Elisa Scarton

Nov 11, 2024 | australiandesignreview.com | Jessica Agoston |Elisa Scarton

With a friendship starting on their first day of university, Tom Mark Henry co-founders Cushla McFadden and Jade Nottage formally started their interior design studio in 2014. To mark the significant milestone of a decade as a practice, Australian Design Review asked McFadden to reflect on where it all began, alongside the elusive nature of success in interior design and what is on the horizon for the next 10 years. The landscape of business is ever-evolving.

Nov 5, 2024 | australiandesignreview.com | Sophie Berrill |Elisa Scarton

Outdoor playgrounds have long been essential to society, according to national landscape architecture practice TCL, but climate change is threatening this. When well-designed, outdoor playgrounds prioritise fun, exploration, and education for children and their caregivers, helping them forge stronger connections with nature and each other. Today, these playgrounds can also serve as a digital detox, where screen time ends and playtime begins.

Oct 30, 2024 | australiandesignreview.com | Jessica Agoston |Elisa Scarton

Sam Crawford Architects (SCA) started 25 years ago as a one-person firm. Today the studio celebrates this milestone with more than 200 completed projects and 25 staff. Their projects, both public and residential, have been shortlisted for 70 awards and have won 32. Sam Crawford shares his thoughts on how he has grown and developed his team and business over those 25 years. I have run my own architectural practice for 25 years, commencing two years out from university.

Oct 7, 2024 | australiandesignreview.com | Elisa Scarton

The business of architecture and design can be as complicated and mysterious as the design process itself. For emerging architects and designers, the key is to learn from others. Carolina Álvarez Arellano, associate director at TURNER, has built her career on human-centric, community-focused design through the delivery of residential and mixed-use projects in Australia. Here, Álvarez Arellano shares her knowledge of successfully navigating the sector with ADR.

Jun 27, 2024 | australiandesignreview.com | Sophie Berrill |Elisa Scarton

Designers gathered in Melbourne last week for a frank and informative panel discussion hosted by Australian Design Review (ADR) and Neolith on navigating industry changes, particularly the looming engineered stone ban. With great power comes great responsibility, as the saying goes. Architects and designers, as the masterminds of our built environments, must continually stay abreast of industry changes, from new regulations and standards to technologies and client preferences.