A shortlist of the top 52 projects in the 2019 Australian Urban Design Awards has been announced. The shortlisted entries include city centre revitalisations, eco housing, bikeways, rail and metro projects, town squares, a building height standards review and a creative precinct masterplan. The awards recognise contemporary Australian urban design…

For the first time, the flower farmers of the Daylesford Macedon Ranges are joining forces to offer annually a series of events and experiences from each spring through to autumn. The Daylesford Macedon Flower Farm Trail is the first major collaboration from local flower farmers, providing visitors an opportunity to…

Sydney Contemporary, presented by Deutsche Bank, announced its final additions to the 2019 program which will open from 12–15 September at Carriageworks. For 2019, Sydney Contemporary and Artspace announce Hong Kong-based artist Movana Chen as the first performance recipient of the International Artist in Residence Program. The program is a residency opportunity…

Tasmania’s most popular architecture and design event, Open House, is coming back to Launceston in 2019. Open House Launceston, presented by Open House Hobart (OHH), will be held on Saturday 7 September, as part of the Junction Arts Festival. “Wow, what a feast for the senses! Junction is delighted to…

Design Tasmania, in conjunction with the University of Tasmania, presents Japan: Archipelago of the House – an exhibition of contemporary Japanese architecture of the house and home from August 23rd–September 22nd, 2019. Western design consumers have long been fascinated with the novelty of Japanese domestic architecture: its materials, spaces and…

The Think Brick Award winners were announced last night at The Crown Palladium Melbourne, showcasing bold and brave designs in the use of clay bricks, concrete masonry and roof tiles in contemporary Australian architecture. As Australia’s richest design awards, The Think Brick Awards handed out $70 000 in prize money…

Join The Planthunter editor Georgina Reid in conversation with Bill Henson, Janet Laurence and Tamara Dean. Each of these artists have a deep connection to plants, gardens and the natural world.  The work of Moran Prize-winning photographer, Tamara Dean explores the human relationship with nature through ritual, myth and personal…

Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of the Lewers Bequest announces its next major Winter Exhibition Suite, The Housing Question, opening 22 June and running until 25 August 2019. The Housing Question is at the heart of what it means for people to live with security, and in safety. An extensive multi-art…

Fremantle Biennale announced UNDERCURRENT 19, the second edition of the city-wide contemporary art program showcasing experimental site responsive work from established and emerging artists from across the world. Opening UNDERCURRENT 19, the Fremantle Biennale will present the internationally acclaimed light installation WATERLICHT by Studio Roosegaarde founded by Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde. Marking the first time the studio…

Science Gallery Melbourne’s 2019 season opens with a four-week program of art-science events and installations focused on finding creative ways to tackle our ever growing culture of excess and waste. DISPOSABLE is Science Gallery Melbourne’s third season following BLOOD in 2017 and PERFECTION in 2018.  Part of the award-winning international…