Following six months of planning and feasibility testing, BTR innovator MODEL shares its first project – a 13,000sqm (GFA) structure in Abbotsford – which will not only be the tallest mass timber residential building in Melbourne, but also the first large scale apartment complex in Australia to achieve Passive House…
As we move toward regenerative practices, the role of timber in manufacturing is evolving. AddWood: Perspectives on Printable Timber invites you to discover how the wood industry is transforming through material recycling and digital technology. Taking place at international design festival Designblok Prague 2024, this exhibition reimagines the ways in…
Country Road has announced the launch of its first-ever collaboration with iconic Australian pottery brand, Robert Gordon. Designed, sourced, and made in Victoria using reclaimed glaze, this exclusive range celebrates local design and innovation. Each piece in the range passes through the hands of 12 skilled artisans at Robert Gordon’s…
Boundless, an extraordinary exhibition that forms part of London Design Festival 2024, is showing at Mint Gallery from 14 September to 31 October 2024. This thought-provoking showcase brings together the cutting-edge work of some of the most exciting voices in design today, offering visitors a unique exploration of how modern…
Taking the form of a labyrinthine house-within-a-house, Home Truth by Breathe, the winning design of the NGV Architecture Commission for 2024, invites audiences to envision an alternative way of building homes in Australia. Highlighting how small-scale architecture can create homes that are more sustainable, higher-quality and community-orientated, Home Truth presents…
Sydney Contemporary, in partnership with Principal Partner MA Financial Group, has launched its eighth edition, and announced the winner of the acquisitive $10,000 MA Art Prize as emerging First Nations artist Alfred Lowe. Presented at Presenting Partner Carriageworks from 5 – 8 September 2024, Sydney Contemporary showcases over 85 galleries…
National architecture and design practice, Hayball, is continuing to lead the research into the social value of architecture and design in Australia, with plans to utilise a grant and recently created monetisation framework, to measure and quantify the social impact of the design of ‘Redfern Place’. Located at 600–660 Elizabeth…
The Victorian Government has released new designs and announced that the 18,000sqm urban garden in the centre of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation will be named Laak Boorndap (pronounced Lark – Born – Darp). The name, Laak Boorndap, was bestowed to the garden by Traditional Owner, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Language Elder, Aunty…
Devised in a three-way collaboration between Stefan Diez’s industrial design studio Diez Office, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), and urban greening specialists OMCºC, Vert is an experimental proposition for a modular structure that can address both rising temperatures rising and intensifying heatwaves, as well as dwindling urban biodiversity. Unveiled…
For over two decades, architect Carol Marra has been a leading voice in the conversation around designing for sustainability and climate resilience—not just in Australia but also in Asia, Scandinavia, and South America. Her designs, for single and multi-residential projects through to entire precincts and masterplans, continue to push the…
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