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Architecture is the conversation

Australian architects build affordable housing in Trump's America
“A 187-unit public housing development that transformed a desolate corner outside a train station in a poor corner of Los Angeles into a thriving community hub.” Australian Financial Review
The greenest building is the one already standing.
“Exceptional examples of complex adaptive reuse and reduced embodied carbon.” Architecture & Design
Penguin friendly re-design
“A 450m-long curved boardwalk, penguin viewing platform, tiered seating and increased public open space... The new pier will help reduce the impacts of climate change over the next 50 years.” News.com.au
A radical rethink of Queensland's classic home.
“A house that doesn't have roof overhangs for shade, floor-to-ceiling windows, or verandah: ‘all of the things we are taught as architects in Queensland that you have to have.’” Brisbane Times
Architecture as truth-telling
“Projects which are significant not for what is added but for what is removed — seeking meaningful and compelling truth-telling and reconciliation through subtraction and revelation.” Daily Telegraph
A growing confidence in bold design choices, colour and form.
“A confident use of colour, and inventive form-making indicate a shift away from unnecessary excess and signals a broader movement toward doing more with less.” Glam Adelaide
Smaller, smarter, 90% less energy.
“A home using passive design concepts to demonstrate the benefits and cost-effectiveness of sustainable living.” The Fifth Estate
How a community co-design created an award-winning cultural space
“Genuine co-design with community elders, the Nannas, and Gugan Gulwan staff has produced an architecture that is not merely responsive but deeply authored — by and for the people it serves.” Canberra Times
Gentle density explained
“Architects of smaller projects are increasing density one suburban block at a time.” The Sydney Morning Herald
Sustainable housing for every age, income and background
“Housing to suit different life stages and to accommodate multi-generational living, ageing in place, accommodating 'sandwich generation' type living – a more considered approach to how extended families live together.” Architecture & Design
A striking, nature-centric home in the trees
“Flood risk elevated this home to an award winner in the trees... The building looks like it will become subsumed by this wonderful forest and garden, and be reminiscent of a relic.” Australian Financial Review
Stitching Perth's CBD back together
“A dramatic new insertion into the blighted and divisive strip of railway land separating the CBD from the entertainment precinct of Northbridge.” WA Today
A garden with no windows, for growing plants
“Multi-hued layered brickwork and curved edges created a conceptual walled garden… masterfully fulfilling a challenging windowless brief essential to preserve the climate-controlled artificial internal environments.” The Guardian
A desert health hub
“The result is a building that holds the Arrernte people's wellbeing and their cultural values at the core of a complex socio-spatial composition.” ArchitectureAU
Design shaped by the colours of Country
“These projects work with the unique Alice Springs landscape, adopting colours and textures from the extraordinary and vibrant desert surrounds.” NT News
Australian architecture quietly shaping the world's cities
“Rich in creative experience and imagination… each dealt adroitly with the unique demands that come with the greater complexities involved in overseas work.” ArchitectureAU
A building that restores the Country it sits on
“Designs incorporating First Nations' knowledge shone through in this year's winners.” InDaily
The impossible block
“A contemporary architectural terrace designed to squeeze onto a challenging six-metre-wide block overlooking the Cowrie Hole.” Newcastle Herald
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