Australia Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Australia - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Australia.
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John Wardle designs an Australian farmhouse for countryside living and entertaining
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Beach chic: Venetian vibe meets modern take at Australia’s Deepwater House
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Community is at the heart of Melbourne’s transformed Eastland shopping centre
By Ali Morris Last updated
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Californian-style bungalow turns creative retreat in Melbourne suburb
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Design Institute of Australia launches inaugural awards
Bates Smart scoops Best Place at inaugural Design Institute of Australia Awards with an acute medical services building, the Gandel Wing at Cabrini Malvern
By Shawn Adams Last updated
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Australia's QT brand opens its tenth hotel in Perth
By Dimity Noble Last updated
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Nendo turns MC Escher’s optical illusions into reality in immersive exhibition
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Mona Vale’s Surf Life Saving Club brings nature and community together
Mona Vale’s new Surf Life Saving Club celebrates nature, community and life on the beach
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kennedy Nolan’s whimsical renovation of an Edwardian house in Melbourne
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Brutalism blossoms in Sydney with a new orthogonal concrete mosque
Sculptural concrete poetically channels space and light at Candalepas Associates’ new home for the Australian Islamic Mission. From the vaulted ceiling with funnel-shaped skylight, to the rounded wooden rings that gradual constrict towards an oculus, and the muqarnas that welcome in slim rays of sunlight, each architectural element breathes geometry and spirituality.
By Luke Halls Last updated
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Remembering the work and impact of architect Kerry Hill, who has passed away aged 75
By Claire Wrathall Last updated
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Discover Melbourne Design Week 2022
Discover the best of Melbourne Design Week 2022, from thematic exhibitions to the first design fair in the city, to talks and events
By Elias Redstone Last updated
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In Sarah Waller’s Glass House, modernist and monochrome design principles align
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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The worlds of Nendo and MC Escher will collide in major immersive exhibition
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Melbourne apartments channel the spirit of Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut
Le Corbusier’s chapel, Notre Dame du Haut, inspires this Melbourne apartment complex by property developer Beulah International and Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Carme Pinós reveals new design for the MPavilion 2018
By Tom Howells Last updated
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Traditional façade hides a spacious, minimalist interior in Sydney
Australian architect Lachlan Seegers creates Erskineville House, a minimalist home behind a conventional façade
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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‘By queers for queers’: NGV hosts largest ever show of queer art in Australia
Celebrating Pride Month, we revisit our article on the major Melbourne show, ‘Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection’, which reveals how LGBTQ+ stories and histories can be told through art (until 21 August 2022)
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Introducing Sydney’s semi-submerged Green Square Library and Plaza
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Decorative old and minimalist new meet at Wyoming House by Inarc
A sharp, white house near the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River blends majestic old decor and minimalist new elements in a design by architecture studio Inarc
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Design start-up Knnox fuels ethical manufacturing with a build-your-own lighter
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The striking, angular lines of this Ballarat home belie a project that’s all about modesty
By Stephen Crafti Last updated
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This monumental house in Melbourne is built of timeless materials
The House of Stone and Soul in Melbourne by Robson Rak is a true heavyweight, a meticulously composed structure that’s been designed to give off an aura of geological longevity
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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A Great Barrier Reef house takes in its dramatic landscape
Australian architecture studio JDA Co composes a contemporary residence overlooking the Great Barrier Reef
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Concrete synergy: a modern house where Brazil meets Australia
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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LAVA director Chris Bosse gives his Sydney townhouse a contemporary makeover
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Celebrating the life and work of Australian modernism pioneer Enrico Taglietti (1926-2019)
By Adam Štěch Last updated