Julie Power

In the Grand Designs pantheon of things that can go wrong in a reno, nothing compares with finding a live bomb in the backyard.

The Australian Institute of Architects 2024 National Architecture Awards have announced 35 top awards. See the full list of winners and explore the gallery.

The jacaranda has caused delight since it was introduced to Australia about 160 years ago. This year, the Herald is celebrating with a poetry competition.

A NSW Productivity Commission proposal to remove the requirement that apartments get some sunlight could be a step in a dark and gloomy direction, say critics.

The jacarandas will be out next month. The tree may be an introduced species, but some environmentalists think anything that makes the public aware of plants could help save native species.

The hunt is on for new ideas for low- to mid-rise housing in NSW, and these young architects and students know what they want for the future.

Ten children were inspired to draw or paint sharks or rays, endangered or at risk from overfishing. Then acclaimed artists were prompted to do their own works.

You may think that escalators forcing you to walk around the shopping centre are a failure of design. You could not be more wrong.

Winifred Smith’s letters, now on display at the State Library of NSW, are a rare insight into women’s experience of the war effort.

New laws designed to protect homeowners and deal with the state’s housing crisis might have the reverse effect, architects warn.