Architecture

Sydney considers itself a world city, but it falls short when it comes to the height of its skyline. Why is this the case? 

The City of Sydney is considering development plans from construction giants Dexus and Lendlease for two towers in the city's CBD that, if built, would be the city's tallest buildings.

In her youth, Diana Wood Conroy created a tapestry every six weeks, but in the decades since, many of her wall hangings have been lost as the buildings they were hung in were refurbished or demolished.

This once-resplendent South Melbourne cottage built by a well-to-do Scottish baker in the 1880s had slipped into ruin, with an alarming tilt to boot.

This 140-year-old police barracks had no running water, electricity or doors, but it wasn't enough to put Kim and Alan off transforming it into their family home.

A two-hour commute from the Sydney CBD, Wollondilly Shire seems an unlikely place for a battle between new housing and heritage laws. But a plan to protect a local landmark is causing division.

An artist whose work captured the beauty of Sydney Harbour is being honoured two years after his death.

When Kirsty and Mark decided to rescue and restore this 170-year-old cottage, they knew there'd be some unexpected challenges. But first they had to reclaim it from the blackberries and weeds "holding it together".

From the bold to the sentimental, the flashy to the quaint, why these restorations are worth knowing about.

The mammoth task of restoring Lamb House to its previous brilliance went millions of dollars over budget and finished years after it was expected to. But, its owners say they have "no regrets".

It will have eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 14 car spaces, a ballroom, two wine cellars, two lifts, and have room for a dining table that seats 22.

Architecture professor Anthony Burke says shrinking block sizes and water-wise usage are driving a push to rethinking ground cover.

Former churches are being given a new lease on life as homes and holiday accommodation, as places of worship close their doors and are sold.

Work on the $200 million Tarrkarri building has been on hold since October 2022, following a $50 million cost blowout and state government concerns the design was "sub-standard".

A prize-winning Victorian architect responsible for major community housing projects has been charged with carrying out illegal building work on her own property, and allegedly assaulting a neighbour with a plastic pipe.

The National Trust says a bureaucratic muddle is causing one of Australia's most significant 19th century buildings to fall into disrepair, with no-one in charge of a plan for its future.

Mal Harrison's subterranean offices have given him an enviable insight into a topic often pondered by curious Melburnians: what secrets lie hidden beneath us?

Bystanders have joined workers to try to save art in Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange building after a blaze engulfed its spire. Here's what we know. 

With builders and materials scarce in post-war Australia, Peter Hood's parents used ration coupons to buy cement to make bricks and build a house — which he still calls home today. 

More and more Australians choose to live off-grid, but one electrical engineer warns it is expensive and "not for wimps".

It started out as a sci-fi genre, but some believe solarpunk holds the key to solving some of humanity's most pressing problems.

Indoor rainforests, pop up concrete barriers and rooftop flood refuges are just some of the design solutions being adopted by developers returning to the flood plains of northern NSW.

Experts say the design of public furniture, like park benches, is becoming increasingly hostile — and its having a big impact on our most vulnerable people.

Anti-homeless city infrastructures, like a park bench that denies people the ability to lie comfortably, are pushing vulnerable people out of public spaces.

New footage shows scaffolding peeled away as the reconstruction of the iconic medieval monument nears its completion.