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.

Coming together to sustain the change

Shifting practice culture for the better

Architecture Australia

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable: Supporting First Nations practitioners • With the demand for their input accelerating, First Nations practitioners find themselves facing a multitude of requests. Georgia Birks asked four professionals about their experiences and how the industry can best support the small but increasing number of Indigenous designers and collaborators.

School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University John Wardle Architects • Based on biophilic design principles and reflecting the changing nature of education, a new building at the heart of Curtin’s innovation precinct has grown from the architect’s deep understanding of the school’s culture and ethos.

Andrew N. Liveris Building, The University of Queensland Lyons and M3 Architecture • At the University of Queensland, two design teams have interwoven narrative, history and a vision for the future to craft a building that reflects its faculty’s culture of open collaboration and provides a hub for the St Lucia campus.

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects • High-tech solutions, detailed planning and the ability to meld new interventions with consolidation and repair were all required to turn a 100-year-old pier on Sydney Harbour into a permanent home for some of Australia’s leading performing arts companies.

Quay Quarter Tower 3XN in collaboration with BVN • Near Sydney’s Circular Quay, a 200-metre tower takes a new approach to highrise by upcycling the core of an existing building to create something entirely new and flexible enough for the shifting workforce of the future.

The wellbeing of architects

The situation: How and why are we here? • Words by Naomi Stead, Maryam Gusheh and Byron Kinnaird

The survey: Flourishing or languishing?

The evidence in numbers

1 Valuing architectural work: The human effects

2 Time management: The impact on wellbeing

3 Fees and remuneration: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

4 Leadership: A call for collective action

The way forward: Joining forces for change

Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre Brian Hooper Architect • Beside the community hall and opposite the pub in this tiny Central Queensland town, an “ingeniously demure” structure built from local stone celebrates a 100-million-year-old skeleton and puts the location on the tourist trail.

Cobar Sound Chapel Glenn Murcutt in collaboration with Georges Lentz • A years-long discussion between composer and architect has resulted in an immersive sound–design experience inside an old water tank at the desert’s edge in New South Wales.

Victorian Family Violence Memorial Muir and Openwork • Beside a busy Melbourne intersection, an understated commemorative space honours the lives of victim survivors, looks to the future with hope and invites incidental engagement.

2022 Chapter Awards • Coverage of the winning and commended projects in the Australian Institute of Architects chapter awards, in the lead-up to the National Architecture Awards.