Art, architecture and travel in Australia
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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Mix and match: an Australian university combines workspace and art
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Casey Brown’s sustainable approach to the Australian beach shack
A resourceful palette of materials, featuring aluminium, birch plywood, spotted gum and Corten, contributes to this sustainable and remote house – only accessible by boat
By Katie Meston Last updated
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The humble shed inspires villa escape in Kangaroo Valley, Australia
By Katrina Israel Last updated
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Art deco townhouses in Melbourne create a curvy beach-side block
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Civic service
John Wardle Architects unveil ephemeral pavilion for the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne
By Nicola Fox Hill Last updated
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Oliver du Puy designs therapeutic house in Melbourne
Suceeding in its aim to be a spiritual piece of architecture, the ‘Skinny House’ artfully exposes concrete and casts divine light. Yet, there’s nothing like a vitamin C-infused shower to cleanse you of your sins...
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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B.E Architecture's Whitehall Road house perfectly frames the Australian landscape
By Helen Berg Last updated
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Architect Rob Kennon designs minimalist beach hut in Australia's Flinders
Melbourne-based Rob Kennon Architects is the brains behind this minimalist Australian home in Flinders, a wood-and-glass-wrapped structure sat on a triangular footprint, whose design hovers between humble beach hut and chic glazed pavilion
By Stephen Crafti Last updated
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McLaren Excell transforms Victorian house into refined modern living space
Petersfield House by architects McLaren Excell reimagines a Victorian home in Cambridge into a contemporary, minimalist haven
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Finnis Architects design a house extension clad in bluestone for a growing family in Melbourne
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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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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Byron Bay’s Saint Helena guesthouse blurs the line between hotel and home — Byron Bay, Australia
By Tara Lange 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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Portsea House: a curvaceous home by Wood Marsh Architecture eschews the Australian resort town norm
By David Lisbon 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