Architectural Review Asia Pacific

Architectural Review Asia Pacific has been the independent voice of Australian architecture for over 28 years. Widely read and respected by architectural practitioners, affiliated professionals and all who have a keen interest in the field, AR works collaboratively with opinion leaders to provide considered, provocative and fresh insights into the world of contemporary Australian architecture.

BEYOND BEAUTY

Architectural Review Asia Pacific

ANDRA MATIN: HERALDING MODERNISATION AND TRADITION • JAKARTA-BASED ANDRA MATIN TALKS ABOUT BEGINNING HIS PRACTICE IN AN ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN INDONESIAN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE TOWARDS A NATIONAL VERNACULAR.

INTRODUCING MADE FOR • MADE FOR IS A MELBOURNE-BASED ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN PRACTICE FOUNDED IN 2016 BY HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM MITCHELL JONES AND CARA STIZZA. A YOUNG AND VIVACIOUS TROUPE OF EIGHT, MADE FOR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECOGNISED FOR ITS PRECOCIOUS CONTRIBUTION TO IMPACTFUL DESIGN. MITCHELL JONES TALKS TO AR ABOUT DEMYSTIFYING THE INDUSTRY, THE FUTURE OF DESIGN AFTER COVID, AND WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS LIFE PARTNER.

PRAGMATIC PARAMETRICISM • THE ROLE OF COMPUTATION IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN LIMITED TO ITS CAPACITY TO CREATE OTHERWISE UNATTAINABLE FORMS, BUT ITS FUTURE LIES IN OPTIMISING DESIGN PROCESSES.

WORKING PRO BONO • WARWICK MIHALY EXPLAINS THE INS AND OUTS OF WORKING PRO BONO IN A TIME WHEN ARCHITECTURE’S SERVICES ARE MOST IN NEED.

IN THE WEEDS OF ARCHITECTURE’S PAY INEQUITY • CASSANDRA KELLER SAYS TRANSPARENCY AND DIFFERENTIATING CONFIDENCE FROM COMPETENCE ARE VITAL TO COMBATING ARCHITECTURE’S PAY DISPARITIES.

NAVIGATING THE BUILDER-ARCHITECT RELATIONSHIP • RAY BROWN EXPLORES THE TRIUMPHS AND PITFALLS OF THE UNIQUE BUILDER-ARCHITECT RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERS STRATEGIES TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION.

A BRIDGE TO TITIK DUA HOTEL BY ANDRAMATIN • ANDRAMATIN SHOWCASES BOTH EMERGING AND LONG-ESTABLISHED INDONESIAN DESIGN VERNACULARS IN UBUD’S TITIK DUA.

EFM LOGISTICS BY MADE FOR • MADE FOR FINDS THE FINE LINE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND SLEEK IN ITS OFFICE DESIGN FOR EFM LOGISTICS.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN • DRAWING FROM RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH INDIGENOUS STUDENTS AND OTHER COLLEGE STAKEHOLDERS, WILSON ARCHITECTS’ LATEST PROJECT IS A STUDY IN INCLUSIVITY, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND SENSITIVITY WITHIN THE AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY LANDSCAPE.

A TIME TO EMBRACE THE EDGE SPACES THAT MAKE OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS TICK • RACHEL IAMPOLSKI AND MATT NOVACEVSKI MAKE THE CASE FOR LIVING LIFE ON THE EDGE – EXPLORING THE VALUE OF THE PORCHES, STOOPS AND FOOTPATHS THAT HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF COMFORT AND CAMARADERIE THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

ISOSCAPE: BUILDING A RESILIENT HOME • JASLYN NG, SENIOR PROJECT ARCHITECT AT BILLARD LEECE PARTNERSHIP, BEGAN HER ISOSCAPE SERIES AT THE START OF MELBOURNE’S SECOND STAGE 4 LOCKDOWN. HERE, SHE GRAPHICALLY EXPLORES HOW HER FAMILY AND HOME HAVE ADAPTED TO THE PANDEMIC’S RESTRICTIONS.

MMXX: TWO DECADES OF ARCHITECTURE IN AUSTRALIA by Cameron Bruhn