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The Future of Australian Retail

The Future of Australian Retail

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With the closure of a number of Melbourne’s favourite independent boutiques and the opening of an ever-growing number of giant fashion chains, the newly launched Australian arm of ID Magazine examines Australian retail’s current state and asks also what the future might hold. Source: I-D Australia Read it: Here

The Brilliance of the Yellow Card

The Brilliance of the Yellow Card

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“As objects go, it doesn’t look like much. It’s, you know, a yellow card. But when theatrically brandished by an official, almost literally in the face of a player who has done something uncool, it has wild power. It sets off a stadium-full of whistling, and cartoonish arm-flailing from the carded player and his colleagues. […]

Zaha Hadid's Design of the Year

Zaha Hadid's Design of the Year

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Architect Zaha Hadid‘s undulating Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan has been named Design of the Year by London’s Design Museum this evening. Hadid is the first woman to receive the Design Museum’s annual award in its seven-year history, and the cultural centre, which rises from the landscape in the Azerbaijani capital, is the first architecture project to be awarded the prize. Source: […]

Why Conversations Can Be Boring

Why Conversations Can Be Boring

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A thought provoking missive debunking the romantic myth that knowing how to talk to other people is something we are born knowing how to do, rather than an art dependent on a little planning and a few skills… Source: The Philosopher’s Mail Read it: Here

Will the Study of Architecture Become Unaffordable?

Will the Study of Architecture Become Unaffordable?

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The deregulation and subsequent increase in university course fees delivers a profound challenge to the architecture profession. As they enter one of the lowest-paid professions relative to the duration of study, will future architectural students be able to absorb the increased cost of education, or will many decide that the return on investment is financially […]

Kennedy Nolan's St Kilda West House

Kennedy Nolan's St Kilda West House

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In a profile on St Kilda West House, the latest project by architects Kennedy Nolan, Yatzer writes that the house is a primary example of how to draw on the intangible and on the power of suggestion in the creation of a distinctly unique atmosphere. The profile includes a gallery of Derek Swalwell’s stunning pics. Source: Yatzer Read it: Here

The Anti-TED Talk: Failure Lab

The Anti-TED Talk: Failure Lab

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In a crowded field of ideas conferences and the endless parade of TED Talks, a new initiative called Failure: Lab invites six speakers to share present ten minute talks based around the most taboo of topics, failure. Source: News.com.au Read It: Here

Louis C.K. on GQ

Louis C.K. on GQ

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“It’s not just a matter of braying aloud what the rest of us only dare to think; he says things we aren’t even aware we’re thinking until we hear them from C.K. That’s his genius.” Writer Andrew Corsello goes face to face with “America’s Undisputed King of Comedy” Louis C.K. for the May issue of GQ. Source: […]

Captivating Satellite Images of Earth

Captivating Satellite Images of Earth

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Design website Yatzer share a gallery of jaw dropping images from a new website Daily Overview. As its name literally implies, the site posts a daily image of our cities and our infrastructure as seen from space. From forests to freeway intersections, car yards to myriad cul-de-sacs of suburbia, the large scale aerial images are somehow alarming and […]