PROJECTS

In the civic heart of Canberra, a new restaurant adapts to changing times of day and functional requirements with a dynamic design by My My My Architecture.

On a site east of Canberra and adjacent to wetlands, a collaborative team whose process inverts the “master” plan paradigm is gradually designing a diverse neighbourhood in a restored landscape.

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.

Drawing on Canberra’s legacy of Brutalist architecture, three distinctive townhouses navigate a sloping site with a collection of living pavilions that hinge around secluded courtyard gardens.

At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, an unconventional monument eschews reference to particular people or events in order to incorporate broader meanings, from the ancient past and into the future.

The Australian National University (ANU)’s Kambri precinct feels like part of the city – an urban ensemble in which there is coherence in built form, but where buildings have individual identities.

Two subtle yet sophisticated pavilions designed by Austin Maynard Architects, delicately stitched to a modest Canberra cottage, honour the interwar character of the home, while connecting it with the outdoors.

London-based architecture firm Universal Design Studio with Mather Architecture has restored and redeveloped the historic Canberra Centre into a sophisticated urban retail precinct.

This early 1970s structure holds a commanding presence on its sloped site, demonstrating skilful choreography of the experience of arrival and considered layering of horizontal and vertical planes.

Taking inspiration from a protected moth, Redgen Mathieson’s design for Little National Hotel is a new concept that brings the idea of affordable luxury to Canberra’s hotel market.

A “refreshingly minimalist” design by Lahz Nimmo Architects with Spackman Mossop Michaels offers safe passage for pedestrians and cyclists under Canberra’s Kings Avenue Bridge.

Hotel Hotel in Canberra is the work of more than fifty creatives. Remarkably, it transcends the sum of its parts.

An ambitious scheme that transformed a fire-ravaged site into a project for the research and display of trees.

Roy Grounds’ highly crafted Canberra house for Sir Otto and Lady Margaret Frankel.

Canberra’s New Acton Precinct incorporates art, retail, hospitality facilities and apartment complexes.

A grand dream realized by Taylor Cullity Lethlean with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects.

In Canberra’s centenary year, we revisit AA’s review of the NGA extension by PTW.

A Canberra house by Milan-born architect Enrico Taglietti.

Nino Bellantonio, AiL Studio and Joanna Nelson Architect enhance the social character of a 1950s Canberra courtyard home.

KRM’s new black-and-white Burbury Hotel in Canberra is grown-up and gimmick-free.

An amenities block in Canberra’s parliamentary triangle by Townsend and Associates Architects stands alone.

DesignOffice’s display suite for the Nishi development in New Acton, Canberra, is a study in funky urban living.

An art deco home in Canberra, extended by Collins Caddaye Architects.

McGregor Coxall’s Australian Garden at the National Gallery of Australia is a complex and controversial project.

A valuable and historic national project is treated with solemnity and respect while embracing context and symbolism.

A Russell Jack expression of Sydney Regional style in Canberra.

Stephen Frith reviews Canberra’s Finnish Embassy, by Hirvonen-Huttunen and MGT Architects.