Planet Ark has launched its popular Snap Some Wood photo competition for 2014, with four iPads with wooden covers, worth over $2,750 each, up for grabs for the best images. The photo competition is an initiative of Planet Ark’s ‘Make It Wood – Do Your World Some Good’ campaign, which…

Experience pop up horticulture, that is, ‘real’ classes from real courses. You can visit the green roof garden, find out about the conservation of indigenous plants, and learn about growing heirloom vegetables and heritage fruit.  Available for interview is Fred Hellreigel, the course coordinator of the new gardener program.  “We are all excited as we will be launching the…

This year, the ‘big’ in The Big Design Market must not be understated. In it’s third year running and after hugely successful events in 2012 and 2013, The Big Design Market returns in December with more designers than ever before.  The ultimate Christmas shopping event, this year 225 Australian and…

The City of Sydney will celebrate national Biodiversity Month this September with a series of free wildlife workshops to help people of all ages learn more about our local birds, bats and trees. Biodiversity Month is an annual international event that aims to promote the importance of looking after plant…

Unlock the doors to more than 50 of the city’s most historic and architecturally inspiring buildings at Sydney Open on Sunday 2 November 2014. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the biennial Sydney Open gives Sydneysiders and visitors alike the rare opportunity to explore, learn and discover hidden architectural gems. Presented by…

Internationally renowned architect Alisa Andrasek’s interactive installation Bloom will be on show at RMIT University Design Hub from 28 August to 11 October, in conjunction with The Future Is Here – an exhibition from London’s Design Museum. Bloom – an urban toy, distributed social game and collective ‘gardening’ experience –…

State Library of Queensland today launches their major exhibition Hot Modernism: building modern Queensland 1945–75 which will run until 12 October 2014. Hot Modernism is the outcome of an important partnership between State Library and The University of Queensland along with support from the Australia Research Council Linkage Project funding….

The first Festival of Landscape Architecture: Forecast program was launched last week, overlooking the Festival site on the Brisbane River. The Festival Creative Directors, Diana Snape, Sharon Mackay and Catherin Bull, in an advisory role, promise a program of participatory experiences and conversations. ‘Forecast is designed to inspire and engage…

Some of the best local building designers and projects have been nominated to receive an award at the 2014 BDAV Building Design Awards. The Awards recognise building design projects across a wide range of categories, including residential design, interior design, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, heritage conservation, and non-residential design…

Open House Melbourne is back with a number of new and exciting elements to the program for 2014. On top of the ever-popular Open House Melbourne weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July, there is a range of city based events in July including Nite Art installations, the Speaker…