Architecture Australia

Ask architects which Australian magazine they choose to read or to publish their work and the answer is most likely Architecture Australia. If you want to be up to date with the best built works and the issues that matter, then Architecture Australia is for you. Its commissioned contributors are independent, highly respected practitioners, architectural thinkers and design commentators and each article is supported by images from leading architectural photographers. Provocative, informative and engaging – it is the national magazine of the Australian Institute of Architects.

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Architecture Australia

Introducing the “next gen”: Twelve principles for practice • The upcoming generation of architects and designers is not waiting for the phone to ring; it’s quietly (re)making practices fit for today’s world. Rory Hyde describes this distinct approach.

Other Architects • By occupying a fluid space that is neither solely “maker” nor “strategist,” Other Architects leverages diverse experiences and activities to find the most effective approach for each of its projects.

Simulaa • As an architectural practice, Simulaa works in space – but it also focuses on time and the benefits of both foresight and hindsight. The team’s speculative projects are “not maybes”; they’re designed to be built.

SO: Architecture • SO: Architecture is drawn to clients who share the practice’s desire to explore an idea, to pursue high-quality design without high budgets, and to operate outside the usual commercial constraints.

New Resident • Representing a model for the next generation of Australian residential architecture, New Resident is both a process for development and an ambition for practice.

Speculative Architecture • Shaped by founder Dirk Yates’s training in visual arts and involvement in a broad arts community, Speculative Architecture’s work is characterized by an unassuming desire to carve out spaces and opportunities for others.

Wangaratta District Specialist School Sibling Architecture • Amid the existing older buildings and portables at this regional Victorian school, an unassuming yet enticing new addition leads a program of rejuvenation, providing tranquil, tactile spaces and facilities that foster independence.

Meadows Primary School Project 12 Architecture • By gaining a thorough understanding of the perspectives of staff and students at this suburban Melbourne primary school, Project 12 Architecture has designed new spaces that reflect the current community’s specific needs, rather than any particular pedagogical approach.

Custodianship over consumption: Shifting the architectural process • In an optimistic roundtable, Philip Oldfield spoke to the founders of three “next gen” practices that are taking a different approach to material selection and, despite the obstacles, gaining increasing traction in the industry.

The many pathways to public work • "Next gen" practices are finding their own ways to gain work on public projects. Ten years after setting up a small practice with Amelia Holliday, Isabelle Toland reflects on the many different directions they have travelled to reach their goals.

University of Queensland Cricket Club Maintenance Shed Lineburg Wang with Steve Hunt Architect • Behind an apparently simple, low-budget yet beautiful building lies a rigorous design process...