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…

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) announced the winners of the 2019 South Australian Landscape Architecture Awards on Friday 26 July.  In 2019 there are 29 entries across categories including civic landscape, infrastructure, play spaces, parks and open spaces, cultural heritage, community contribution, urban design, gardens, small projects and future…

Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), Dr Gene Sherman AM today announced the SCCI Architecture Hub 2019, October 10-19. With more than 50 international and local speakers at the helm, SCCI Architecture 2019 brings to Sydney the world’s most impactful, contentious and…

What could greener, healthier and more connected streets in Australia look like years from now? A leading Brisbane urban design group will have the answer when it partners with more than 40 organisations, sustainable businesses and volunteers – as well as myriad technologies – to build the ‘street of the…