The winners and commended projects of the third annual The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards have been announced in a live streamed, online ceremony held on Thursday October 21, 2021. Ten winners and 20 commendations were selected from 129 finalists across the award’s 10 categories: Residential Architecture, Interior Design,…

Australia’s best new landscape architecture projects are building back cities and towns through the revival of public and private outdoor spaces. Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA) recognised 47 projects across 17 different categories as part of the 2021 National Landscape Architecture Awards on Thursday 14 October. Winners were recognised…

Ngununggula, the Southern Highlands’ first regional art gallery, has opened to the public following a delay due to the COVID-19 lockdown in NSW. The Gallery will open with two inaugural exhibitions by celebrated Australian artists Tamara Dean and Megan Cope. Meaning “belonging” in the traditional language of the Gundungurra First…

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The City of Melbourne is prioritising design excellence by establishing two peak bodies to provide expert design advice on major developments. The new Design Excellence Advisory Committee and Melbourne Design Review Panel were endorsed by councillors at Tuesday’s Future Melbourne Committee meeting. 40 leaders from the design development sector have…

The Powerhouse has today announced it will reopen on Monday 11 October 2021, with five new exhibitions unveiled. Spanning photography, design, music, ceramics and applied arts, the exhibitions showcase the Powerhouse’s world-class collection alongside new artist commissions. Opening exhibitions include Eucalyptusdom, a major exhibition reckoning with our cultural history and ever-changing relationship with the…

The Australian Institute of Architects is joining more than two dozen global built environment peak bodies and over 60 of the largest and most influential building industry firms around the world to challenge government leaders in the lead up to COP26. Collectively these organisations represent more than one million building…

The 24 Carrot Gardens Project educates children in health, wellbeing, and the importance of lifelong learning. Curated by Natalie Holtsbaum and founded by Kirsha Kaechele and featuring work from the Bond Place (the 24 Carrot community garden in Gagebrook) and Jordan River Senior School. The 24 Carrot School Gardens (24CG)…

ABB will deliver automation, electrification, quality control systems, motors and drives for Renewcell’s new industrial textile recycling production line in Sundsvall, Sweden. Renewcell is a fast-growing Swedish sustaintech company specialising in textile-to-textile recycling. With ABB technology, a former SCA paper mill will be transformed into the world’s first commercial-scale recycling…

The Australian Institute of Architects has revealed a shortlist of 57 entries in the pre-eminent contest of architectural design excellence that now spans four decades, the National Architecture Awards. Selected from a field of 807 entries, the shortlisted projects span the full gamut of architectural practice, from residential to commercial,…