Having worked in hospitality for fifteen years, Simon has now swapped the coffee machine for a camera and followed his passion for photography. Living on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with his two children, Keely and Taj, and partner Erin, he now spends his days shooting architecture and interiors.
Simon Whitbread's Latest contributions
2024 Houses Awards shortlist: Garden or Landscape
In the Garden or Landscape category, six projects have been shortlisted.
Alexander House by Trace Architects
In this extract from The New Modernist House, author Patricia Callan discovers how this 1958 standout example of the new modern living was brought back from near death through an immense 12-year labour of love.
2024 NSW Country Division Awards
A boutique Art Hotel inside a former council chambers building in the New South Wales Southern Highlands has taken out the highest accolade in the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Country Division Awards.
Australian projects shortlisted in 2023 WAF Awards
More than 30 Australian projects are among the 495 from across the globe that have been shortlisted in the 2023 World Architecture Festival Awards.
‘Beauty, delight and joy’: 2023 NSW Architecture Awards winners revealed
The Australian Institute of Architects has revealed the winners of the 2023 New South Wales Architecture Awards.
2023 NSW Architecture Awards shortlist
The Australian Institute of Architects has revealed the shortlist for the 2023 New South Wales Architecture Awards.
First House: Chinaman’s Beach House by Fox Johnston (2011)
A precipitous site, blessed with outlook but burdened by poor access, defined this challenging but rewarding first house. Conrad Johnston looks back at his first residential commission, completed in partnership with Emili Fox.
2022 NSW Country Division Architecture Awards shortlist
The shortlist of the 2022 NSW Country Division Architecture Awards includes a diverse selection of projects from an agri-tourism disability enterprise to a boutique to a boutique farm stay.
Five houses of Incidental Architecture
Sixteen years after establishing his practice, architect Matt Elkan is rebranding the studio alongside long-time colleague and friend Daina Cunningham, reaffirming their ethos that architecture is fundamentally about serving people.
Seven arboreal abodes that prioritize established trees
Established trees on a site add defining characteristics to experience of a home. These seven houses give room to the landscape as well as enrich the lives of the people who live in them.