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Book review: When Modernism landed in the tropics with Concrete Jungle

What happens when rational, Modernist architecture puts down roots in a lush, tropical setting? Concrete Jungle, a new book by gestalten, explores locations across Asia and the world to find some of the most visionary residential adaptations of an international style to distinct local settings.

Desert modernism for the 21st century

Inspired by iconic desert modernist homes, Las Palmas is a home for two in Queensland by Tim Ditchfield Architects that responds to the local climate.

Arches Are Crime

Jamileh Jahangiri, a Senior Architect at Cox, muses on the oversaturation of arches in architecture and interior design in recent years.

Small Design Makes Big Impact

It may only have one bedroom, but this small environmentally friendly home by Whispering Smith, is turning heads for all the right reasons.

Modernist Liveability

The owners of this house at Sydney’s Whale Beach wanted a house they could “hose down” – in keeping with the great Australian beach tradition. Heather Barton visited this house by architects, Cullen Feng, which enjoys sublime views down to one of Sydney’s finest beaches and north along the coastline.