Commercial Design Trends 37-2C

Standing tall like a beacon at the heart of a sprawling artistic campus, Frank Gehry's stainless steel-clad tower offers galleries and workspaces 

 A nature-centric early learning education centre design that interweaves environment and classroom also offers a stand-out lesson in sustainability

'Block' porcelain tiles create a chic, urban feel for retail and hospitality environments – stylish designs for concrete-effect floors and walls in Graphite, Grey, Ice, Mud and Powder

First a velodrome for the 1976 Olympics, then repurposed as a biodome in 1992, now the redesigned Biodome – a Montreal science museum home to 250,000 animals – shines afresh

Ten renowned architects talk about their journey into architecture and the role of the architect in today's world

Clean lined, wood finished and flexible, this Vidaspace showroom boasts a minimal, considered design, while the products are treated more like art pieces

The fit-out for cloud software company Okta's Sydney office, by leading design firm MMoser, reflects a behaviour-based design approach

Hanging out over a massive sink hole, this hotel come cantilevered viewing platform clings to its mountain ridge through strategic, environment friendly engineering feats

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will jointly design the next phase in Hyperloop's high speed, economical and sustainable public transport system

When choosing blinds for commercial premises, safety is as key as sun control and privacy. Luxaflex commercial blinds conform to the NZ Building Code's stringent fire regulations

One of the world's most futuristic companies has opened its new retail store in Rome's Palazzo Marignoli, breathing new life into the grand historic building

Smart phone wizardry makes its impact in architecture, with the technology used on a green campus building façade with a difference

The new Colliers workplace by Warren and Mahoney allows the business to realise its potential as a mobile workforce increasingly reliant on networking both internally and externally