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Dysart’s most famous building the University of Technology, Sydney Tower.

Architect much more than creator of brutalist UTS Tower

Michael Dysart was one of Australia’s most significant architects, designing everything from universities to hundreds of schools, and reshaping the project home market.

  • Tone Wheeler

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A renovated, bluestone, traditional Victorian cottage conceals an edgy city pad in Fitzroy designed by Olaver Architects.

Renovated, bluestone Victorian cottage conceals an edgy Fitzroy pad

Some of the best architecture can often be discovered behind modest facades where it’s not screaming for attention.

  • Stephen Crafti
Architects Daniel North and Catherine Downie, and owner Will Blackwell at the Corner Shop House in Camperdown.

The two Sydney transformations that are reimagining what a corner shop can be

Shop-top life ain’t what it used to be. As Sydney moves towards greater density and rethinks housing, these transformations show what’s possible.

  • Julie Power
Lurid fluorocolours are highlighted in a resin chandelier and a three-seater lounge daubed The Throne, that was originally created for a Hermes exhibition.

Beyond the fuchsia front door of this quaint 1893 house is an explosion of colour and art

I’ve reviewed many great architectural feats, and sometimes feel like I’ve seen everything, but this Prahran house opened up an entirely new world, leaving me in awe.

  • Stephen Crafti
The house (right) has a two-level black steel facade that adds a sense of mystery.

The ocean-facing home with mystique and stunning views on every level

There’s an endless blue horizon on offer for occupants of a newly built Newcastle home, which cascades over five levels towards the Pacific Ocean.

  • Stephen Crafti
Robin Boyd created the Black Dolphin as a more Australian-style motel.

A lack of bling makes this seaside motel sing

In the NSW holiday town of Merimbula an iconic motel has been bought back to life.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Perched on a river flood plain, it appears to float gently among the surrounding trees.

Art meets architecture in this Melbourne home designed to survive a flood

An elevated house, perched on a river flood plain, appears to float gently among the surrounding trees in its lush garden settings.

  • Stephen Crafti
The interior of the planned Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park, shown in legacy AFL mode.

First look inside new Brisbane Stadium, with construction start-date confirmed

Fresh renders of the Victoria Park venue reveal a three-tier seating bowl and open-ended design, as the state government locks in a June construction start date for the Gabba’s successor.

  • Cameron Atfield
Pivotal to the design is the maze-like arrangement of mild steel walls that loosely delineate spaces.

From Paris to Brunswick: These high fashion designers have a new home

Under-the-radar fashion house Strateas Carlucci has opened a new hybrid studio-shop in Brunswick.

  • Stephen Crafti
A warren of rooms, including the kitchen, dining room and lean-tos, at the back were replaced with one large generous open-plan kitchen and living area.

The Carlton terrace designed as a teenage ‘mess hall’

Teens often gift their parents mess and chaos, so this Carlton couple tried to design their way out of it.

  • Stephen Crafti