Insights

Alan Croker pays tribute to Sydney architect Lionel Glendenning, architect of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, remembering him as passionate architect whose concern for a sustainable future for the built environment and the planet was always front-of-mind in his work. concerned for our responsibility, care and stewardship (or lack thereof) of the built environment.

Inspired by the subtleties of Japanese design and the reparative properties of light and landscape, Brisbane architect John Ellway designs quiet houses that shun spectacle in favour of calm settings that enrich daily life.

Philip Goad remembers Daryl Jackson as a “titan of Australian architecture” whose portfolio included a vast range of building types, many of which leave an enduring mark on Melbourne and Canberra.

Ceramic artist Georgia Stevenson transforms locally found demolition waste and site materials into ceramic tiles and objects that sit beautifully within architectural contexts, carrying traces of their former lives.

This Sydney studio is exploring the ways construction can be less wasteful.

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 interior design and architect Melanie Beynon.

A tribute to Wesley Handmarch, an architect who constantly tested, questioned and pushed for better outcomes, particularly for architects working in regional contexts.

This Sydney studio’s early work reveals a love for craft and a skill for making hardworking, adaptable design solutions appear effortless.

With work spanning objects, furniture and interiors – sometimes all three at once – Bel Williams turns to materials and process to push back against convention.

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 Mathieson Architects founder Phillip Mathieson.

The layered dimensions of Madelyn McKenzie’s intensely coiled ceramic works morph sculptural clay into dynamic installations.

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 ByCerny founder Alexandra Cerny.

The perfectly functional, handcrafted furniture of Tasmania maker Ben Grieve-Johnson is explored in this extract from Ivett Dodd’s new book Makers: Lutruwita/Tasmania.

Designer Roberto Palomba reflects on the evolution of object design – from embracing simplicity to identifying the furniture piece central to the modern home.

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 the founder and director of IF Architecture, Iva Foschia.

With a mantra for designing solid, simple and beautiful architecture, this Sydney studio creates quiet, responsive homes that focus on the essentials of living well.

This Melbourne studio’s promising early work exudes calmness and composure, with skilful designs that respond to their surroundings.

The GPT Group unveils its Two Park headquarters in Sydney, an experience-led workplace by BVN and Hunter Mason. We chat to BVN principal Sally Campbell about how material richness and sustainability support agile working and team wellbeing.

With a conviction in the power of design to effect change, Benjamin Hubert explores the intersection of technology and craft to imagine an efficient and resilient future.

A tribute to 1991 Gold Medallist Donald Bailey, whose contributions to architectural practice and professional leadership established him as a leading figure in Australian architecture in the second half of the twentieth century.

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 Arent and Pyke cofounders, Sarah-Jane Pyke and Juliette Arent.

The NGV’s summer blockbuster Westwood Kawakubo unites fashion radicals Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo in a symmetrical, provocative exhibition design experience.

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson discusses nature in cities, how we can better understand the world around us, and how we can be instigators of change in the context of the climate crisis.

Inside Sydney’s Paramount House Hotel, Paramart transforms a quiet lobby corner into a nostalgic-meets-futuristic mini mart, where milk-bar charm, Tokyo vending ingenuity and playful design details offer a vibrant, curated list of delights for guests.

With a dream of returning home to the Sunshine Coast, Sandy and Scott approached Arcke to design them a small but mighty weekender by the beach. Here, Sandy shares their experiences of working with an architect.

Built environment colour expert Lymesmith (Sonia van de Haar) unpacks aspects of three-dimensional colour theory often overlooked in architectural curriculums.

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 Adriana Hanna, principal of Adriana Hanna Office and former director of Kennedy Nolan.

Done/Undone, curated by stylist and creative director Joseph Gardner for Craft Victoria, explores creation’s in-between spaces – where making and unmaking, refinement and release reveal process, intention and the beauty of unfinishedness.

Eames Demetrios, director of the Eames Office and grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, reflects on design, storytelling and innovation in this exclusive InteriorsAu Q&A — part of his rare Australian visit for Living Edge’s 25th anniversary.

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 Mim Design founder Miriam Fanning.

A tribute to Anne Cunningham, a role model to generations of women in architecture, who not only led through practice but actively fought for women in the profession.

Established in 2018, this acclaimed Brisbane studio interrogates the constraints of site and brief to realise homes marked by spatial ingenuity and deceptive simplicity.

Sydney-based designer Andy TT creates human-centred spaces and objects where connection, slowness and sensory experience are at the heart.

A tribute to an architect adept at working across all scales, who always executed projects with structural clarity and a gravitas that went beyond the physical boundaries of each site.

Long-time friends and bandmates, Tahj Rosmarin and Jimi Connor are now also co-directors of a fledgling studio creating down-to-earth architecture that enhances the everyday.

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 interior designer Léo Terrando.

From rag-rug sofas to sculptural wall hooks, Melbourne designer Carl Broesen crafts beautiful and resourceful objects that question waste, celebrate materiality and propose a circular, more responsible design future.

Douglas Powell’s journey from construction to contemporary design has seen him named a 2025 Rigg Design Prize finalist, with Duzi Objects showcasing inflated steel furniture that blurs the line between art and function.

A tribute to Russell C. Jack, co-founder of Allen Jack and Cottier (now AJC Architects), who leaves behind a modest body of work but a profound influence on generations of architects.

The Neometro director shares his favourite apartments from around the world.