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.

The value of stillness in architecture

The responsibilities of buildings – and those who design them

Selected writers and photographers

Architecture Australia

Material specificity: A “radically conservative” approach • As a transformative profession, architecture inevitably impacts the Country whose materials it consumes. By grounding design processes in Country and embracing the nuances of place, we can achieve fit-for-purpose built outcomes that could exist nowhere else, explains Michael McMahon.

Digital culture hubs: Storing Traditional knowledges for contemporary use • Researcher Susan Beetson believes that the use of emerging technologies to digitize cultural Knowledges will empower First Nations communities in built-environment design and beyond.

Parramatta Aquatic Centre Grimshaw with Andrew Burges Architects and McGregor Coxall • The sophisticated design for a public recreation hub on the edge of Sydney’s second CBD emphasizes the contiguity of city and landscape, creating a sense of reciprocal spectacle.

Geelong Arts Centre (Stage 3) ARM Architecture • The bold design of the new Geelong Arts Centre, underpinned by ideas of democratization and inclusion, reflects a broader desire to connect with the local community and a belief in culture as a critical public good.

Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Bates Smart • The design practice’s second embassy building in the United States retains the material tactility of the first, but it demonstrates a more sophisticated layering of space in line with the evolution of Australia’s architecture.

Melbourne Holocaust Museum Kerstin Thompson Architects • By understanding the limits of the architect’s role in a project centred around traumatic events, KTA has designed a community building that acknowledges memories and encourages reflection while conjuring moments of joy.

DOSSIER — Artificial intelligence and architecture: Between hype and fear • AI is disrupting industries everywhere – and fast. Dossier guest editors Roland Snooks and Gwyllim Jahn explore what the escalation of AI means for the practice and discipline of architecture, and how we can use these evolving technologies to our advantage.

Architects have always imitated. But will AI need architects? • Beyond improving productivity, AI has the capacity to help us shape the future of architecture.

AI and design: Questions of ethics • As machines behave in increasingly “human-like” ways, questions of ethics arise in relation to the design and use of AI technologies. Architect and academic Nicole Gardner explains why it’s vital for designers to understand the fundamental principles of AI systems.

Roundtable: AI and the discipline of architecture • AI has the potential to be a major influence in architectural design and education, but its use is currently limited. Roland Snooks and Gwyllim Jahn brought together four international experts in the field to discuss the impacts of AI on various aspects of design now and in the future.

AI in action: Case studies • The following collection of case studies captures a small portion of the myriad applications of AI across the design and construction process, from a distributed micro-factory network for sustainable...