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The Garage Sale Trail is back

29 Sep, 2017

Garage Sale Trail, the multi-award winning sustainability and community campaign powered by over 150 local councils, is back again for its first ever two-day event, held on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2017. Households, community groups, charities, local businesses and schools across Australia are set to join an estimated…

Enriching people’s lives with plants

28 Sep, 2017

Anna and Simon Ainsworth opened their award-winning flagship Eden Gardens, retail and hospitality complex in 2004. It launched a unique business model based on a genuine commitment to both social and environmental causes and a mission to improve the quality of life in the wider community, through horticulture and education….

MINI Profiles: Zen Architects

27 Sep, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI…

The Design Files Open House 2017

26 Sep, 2017

After a little hiatus, The Design Files (TDF) returns with their 5th Open House, running from Wednesday November 23rd to Sunday 26th. This unique curated event brings together the work of over 60 Australian makers, designers and artists, presented within the ‘ultimate Australian Home’ setting. After nine months in development,…

MINI Profiles: Ben Callery Architects

25 Sep, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI…

MINI Profiles: David Luck Architecture

21 Sep, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI…

Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2017

20 Sep, 2017

Nightingale Housing has been announced as a finalist in the Built Environment category for this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards for their Nightingale 1 project. The interim Chief Executive of Sustainability Victoria, Stephanie Ziersch, praised the team for their creative and insightful work towards building a more sustainable environment. “Delivering these…

Festival of Architecture and Design 2017 – Future Cities

20 Sep, 2017

South Australia is promising a glimpse of the future city at this year’s Festival of Architecture and Design (FAD). Now in in its third iteration, FAD will curate the theme of Future Cities as part of South Australia’s Open State Festival from Thursday 5 October until Sunday 8 October. As…

MINI Profiles: David Vernon Architect

19 Sep, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI…

Winners announced for Density and Diversity Done Well challenge

18 Sep, 2017

Seven professional architecture teams and a student have been named winners of the Queensland government’s Density and Diversity Done Well ideas competition. The purpose of the Density and Diversity Done Well competition was to explore what might be called “the missing middle” and to propose new housing options for Queensland that meet…