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Big Design Market 2017 highlights

23 Oct, 2017

The Big Design Market always delivers an exceptional line up of the most unique curated offerings of ethical and independent designer gifts in an inspiring shopping experience all under one roof. Highlights for 2017 include a carefully curated assembly of the best local creative talent, as well as indigenous artists from…

TarraWarra Museum of Art presents Rosemary Laing

19 Oct, 2017

The TarraWarra Museum of Art is set to stage an exhibition of the works of Rosemary Laing, one of Australia’s most significant and internationally renowned photo-based artists, 2 December 2017 – 11 February 2018. Focusing on the theme of land and landscape in Laing’s oeuvre, the Rosemary Laing exhibition includes…

Wild Play Garden opens in Centennial Parklands

18 Oct, 2017

The highly anticipated Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden has officially opened in Centennial Parklands today. The Garden is designed to be an outdoor learning experience for children aged 2-12, of all abilities and backgrounds. It is made up of dry creek beds, an Artesian water play area, bamboo forest,…

Double Take in Wood exhibition

16 Oct, 2017

The work of 38 of the nations most talented woodworkers, designers and makers will be on show at Manningham Art Gallery this October. The exhibitors have been selected by a Victorian Woodworkers Association jury to showcase the best in Australian woodcraft. Titled ‘Double Take in Wood’, the exhibition combines two…

The Future Street launches in Sydney

12 Oct, 2017

When you think of a street, what comes to mind? Is it cars, traffic, transport, shrubbery, lights, or people? Streets are one of our most fundamental shared public spaces, but in fast-paced cities, they can feel like thoroughfares to and from the workplace or to our next appointment. Imagine, though,…

Open House Ballarat announces full program

10 Oct, 2017

Ballarat’s best architecture and significant buildings are set to open for public viewing as the highly-popular Open House Melbourne (OHM) extends its program of events to the region. Presented by Open House Melbourne in collaboration with the City of Ballarat and Visit Ballarat, the free two-day event will see 21…

Jury names best architectural projects in country NSW

9 Oct, 2017

Two stunning houses at opposite ends of the NSW coastline have tied for the title of best new home in this year’s prestigious Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Country Division Awards. The jury of industry experts led by Jury Chair Sarah Aldridge crowned Byron Bay home Carlyle Lane by Harley Graham Architects and Escarpment House by…

MINI LIVING – INVERT is open

7 Oct, 2017

MINI LIVING – INVERT final day is Sunday 8 October. The 13 models are currently on display in a glasshouse on the site of the design brief in Melbourne’s CBD. Green magazine is excited to share the remarkable talent and vision of all participating architects. The exhibition runs from the…

Sydney Craft Week 2017 program highlights

6 Oct, 2017

Kicking off today [October 6], experience all that Sydney’s vibrant craft scene has to offer at Sydney Craft Week. An initiative of the Australian Design Centre, Sydney Craft Week brings together a range of events under the one umbrella – from the latest big exhibitions at museums through to lectures…

The 2017 MPavilion has opened

4 Oct, 2017

MPavilion 2017, designed by acclaimed architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of international firm OMA, opened yesterday in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. One of the world’s most revered architects, this is Rem Koolhaas’s first visit to Australia in nearly 40 years. Initiated and commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation with…