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2025 Western Australian honours
2025 Western Australian honours
The Australian Institute of Architects’ Western Australia chapter has awarded fellowships and prizes to architects and allied professionals at their President’s Dinner.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
2025 Western Australian honours
Australian projects take out top prizes in 2025 Dezeen Awards
Australian projects take out top prizes in 2025 Dezeen Awards
Three Australian projects have claimed accolades in this year’s Dezeen Awards, including a new home in Melbourne, a Sydney bathroom design and a Melbourne-designed-and-made surface finish.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Australian projects take out top prizes in 2025 Dezeen Awards
Simone LeAmon appointed CEO of the Design Institute of Australia
Simone LeAmon appointed CEO of the Design Institute of Australia
Leading design curator Simone LeAmon has been appointed CEO of the Design Institute of Australia after more than a decade at the NGV.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Simone LeAmon appointed CEO of the Design Institute of Australia
New build-to-rent tower approved in Perth
New build-to-rent tower approved in Perth
According to Plus Studio, the project is “conceived as a new generation of development,” with the 21-storey proposal bringing together build-to-rent and serviced apartments with ground-floor retail space.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New build-to-rent tower approved in Perth
DKO expands into Indonesia with new studio
DKO expands into Indonesia with new studio
The practice is currently engaged in a series of projects in hospitality, resort, hotel, housing and ecclesiastical design across the Indonesian archipelago.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
DKO expands into Indonesia with new studio
NSW government proposes building law reforms to support more prefab homes
NSW government proposes building law reforms to support more prefab homes
Under the reforms, a single statewide approval pathway for prefabricated buildings would replace individual council processes, and clearer regulations governing the manufacture, transport and installation of prefabricated buildings would be established.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
NSW government proposes building law reforms to support more prefab homes
Nine mid-rise designs added to NSW pattern book
Nine mid-rise designs added to NSW pattern book
The newly unveiled patterns are designed to “strike a balance between compact living and community connection … [and] enhance neighbourhood character while meeting the needs of diverse households.”
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Nine mid-rise designs added to NSW pattern book
Melbourne Art Fair unveils FutureObjekt exhibitors and new NGV partnership commission
Melbourne Art Fair unveils FutureObjekt exhibitors and new NGV partnership commission
Melbourne Art Fair has unveiled the 2026 FutureObjekt lineup and announced Anna Varendorff as the first MAF x NGV Design Commission recipient, signalling a bold new chapter for Australian collectible design.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Melbourne Art Fair unveils FutureObjekt exhibitors and new NGV partnership commission
Historic zoo and pub recognised in 2025 WA Heritage Awards
Historic zoo and pub recognised in 2025 WA Heritage Awards
The winners of the 2025 Western Australian Heritage Awards have been announced, recognising projects that demonstrate excellence in protecting and reimagining the state’s diverse heritage.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Historic zoo and pub recognised in 2025 WA Heritage Awards
Open for entries: Galang Residency 2026
Open for entries: Galang Residency 2026
Australian-based First Nations creative practitioners in disciplines such as architecture, design, music, performance, photography, visual arts, weaving and writing are encouraged to apply for the three-month residencies in Paris.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Open for entries: Galang Residency 2026
Plans lodged for $340 million mixed-use precinct at former drive-in cinema
Plans lodged for $340 million mixed-use precinct at former drive-in cinema
Located near Penrith, the Group GSA-designed proposal includes 17 mid-rise buildings and close to 3,500 square metres of retail space.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Plans lodged for $340 million mixed-use precinct at former drive-in cinema
Winners announced: 2025 Architeam Awards
Winners announced: 2025 Architeam Awards
The winners of the 2025 Architeam Awards have been named, with the winning and commended projects demonstrating that “small practice architects continue to lead through creativity, empathy and purpose.”
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November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Winners announced: 2025 Architeam Awards
WA government declares 10 station precincts for fast-tracked housing
WA government declares 10 station precincts for fast-tracked housing
The initial 10 train station precincts have been prioritised for the development of higher density housing through streamlined planning processes.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
WA government declares 10 station precincts for fast-tracked housing
2025 Victorian Honours
2025 Victorian Honours
The Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian chapter has awarded fellowships and prizes to architects, students and allied professionals.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
2025 Victorian Honours
Australian studio reimagines asbestos as a renewed building material at Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Australian studio reimagines asbestos as a renewed building material at Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Architectural studio Besley and Spresser was one of twenty chosen from a pool of 76 applicants to exhibit in the Independent Projects program at the 2025 Lisbon Architecture Triennale, with an installation that displays treated asbestos waste converted into carbon-negative building materials.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Australian studio reimagines asbestos as a renewed building material at Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Small and memorable
Small and memorable
A curated selection of petite but powerful pieces for the home – design delights that prove even the smallest of items can leave a big impression.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Small and memorable
New building planned for Brisbane’s James Street
New building planned for Brisbane’s James Street
The concept for the proposal is centred around creating planted canopies that layer vertically “in order to evoke the impression of a grove of trees rising from the James Street streetscape.”
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
New building planned for Brisbane’s James Street
Melbourne’s 2025 City Design Award winner named
Melbourne’s 2025 City Design Award winner named
The City of Melbourne’s 2025 City Design Award has been presented to a new hotel in the city centre, praised as a “catalyst to renewal” of the surrounding urban fabric.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Melbourne’s 2025 City Design Award winner named
Entries open: 2026 Dulux Colour Awards
Entries open: 2026 Dulux Colour Awards
Submissions are now open for the 2026 Dulux Colour Awards, with architects, interior designers, specifiers and design students invited to enter recent projects that demonstrate an outstanding use of colour.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Entries open: 2026 Dulux Colour Awards
Zero-carbon housing challenge launches Australia-wide
Zero-carbon housing challenge launches Australia-wide
The challenge offers a platform for the industry to compete with designs that demonstrate how design excellence can drive carbon reduction, improve wellbeing and build resilience from a project’s outset.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Zero-carbon housing challenge launches Australia-wide
Melbourne retrofit picks up international award for ‘responsible’ architecture
Melbourne retrofit picks up international award for ‘responsible’ architecture
According to the award’s advisory committee, the winning project “demonstrates how architects can ‘liberate themselves from chains’ to create meaningful, ecological and socially engaging architecture, even in highly regulated urban contexts.”
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November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Melbourne retrofit picks up international award for ‘responsible’ architecture
Winner of 2025 Tapestry Design Prize announced
Winner of 2025 Tapestry Design Prize announced
The 2025 winner of the Tapestry Design Prize has been revealed, transforming Robin Boyd’s iconic Walsh Street house into a canvas for contemporary textile art and reimagining architecture through texture, colour and the craft of weaving.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Winner of 2025 Tapestry Design Prize announced
Australian projects take out awards in the 2025 World Architecture Festival
Australian projects take out awards in the 2025 World Architecture Festival
Of the 460 projects that made the shortlist, 36 were Australian, and two have been named category winners.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Australian projects take out awards in the 2025 World Architecture Festival
AA Prize for Unbuilt Work 2026 shortlist revealed
AA Prize for Unbuilt Work 2026 shortlist revealed
Twenty-four entries have been shortlisted in the 2026 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work, which seeks conceptually rigorous, inventive responses to contemporary architectural issues.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
AA Prize for Unbuilt Work 2026 shortlist revealed
Eagerly anticipated Sydney Fish Market complete
Eagerly anticipated Sydney Fish Market complete
The milestone marks the culmination of nearly a decade of planning, design and construction.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Eagerly anticipated Sydney Fish Market complete