A highrise built out of timber, not steel? It’s a solid idea according to QUT structural engineering researcher Dr Craig Cowled, who’s embarked on a three-year project to work out the perfect way to build carbon-storing, timber-framed “plyscrapers”. He’s a big fan of the environmental credentials – and cost savings…
A vibrant pink circular bar will take pride of place at the Wallpaper* Handmade X: With Love exhibition, designed by architects Chan + Eayrs and made out of red oak by Sebastian Cox. This significant piece has been created to answer the brief of X set by the team at…
Victoria’s top architecture projects have been announced in the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist highlighting the state’s diverse architectural character. The awards program, run by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, features a shortlist of 89 projects across 14 categories celebrating public, residential, heritage and regional architecture….
Museum of Brisbane presents BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) 2019, a celebration of visual art and design to reveal the city’s creative talent in an exciting 17-day program of exhibitions, installations, artist talks, workshops, studio visits and tours across the city’s parks, laneways, galleries, artist spaces and design studios from 10…
The Australian Future Foods Lab invites guests on a dizzying and delicious journey through deep geological time to the present, in the hope of inspiring a revolution in food culture. Of This Earth is a one-night-only, roaming theatrical eight-course degustation adventure limited to one hundred guests and set within the visionary…
In response to the increasing pressures and stress of urban life, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria has launched three meditative Wellbeing Gardens, to encourage people to take time to relax and recharge in the peace of nature. Fern Gully has been an iconic part of Royal Botanic Gardens for over a…
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has launched an ideas competition exploring the issues of climate change through remaking ‘lost connections’ in Canberra’s cultural, natural and built environments. With $15 000 in prize money, the competition is a partnership with the National Capital Authority (NCA), ACT Environment Planning and Sustainable Development…
Bundanon Trust announced it has received a grant of $22 million from the Australian Government representing the final contribution towards $30.6 million required to embark on the dynamic design project for Bundanon Trust’s Riversdale site on the South Coast of NSW. The grant follows a commitment in June 2018 from…
Presenting over 30 curated thought-provoking exhibitions at leading museums and galleries in Victoria, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 will kick off in three weeks, as artists, curators, scientists and policy experts envisage a world where we protect and care for our earth. Bruised: Art Action & Ecology in Asia at RMIT Gallery (April 12…
Contemporary artist Yhonnie Scarce and Melbourne architecture studio Edition Office have been announced as the winners of the 2019 National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission for their scheme titled In Absence. The winner was announced as part of a one-night-only exhibition on 21 March, held as part of Melbourne Design Week at RMIT…
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