Pia Sinha

Why The ‘Third Place’ Is Revolutionising The Way We Work

According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, “third places are public spaces on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.” We review two INDE.Award-contending projects that revolutionise the meaning of ‘collaborative engagement’ at work.

Products

Acoustic Design For Commercial Spaces: Ascent By Woven Image

Take sound decisions for your commercial spaces. The latest 3D acoustic sound tile by Woven Image makes for a bold and functional addition.

Projects

Creating Places For People: Maitland Riverlink

Maitland RIverlink, by CHROFI with McGregor Coxall, shows how design can be a powerful instrument in a community. It won the INDE.Awards’ 2019 Building trophy, partnered by Cult.

Projects

Reinvigorating Public Spaces: Short Lane

Designed by Woods Bagot, Short Lane is a mixed-use apartment building that supports the creation of diverse and activated neighbourhood areas. No wonder the project won the acclaimed INDE Gold in the Multi-Residential category partnered with Bosch.

Projects

Creating A Village Square: Green Square Library

Tipped to become Australia’s most densely populated precinct, Sydney’s Green Square required a truly memorable gesture for its community hub. The Library and Plaza redefines the meaning of architectural literacy with its incredibly visual and graphic structures. And it also happened to snag INDE Gold in The Learning Space category, partnered with Living Edge.

Projects

INDE.Awards Inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark Goes To Koichi Takada For Arc

Koichi Takada Architects is best known for pushing people’s perception of architecture. Case in point: the Crown Group’s Arc, which has won the inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark award at the INDE.Awards 2019.

Happenings

INDE.Awards 2019 Gala: Towards Progressive Design Thinking

A night to celebrate and honour the best in architecture and design in the Indo-Pacific. Here’s what went down at the third edition of the INDE.Awards in Melbourne.