Largest-ever heritage listing proposed for Fremantle's West End
The WA Heritage Council hopes to place the historic West End of Fremantle on the State Heritage Register in its entirety, making it the largest listing in the state.
View ArticleElizabeth Quay in Perth prepares to open to public with frantic final touches...
All around Perth's controversial new city inlet development Elizabeth Quay, hundreds of workers are painting, washing, drilling and planting to get ready for a big unveil on Friday.
View ArticleFremantle's Wilhelmsen House a monument to shipping past, present and future
The grand Wilhelmsen House in Fremantle's west end has been a hub for trade at the port since 1902 and, after a major restoration, will again be a shipping office.
View ArticlePortuguese giant Nazare attracts Western Australian big wave thrillseekers
The chance to ride their biggest waves ever is just the ticket for Western Australian surfers, Jarryd Foster and Mick Corbett.
View ArticleWA Government rejects opposition frontbencher's claims Elizabeth Quay is...
The West Australian Government has rubbished comments from a Labor frontbencher who said Elizabeth Quay reflects "trashy boganism", saying the remarks insult West Australians.
View ArticleOld Perth Boys School returns to roots as educational building after restoration
The Old Perth Boys School on St George's Terrace survives nearby demolitions and the CBD's redevelopment to continue life as an educational building.
View ArticleBricks-and-mortar time capsule preserved in inner-city Perth
Two tiny streets in inner-city Perth tell the story of the city's past. The small red brick workers' cottages are now being carefully preserved by their owners for future generations.
View ArticleFrom marketplace to water labyrinth: The changing faces of Forrest Place
Over the past century Forrest Place has been transformed from a ramshackle covered marketplace to a central open space in the heart of the city.
View ArticleCharlotte Smith inherited an exquisite collection of designer clothes
Charlotte Smith was completely taken by surprise when she inherited the priceless collection of classic clothes her American godmother had collected over many years. (R)
View ArticleJill Lepore reveals Wonder Woman's secret history
Jill uncovers the secret history behind Amazonian superheroine, Wonder Woman. (R)
View ArticleVictorian Tudor grandeur stands test of time at Claremont Teachers College
Generations of West Australian school teachers trained in the imposing Victorian Gothic building which is still in use today as a place of education.
View ArticlePerth Royal Show calls for offbeat creative craft that 'celebrates sheep'
The creative crafts competition of the Perth Royal Show is this year throwing open the doors to welcome the state's quirkiest art pieces that involve sheep.
View ArticleMcNess Royal Arcade: Perth's first city shopping mall showcases Federation...
While it has unremarkable modern shopfronts at ground level, the upper floors of Perth's first city shopping arcade still retain their 1890s classical splendour.
View ArticleFremantle Council promotes German apartment construction model to bypass...
Fremantle Council wants to introduce a German model of housing development, allowing buyers to bypass developers and create tailor-made apartments.
View ArticleCow Parade through Perth CBD to showcase skills of 40 local artists
A vacant store in Perth's central shopping district becomes home to 40 artists transforming a fibreglass herd of cows into a public art display.
View ArticleOpen House Perth: Doors to city's great buildings opened for one weekend only
This weekend explore some of the city's iconic buildings as part of Open House Perth.
View ArticleWA heritage listing for large chunk of Fremantle's West End
Almost 200,000 square metres in Fremantle's West End is placed on WA's heritage register, to protect the precinct's unique gold boom era buildings.
View ArticleHow small is too small? 80sqm housing blocks to go on sale in Perth
Are houses on lots as small as 80 square metres the solution for those comfortable with high-density living but despise apartment blocks?
View ArticleArchitect's memoir imagines Syria after the war
Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni has watched her hometown of Homs reduced to rubble, but says the future lies empowering local communities.
View ArticlePerth's lost city cinemas remembered for Art Deco, atmospheric grandeur
Perth once had 15 cinema screens in the city centre; now there are none, but the evidence of the old movie halls is still there hidden behind shops, offices and in basements.
View ArticleHow to read a dress: Ways women's clothes tell the story of Western societies...
A Perth academic produces an illustrated and annotated guide to understand what women have worn over the past 400 years and why.
View ArticleCity of Fremantle breathes new life into town hall with $3.1 million restoration
Thanks to a $3.1 million restoration project, Fremantle's town hall now looks very much as it did when it opened in 1887 but it looks out onto a very different city.
View ArticleWar on waste: How a capsule wardrobe could help you break your mindless...
Can challenging yourself to only wear a fraction of what is in your wardrobe help you break the mindless shopping habit?
View ArticleCopyright claim sees Perth building excluded from West Australian...
A dispute erupts over the design of a Perth building nominated in this year's West Australian Architecture Awards, after an unnamed French architect lodges and later withdraws a claim of copyright...
View ArticleFrom public loo to public art: Would you travel to see a toilet?
Some travellers want more from their public lavatories than running water and an ample supply of loo paper. It's part of a trend known as toilet tourism.
View ArticleFremantle businesses hope heritage recognition brings people in to explore...
Businesses in the heart of Fremantle hope the permanent heritage listing of the historic West End will provide a much-needed boost to trade and tourism.
View ArticleOpen House Perth: 10 years of back-breaking work sees carpenter's grand...
Ten years, a broken back and a sewer running through the main living area did not stop Pat Gaffney from building his very own "grand design" in Perth's South Fremantle.
View ArticleTiny houses: What it's like living in an apartment the size of two parking...
Creating a liveable home in a space the size of two parking spaces was a challenge a Perth woman was happy to take on.
View ArticleYou don't need a McMansion: Perth architect builds 170sqm...
Architect Kate Fitzgerald's triplex development is under construction to show people how they can have live happily in the suburbs without building a McMansion.
View ArticleMaylands Brickworks may fire up again if restoration plans for heritage site...
The 90-year-old Maylands Brickworks may fire up for a second life, with talks underway to reactivate the historic site.
View ArticleMermaid tail and fin toys dramatically increase drowning risk in children,...
A study finds wearing the popular mermaid tails and fins can reduce a child's ability to swim by up to 70 per cent, after viral video shows girl becoming stuck upside-down in backyard pool.
View ArticleModest fashion shuns skin to tap into a multi-billion-dollar global market
A global backlash towards long, lean models sporting skin-exposing designs is starting to build, focused around the "modest fashion" movement, which sees designs showcased in a first ever runway show...
View ArticleGlass puffer fish blows away contemporary art competitors to win Tom Malone...
A pair of goblets balancing on top of two lifelike puffer fish crafted using centuries-old Venetian methods wins a contemporary art award in WA.
View ArticleShare housing in retirement, profit-capped apartments floated as affordable...
Share housing in retirement or buying an apartment where the profits are capped are just some of the ideas being looked at to tackle housing affordability.
View ArticleArtist Mark Raats on making Star Wars, Indiana Jones' movie posters
When you see a poster for the latest Hollywood blockbuster, who do you think creates them? Probably not a guy living Perth.
View Article'The windmill is disappearing' from our landscape: One farmer's mission to...
A Western Australian farmer is spending his twilight years restoring forgotten windmills to their former glory.
View ArticlePlace making: The simple idea behind giant games, lots of chairs and adult...
It's a job title that barely existed 20 years ago, but place makers now abound in town centres and shopping malls. What are they trying to achieve?
View ArticleEntire colonial town of Guildford considered for heritage listing
The entire Guildford townsite in Perth's east could soon become the largest place ever listed on Western Australia's heritage register.
View ArticleWest Australian Rowing Club defies the odds to stay afloat and mark 150 years...
It's small wooden clubhouse on the Swan River might be overshadowed by city high-rises, but the 150-year-old West Australian Rowing Club isn't going anywhere.
View ArticleMaster clock maker Guenter Best is still having the time of his life
In a small home workshop in Perth's eastern suburbs, 79-year-old Guenter Best is keeping the craft of watch and clock making alive.
View ArticleGood designing is crucial as Perth wrestles with urban infill
Urban infill and increased density are fraught topics in Perth established suburbs, but proponents say the solution lies in good design.
View ArticleBeyond dot paintings: Aboriginal design showcase at Western Australia's State...
A new exhibition at the State Library of Western Australia challenges gift-shop stereotypes and showcases the breadth and modernity of Aboriginal fashion and design.
View ArticleCharity op shops are flush with donated used undies and stained furniture...
Soiled underwear, ripped t-shirts, stained mattresses it's all in a day's work for op shop staff at a Perth Salvation Army store dealing with unwelcome donation dumps.
View ArticleRob the Wrecker and the spectacular building implosions that changed the face...
At the push of a button, Perth businessman 'Rob the Wrecker' could tear down a skyscraper in under 10 seconds and his explosive innovation dramatically changed the Perth CBD.
View ArticlePerth's last antique metal restorer Robert Bonolo seeks successor so he can...
Metal restorer Robert Bonolo has been the go-to man for decades for emergency repairs to prized sporting trophies including the America's Cup and the Sheffield Shield, but now he is hanging up his tools.
View ArticlePerth brutalist 'masterpiece' home restored to former glory after being...
Can you re-create art without the artist? An iconic Iwan Iwanoff brutalist-style home in Perth's western suburbs has been rebuilt using the original 1960s blueprints, and the results are striking.
View ArticleProject home expansion in WA costing owners in the long run, architects say
Architects say it's time to rethink the suburban dream, with data revealing that around a fifth of new homes built in WA don't meet six-star energy standards, costing their owners dearly in running costs.
View ArticleGrand designs for Perth's Cottesloe Beach championed by mining billionaire...
Grand plans to transform Perth's famous Cottesloe beach and replace the existing Indiana tearooms are unveiled by mining magnate Andrew Forrest but there's no guarantee the plans will come to fruition.
View ArticleGorman Mangkaja collection breaks new ground for Indigenous fashion design...
In a ground-breaking collaboration, Melbourne fashion label Gorman teams up with Indigenous artists whose work depicts places where sacred cultural knowledge has been passed down for thousands of years.
View ArticleMedium to high-density living in 'micro lots' planned for Perth but can...
Perth residents have traditionally preferred urban sprawl, with big houses on big blocks, but advocates hope to turn attitudes on living small around.
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