culture

John Ellway’s striking homes play on the traditional Queenslander design, bringing the garden into the home.

The proposed redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial not only compromises Charles Bean’s original vision for a ‘simple, solemn, exquisite building’, it calls into question our processes of public governance.

The ACMI redevelopment brings Victoria’s major institution for screen culture into triumphant focus.

The redevelopment of Pentridge prison raises troubling questions about how we preserve our punitive past, and whether it is ever acceptable to exploit misery as a brand.

If death is a certainty, so is the fact that the Earth is running out of space for cemeteries. Two Australians are trying to design a solution.

Making the case for restoring confidence in the quality of Australian design by stipulating that for major projects, half of all design tenders or competition entrants be local.

The bamboo, rope and wooden pegs of Mumbai architect Bijoy Jain’s MPavilion are in keeping with a global trend in handmade building, even if not everyone can afford it.

The proposed demolition of the Sirius building in Sydney robs Australians of an iconic piece of Brutalist architecture.

The new DCM-designed pavilion at the Venice architecture biennale is host to a very Australian public space – the swimming pool.