Perched on a steep, tree-lined road opposite Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, this home, aptly named Botanical House, is a study in theatrical reinvention. Originally built in 1927, the grand South Yarra residence had departed from the area’s prevailing Art Deco language. Both an...

Few materials have shaped the modern world quite like oil, or black gold as it has come to be known. Since the mid-19th century, it has powered industries and redrawn trade routes, fueled the aesthetics of entire eras, and shaped the course of...