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Snøhetta Completes Cloud 11 in Bangkok, Featuring Thailand’s Largest Elevated Creative Park

3 Dec, 2025

Snøhetta, in collaboration with A49 Architects, has completed Cloud 11 in Bangkok — a 250,000 m² mixed-use urban regeneration project featuring Thailand’s largest elevated creative park and setting a new benchmark for ecological and community-led citymaking in Southeast Asia. Cloud 11 is Snøhetta’s most extensive urban regeneration project in Asia,…

New Sydney Children’s Hospital Welcomes First Patients, With Australia’s First Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre

3 Dec, 2025

The new Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick building, designed by global paediatric design experts Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) and incorporating Australia’s first Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre, has welcomed its first patients, marking a transformative step forward in children’s healthcare. The state-of-the-art facility, developed in partnership with Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Children’s…

Savers® to Bring Secondhand Style to the Runway

22 Nov, 2025

Savers® is hitting the runway this February as an official partner of the 2026 PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, unveiling a bold new fashion showcase that reimagines pre-loved garments on Australia’s biggest style stage. The partnership will see Savers® present the NEW AGAIN: METAMORPHOSIS RUNWAY x Savers® – a visionary runway…

Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross – Live in Interesting Places Tour

16 Nov, 2025

Join the UK’s Grand Designs presenter and Australia’s favourite architecture advocate when they reunite for intimate shows in architecturally significant venues After years of friendship and a shared obsession with architecture and design, Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross are taking their banter and big ideas on the road – and,…

Greening More Resilient Cities with Woody Meadows

16 Nov, 2025

A pioneering urban greening approach transforming Australian cities into vibrant and biodiverse spaces has been released to the public, empowering home gardeners and land managers with over a decade of research and knowledge in native plant design and management. Developed at the University of Melbourne, ‘Woody Meadows’ are redefining how…

The Winner of the 2025 Tapestry Design Prize

15 Nov, 2025

The Australian Tapestry Workshop has announced Troy Emery + COX Architecture as the winner of the 2025 Tapestry Design Prize, with their collaborative work Longing (Camilla) selected from an impressive field of finalists. Chosen by a distinguished Jury of design leaders — Sally Evans (Nexus Designs), Cassie Hansen (InteriorsAU) and…

DIA Announces Simone LeAmon as new CEO

15 Nov, 2025

The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) proudly announces the appointment of Simone LeAmon as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) is thrilled to welcome Simone LeAmon as its new Chief Executive Officer. Long regarded as the country’s peak voice for design, the DIA plays a…

Slow Lane: Exploring Housing, Design and Community Connection

10 Nov, 2025

Slow Lane – part of the Nightjar Festival Series – invites audiences to slow down and rethink how we live, build and connect. Hosted by Tim Ross (The Australian Dream?), the event brings together Australia’s leading voices in housing, design, sustainability and community. Explore tiny houses, hear from architects and…