Reconciliation—Be a Voice for Generations

For National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2023, the DesignInc Sydney and Adelaide studios participated in a range of events to enable our teams to connect with, learn about and share knowledge with First Nations communities.

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Our Sydney Studio is Moving!

The DesignInc Sydney and Nguluway DesignInc teams continue to grow, so we are moving! Over the last five years our team has tripled in size, growing from 40 to over 120 people….

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Reconciliation—Walking Together, Side by Side

DesignInc Adelaide is proud to share Reconciliation Australia has endorsed our ‘Reflect’ Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which outlines our commitment to build relationships, show respect and create opportunities with our First Peoples as we recognise the wrongs of the past and move forward to heal together.

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Commended: Inspiring Educators and Leaders

DesignInc is proud to have received a Commendation at the 2023 LEAD Awards for our project Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, East Melbourne. Jane Sayers, DesignInc Principal and design architect for…

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The Academy Opens Geelong Centre – A Learning Centre for Regional Educators

This new Geelong location offers a comprehensive program in a range of flexible and dynamic spaces including learning studios, remote learning labs, a welcome lounge, and break-out zones. If needed, the facility can adapt to accommodate up to 300 people for region-wide events. 

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A Win for Wulanda

Wulanda Recreation + Community Centre wins ‘Community Facility of the Year’ at the 2023 Parks and Leisure SA/NT Region Awards of Excellence. The Parks and Leisure Australia Regional Awards of Excellence celebrate the…

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ManuFutures 2 Extension is Designed to Support Collaboration

An impactful arrival experience and spaces for networking are at the heart of DesignInc’s extension for Deakin University’s ManuFutures 2 hub at the Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong.

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Southern Sydney’s Green Spine—In Conversation with Michael Doak

Conceptualised as a ‘green spine’ through Sydney’s southern suburbs, Gujaga Park, McCarthy Reserve and Brighton Memorial Playing Fields provide a wide range of sport and recreation facilities for the community, while also remediating natural habitat and the endemic swamp ecosystem.

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500 Women in Property

DesignInc Sydney is proud that three members of our team—Rachel Faber, Jennifer Forbes and Miriam Enoch—have been accepted into the ‘500 Women in Property’ 2023 program run by the Property Council of Australia (PCA).

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Neurodiversity in Educational Environments

At DesignInc, neurodiversity is a key consideration in the design of our education environments. We aim to create inclusive facilities, using universal design principles to meet the needs of a wide range of users, improving wellbeing for all.

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Design Excellence

The Design Excellence Working Group reviews and champions our studio design objectives, including our design identity and the core principles of design in the Adelaide-based practice.

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Architects with Pride!

DesignInc is proud to be sponsoring Architects with Pride, bringing together the LGBTQI+ communities of our built environment industry to celebrate the 2023 World Pride and Mardi Gras Festival.

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PHIVE—In Conversation with Richard Does

PHIVE is a new landmark public building in Parramatta. We talked with Richard Does—who lead the DesignInc team from competition stage in 2016 right through to project completion in 2022—about the design concept, the process, the challenges and delightful moments along the way.

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Architecture Australia—PHIVE

PHIVE Parramatta is featured in the Jan/Feb 2023 issue of Architecture Australia.

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Reconciliation—The Year in Review

Embarking on our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), 2022 was a year of growth and learning for DesignInc Sydney. With the first year of our RAP under our belt, now is a great time to reflect on the successes as well as the challenges that we have faced.

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Wellbeing Focus for Caulfield Grammar School’s New Teaching and Learning Building

Designed in collaboration by DesignInc Melbourne and Denmark’s 3XN, to local and international best practice. This is Caulfield Grammar School’s first major project to be delivered under their guiding principles, ‘Mind for…

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Canberra Theatre Redevelopment—Shortlist

As one of three ‘leaders in innovative theatre and architectural design’, DesignInc is thrilled to be shortlisted by the ACT Government for the Canberra Theatre Centre redevelopment project. We are partnering with London-based Zaha Hadid Architects.

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Greater Cities Podcast—Episode 3: Greening Cities

‘Greater Cities’ is a podcast series about the future of cities. Each episode challenges listeners to look at the big issues facing our cities, with insights from leading thinkers from Australia and around the world. 

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Winner – Glenroy Community Hub Sets a New Standard for Public Buildings

Glenroy Community Hub wins the best Public Building category at the 2022 Sustainability Awards.

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The Award-winning Academy

DesignInc is thrilled to announce that the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership has won the Minister’s Award at the 2022 Victorian School Design Awards.

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Masterful and Sustainable. Glenroy Community Hub is a Winner.

Glenroy Community Hub was acknowledged as Best Sustainable Project, along with Excellence is Construction, at the 2022 Master Builders Awards in Victoria.

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Reconceiving Utilitarian Urban Spaces

From Burying Highways to Tactical Urbanism and the Impactful Stuff In Between. Our urban environments are layered—the result of decades or even centuries of private development, public infrastructure and incidental componentry yielding an often unwieldy, uncoordinated aggregation.

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Two New Associate Directors Appointed in Adelaide

DesignInc Adelaide is pleased to share the news that two of our studio leaders, Ben Luppino and Sonya Montgomerie, have been promoted to Associate Director. The move strengthens the executive team with two Directors and two Associate Directors now overseeing the Adelaide-based design studio together with the Executive Leadership Team.

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Melbourne Leadership Grows – Five New Associates Appointed

Melbourne has announced the promotion of five team members to Associate.

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