to grab and debauch whatever idea present[s] itself, however daft,” which she says “stands to make architecture the class clown.”
  
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• Open House program launches in Victoria’s south-east

  28-08-2026 09:03 via architectureau.com
  
  The first-ever Open House Latrobe event will take place in October, opening up significant buildings, infrastructure and landscapes across Gippsland region.
  
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• Victorian government approves $1.5 billion skyscraper for Melbourne Southbank site

  28-08-2026 08:03 via architectureau.com
  
  Designed by Cox, the 67-storey tower is set to restore the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel as the building’s key entry point.
  
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• NSW Government Architect Abbie Galvin appointed Powerhouse Parramatta interim CEO

  28-08-2026 05:40 via architectureau.com
  
  The leadership change follows “new allegations” and a resulting investigation into the institution’s governance and procurement.
  
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• Powerhouse Parramatta unveils exhibition line-up ahead of opening

  28-08-2026 05:35 via architectureau.com
  
  Powerhouse Parramatta unveils exhibition line-up ahead of opening
  
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• Newport Apartment by Mima Architects

  28-08-2026 03:42 via architectureau.com
  
  Shaped by its owner's love of boats, fishing and life by the water, this compact Newport dwelling rejects the polished language of Sydney’s luxury apartments and presents a retreat that is warm and tactile.
  
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• The Design Dozen with Anna-Carin McNamara

  28-08-2026 02:10 via architectureau.com
  
  Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with Sydney-based interior designer Anna-Carin McNamara of Anna-Carin.
  
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• Living outside the box

  27-08-2026 04:01 via indesignlive.com
  
  Duet is the first stage of an $800 million residential development now under construction at Northshore Hamilton, one of Australia’s largest waterfront urban renewal precincts. Comprising 429 residences across two 25-storey towers, the Plus Studio project sits within a part of Brisbane still carrying traces of its working waterfront, while responding to a very different future of increasing density and apartment living.The project is organised as a landscaped podium supporting two towers,
  
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• Thornbury Eucalypt House by Card

  27-08-2026 01:02 via architectureau.com
  
  Card’s lightweight timber addition to a Thornbury home is thoughtfully composed around a spectacular Eucalypt.
  
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• Powerhouse Parramatta prepares to open its doors

  26-08-2026 08:05 via indesignlive.com
  
  Powerhouse Parramatta has revealed the full exhibition program that will open with the museum on Saturday 7th of November 2026, bringing together more than 3000 objects across five major exhibitions spanning design, science, technology, art and First Nations knowledge.Four of the five exhibitions will be free, with only Task Eternal ticketed for adults and free for visitors under 16.Powerhouse Parramatta under construction, May 2026. Photography by Rory Gardiner.Designed by Franco-Japanese archi
  
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• ‘A giant blanket’: how better insulation lowers energy costs for homeowners and the grid

  26-08-2026 05:24 via architectureau.com
  
  On a societal level, improving insulation in walls, floors and ceilings is one of the most effective ways to reduce peak energy demand – and this is increasingly important, as Australia faces a surge in electricity demand from data centres, electric vehicles and electric household appliances.
  
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• Wyndham Law Courts by Lyons

  26-08-2026 05:22 via architectureau.com
  
  The expansive Wyndham Law Courts offers lessons in complex, community-focused design that attunes to users’ needs as much as institutional function.
  
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• Emerging architects invited to submit to Unbuilt exhibition

  26-08-2026 05:16 via architectureau.com
  
  Expressions of interest are now open for an Adelaide Design Week exhibition that will provide visibility to unrealised architecture and designs which might have otherwise remained unseen.
  
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• One city, four precincts: Saturday Indesign 2026 is almost here

  26-08-2026 04:33 via indesignlive.com
  
  On Saturday 12th of September, Sydney’s design showrooms will open their doors for Saturday Indesign, bringing architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting and material design together across Paddington, Surry Hills, Waterloo and Alexandria.Running from 9am to 5pm, this year’s event spans more than 35 showroom locations, with 40-plus exhibitors, over 150 brands and around 100 activations scheduled across the four precincts. Complimentary hop-on, hop-off buses will connect the differe
  
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• No. 156 by Tom Mark Henry

  26-08-2026 00:24 via architectureau.com
  
  Through experimental material application, this Tom Mark Henry design deftly achieves timelessness and wide appeal without forsaking abundant personality.
  
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• Patchwork, Elizabeth Bay by Other Architects

  25-08-2026 07:54 via architectureau.com
  
  A gentle renovation of a 1939 apartment is a joyful exercise of good judgement and a reminder that doing less is as important a design decision as doing more.
  
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