Art, Architecture & Design

How robotic furniture could transform our homes for work, play and much more

04 Jun 2020

Multi-purpose rooms with mobile smart furniture could be the answer to living and working in small spaces long-term.

A high-density apartment block with closed-in balconies facing a major road

Needs of lower-income apartment residents must be considered for urban cohesion

27 May 2020

Lower-income households are disproportionally represented in and affected by challenges associated with apartment living, a new report finds.

Transformative design: finding value in the damaged and the broken

27 May 2020

Through his research and design work, Dr Guy Keulemans illustrates how we can preserve and enrich our culture through repair and reuse.

Does playing The Sims make you an architect?

27 May 2020

The link between the life simulation game and architecture is closer than you might think.

Will COVID-19 usher in a new breed of designer?

22 May 2020

The pandemic will shape the careers for next-generation industrial designers, but it won't define them, says UNSW expert.

Camilo Godoy 'Amigxs, No. 1 (Self-portrait with Brendan Mahoney, Carlos Martiel and Jorge Sánchez)' 2017. Photo: Camilo Godoy

From private lives to public litanies: UNSW Galleries’ new exhibition queers conceptions of kinship

21 May 2020

Friendship as a Way of Life, the latest exhibition at UNSW Galleries, showcases the depth and diversity of queer kinship through its program of art, archival ephemera and in-conversations.

Life after lockdown: our perceptions of public space will change

18 May 2020

Lockdown restrictions are rolling back, but the closure of public spaces could have a lasting impact, says an architect at UNSW Built Environment.

How interior architecture will transform the post-pandemic world

15 May 2020

Interior architects and designers will be essential to the global recovery.

Team Australia for the AI Song Contest with their song Beautiful the World

You little beauty: Australian team wins AI Eurovision-style song contest

15 May 2020

Inspired by the recent bushfires, an Australian AI-generated song that samples koala, kookaburra and Tasmanian Devil calls has taken out first place in the international contest.

A room looking out onto a lush forest virtual landscape in The Edge of the Present Photo - Alex Davies

Virtual reality experience which improves mood to be used in suicide prevention

13 May 2020

A VR experience developed in partnership with people with lived experience of suicidality has demonstrated rapid increases in positive mood.

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