Events

Sydney Open returns for 2017

21 Aug, 2017

Sydney’s biggest open building event, Sydney Open, returns for its 13th year on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November 2017, unlocking the doors to more than 70 of the city’s most historic and architecturally inspiring buildings and spaces usually not accessible to the general public. Presented by Sydney Living Museums,…

Design Canberra 2017 explores acclaimed homes

18 Aug, 2017

As part of DESIGN Canberra 2017, explore the living rooms of acclaimed Canberra houses and discover pop-up exhibitions with works on sale by local artists, makers and craft practitioners and enjoy a progressive exhibition as you take in the beauty of design in our own backyard. DESIGN Canberra 2017 will…

Water Stories comes to Sydney

16 Aug, 2017

For the past six years renowned photographer, Mustafah Abdulaziz, has travelled four continents to capture the global water crisis with powerful imagery, through the stories of people and their connection to our most valuable resource: water. For the first time ever he is bringing those stories to Sydney with the…

Tesla Tiny House goes on tour

14 Aug, 2017

Powerwall, as part of the newly created Tesla Tiny House, is hitting the road and making its way around Australia to educate the public on how to generate, store and use renewable energy for their home, towed by the all-electric Tesla Model X. The Tesla Tiny House, prefabricated by ArchiBlox, is…

Panovscott present A Small Exhibition

9 Aug, 2017

A Small Exhibition, curated by panovscott Architects officially opens in Tin Sheds Gallery, in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, this Thursday 10 August at 6pm. It features brilliant examples of compact housing by some of the most innovative and exciting architects working in our city today. Participants…

Exciting new program celebrates Australian modernism

7 Aug, 2017

An exciting new program of exhibitions, tours and talks is currently underway at Sydney Living Museums. A Modernist Season celebrates the era’s signature elements and the creators, designers, architects and craftspeople who helped shape modernism in Sydney. Executive Director Mark Goggin commented: “This winter, Sydney Living Museums presents a new…

Spoon carving workshop with Carol Russell

29 Jul, 2017

As a woodcrafter of tableware, Carol Russell has been moved by the characteristics of the hydrowood timber salvaged from the cold depths of Lake Pieman. Tasmanian-born, she is conscious of the history between the forests and the Hydro Electric Commission. The battle for control of the region of the Pieman…

INVERT 2017

21 Jul, 2017

Green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is excited to present MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. From 4-8 October, MINI and green will be taking over a small space in Melbourne’s CBD. Green magazine…

EcoCity World Summit 2017

10 Jul, 2017

There’s only two days to go before the 2017 EcoCity World Summit and we couldn’t be more excited. The EcoCity Summit series, held every two years since 1990, has developed into one of the most globally significant forums for addressing the complex challenges facing humanity in a rapidly urbanising world….

Introducing DESIGN-MADE

10 Jul, 2017

When the likes of AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE and FACTORY DESIGN DISTRICT team up to put on a new design event, you know it’s something to sit up and take note of. DESIGN-MADE. is a game-changing 3-day celebration of design for Australia and is set to prove that design is not…