For two months only, Cult presents ‘The Cult House’ – a temporary concept space in Chippendale’s Kensington Street Creative Precinct retailing furniture and design objects from HAY, Magis, Anglepoise and Adam Goodrum. Set within a rugged c.1842 heritage terrace, ‘The Cult House’ showcases the best furniture and design objects from…
The 10th annual Sydney Architecture Festival returns in 2016 with an action-packed four-day program of talks, events, tours and architecture installations presented from Friday 30 September until Monday 3 October 2016. The Festival will be headlined by a global address delivered on World Architecture Day on Monday 3 October by…
Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith is a unique exhibition that explores the new Australian Islamic Centre in Newport, Victoria, designed by world-renowned Australian architect Glenn Murcutt AO in collaboration with Hakan Elevli of Melbourne practice Elevli Plus. Murcutt, Australia’s most internationally celebrated architect, has devoted nearly a decade to the…
Volunteers can help expand Sydney’s green, cool canopy for National Tree Day by planting over 2,000 native seedlings at Jubilee Park in Glebe on Sunday 31 July. This year is Planet Ark’s 21st National Tree Day event and hundreds of Sydney-siders are expected to join the free event to restore…
PEG office of landscape + architecture is an award-winning design and research office based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founding partners Karen M’Closkey and Keith VanDerSys will be in Melbourne as part of the MSD Dean’s Lecture Series, where they will present a lecture and host an exhibition of their firm’s work….
The director of the Art Gallery of NSW, Dr Michael Brand, will be joined by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa from the multiple award-winning Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA on July 27, to discuss the ideas and creative vision informing the design for the Gallery’s new building — the Sydney Modern…
The word ‘lore’ refers to a body of traditional knowledge, typically passed on by word of mouth. So, how does the concept of lore relate to architecture? At a Melbourne School of Design lecture on July 26, celebrated Indian architect, Bijoy Jain, will discuss how the concept of lore is…
Pierre Roelofs and Cindy-Lee Davies of Lightly are collaborating on the latest iteration of “Dessert Studies”, a series of inspired dining experiences in Melbourne, for three nights in July. The project is all about starting conversations, inspiring creativity and having a bit of fun. For the past seven years, Roelofs…
Experience the future of design and manufacturing technology at Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital, an exhibition exclusive to the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, curated by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) and the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (MAD). Opening on 3 September 2016, this cutting-edge exhibition…
Spanning five centuries and presented by the State Library of NSW, upcoming exhibition, Planting Dreams: Shaping Australian Gardens, will explore the ideas, influences and inspirations that have shaped our gardening culture — bringing together highlights from the State Library’s collection. Curator and garden historian, Richard Aitken, has trawled through the State Library’s extensive…
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