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New Research Reveals Strong Employee Appetite for Adapting & Reusing Workplaces

22 Jan, 2026

Multidisciplinary design practice FK has released new national research that reveals a strong employee appetite for adapting and reusing workplaces and identifies ‘renewable real estate’ as a key opportunity for creating attractive, sustainable and future-ready cities. FK defines ‘renewable real estate’ as the continual reuse, adaptation and extension of existing…

Plant Life at Stockroom Kyneton: Exploring Human–Plant Relationships

20 Jan, 2026

Stockroom Kyneton’s next exhibition Plant Life – curated by Rhett D’Costa, Magali Gentric, and Jason Waterhouse – brings together twenty-three artists who draw on the vegetal world to explore a range of ideas, including human–plant relationships, storytelling, beauty, fragility, ecologies and the environment. Running from 24 January until 1 March,…

Rosalie Gascoigne: Sky, Earth, Water – Major New Exhibition at Bundanon

15 Jan, 2026

Bundanon will present a major exhibition of works by acclaimed Australian artist Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999), alongside significant new commissions by leading contemporary First Nations women artists Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Janet Fieldhouse and Glenda Nicholls, from 7 March – 14 June 2026. Rosalie Gascoigne: Sky, Earth, Water will showcase Gascoigne’s poetic assemblages…

Charred: An Exhibition by James Crowther

15 Jan, 2026

Finding beauty in imperfection, Charred is a Bruny Island exhibition celebrating salvaged Tasmanian timber through traditional craftsmanship, sustainability and wabi sabi philosophy. In Tasmania, artist and chairmaker James Crowther has found his creative home. Where others see discarded timber, Crowther sees possibility. Crowther has built a practice around salvaging what…

First Permanent Public Artwork by Acclaimed Indonesian/Australian Artist Jumaadi Unveiled at Barangaroo South

13 Jan, 2026

A major new permanent public artwork titled Upside-Down Garden by Indonesian/Australian artist Jumaadi has been unveiled in the through-site link of International House at Barangaroo South. For his first ever public artwork and most ambitious to date, Jumaadi’s Upside-Down Garden features hanging sculptural metalwork forms drawn from real, fantastic and…

205 North Quay Leads the Way in Climate-Responsive Design

7 Jan, 2026

A new commercial tower in Brisbane is challenging the convention of traditionally closed workplaces, setting a new benchmark for climate-responsive design in Southeast Queensland. Designed to breathe, it embraces the region’s climate, enhances workplace wellbeing, and contributes to a vibrant public realm through thoughtful, generous design. Designed by Hassell, REX,…

Issue 107

3 Jan, 2026

Issue 107 comes out on January 5th. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photography by Adam Gibson. Featuring architecture by Dock4 Architects. In this issue, our feature brings together five kitchens – from inner city homes to rural and off-grid properties, each of these kitchens…

Dulux Colour Awards 2026 Open, Marking 40 Years of Colour

16 Dec, 2025

Dulux has opened entries for the 2026 Dulux Colour Awards, marking 40 years of recognising creative and innovative use of colour across the built environment in Australia and New Zealand. Spanning an impressive four decades, the Dulux Colour Awards celebrate excellence in colour across interior and exterior spaces, including residential,…

Living on Groundwater Wins Kingspan-Funded MICROHOME Competition

13 Dec, 2025

New York–based architects Aleksa Milojevic and Matthew W Wilde have been awarded first prize in the Kingspan-funded MICROHOME #10 competition for Living on Groundwater, a prefabricated housing proposal addressing global housing and ecological challenges through a compact, water-resilient design. The MICROHOME #10 competition, organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan,…